TeaandBiology Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Worst end to the festival I could have imagined; rolled all the gear back to the pink car park to find my Land Rover Defender had been stolen. What's more, thieves removed the apparently-not-so-hidden live GPS tracker and placed it into another car, so the Avon n' Somerset police were sent on a merry chase this morning, helicopter included, after some poor other innocent reveller. I'm sure the thieves will have a bit of a chuckle at that... Anywho, apparently an entire convoy of Land Rovers and other vehicles were stolen by Friday, largely from the pink car parks, last spotted up in Staffordshire somewhere. No doubt entirely stripped to bits now, never to be recovered. Posting to vent, but also in the remote hope of reaching out to the half a dozen or more other victims in hope of maybe coordinating info (pursuing CCTV footage etc.). Off home via the train for a long cry in a bath now. Eep! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she bangs the drums Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 7 minutes ago, TeaandBiology said: Worst end to the festival I could have imagined; rolled all the gear back to the pink car park to find my Land Rover Defender had been stolen. What's more, thieves removed the apparently-not-so-hidden live GPS tracker and placed it into another car, so the Avon n' Somerset police were sent on a merry chase this morning, helicopter included, after some poor other innocent reveller. I'm sure the thieves will have a bit of a chuckle at that... Anywho, apparently an entire convoy of Land Rovers and other vehicles were stolen by Friday, largely from the pink car parks, last spotted up in Staffordshire somewhere. No doubt entirely stripped to bits now, never to be recovered. Posting to vent, but also in the remote hope of reaching out to the half a dozen or more other victims in hope of maybe coordinating info (pursuing CCTV footage etc.). Off home via the train for a long cry in a bath now. Eep! What a sh*t end to the festival for you, sorry. Enjoy your bath and hopefully a good nights sleep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveb72 Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Sorry to hear this, hope you can get in touch with the people affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGATRONICMEATWAGON Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 That sounds absolutely horrendous. Hope you get a bumper insurance package for a new car soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Urg... Sending big hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex DeLarge Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 First of all, I'm extremely sorry that happened to you. Sending hugs your way. Secondly - I don't understand how people were stealing multiple cars? Hopefully those degenerates are caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Batch Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Sorry to hear this. Hope you manage on the train ok. That’s terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex DeLarge Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Oh and also if you're looking out for ways to contact people you could try posting on the Glastonbury Subreddit and the Glasto Chat Facebook page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Oh, that is bastardry of biblical proportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chawk Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Sorry to hear this, even before opening the thread, after seeing the title I thought, 'bet it was a Defender'. You can't leave them in any sort of long term car park anymore where people know you're going to gone for a while. They're the perfect balance for thieves as they're easy to steal and disassemble vs worth a fair amount of money. My friend got back from their holiday, their Defender was stolen straight out the airport car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august1 Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Crazy this. Wasn't it land rovers that all got stolen last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talcroft Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Ahh man this sucks, I'm sorry this happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernangel Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 And I thought the entitled car parking staff not letting pink passes into orange at 4pm but at 5pm it was okay was rubbish! Hope you catch them and string them up! Sending love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Sadly it is something that's happened every year for as long as I can remember, although in recent years it has been more about stripping parts in the car parks rather than stealing whole vehicles from what I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigpusher Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 So sorry to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superscally Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 (edited) From an ITK pal: Defenders (new ones. can't speak for others) won't be stripped, they'll get hidden then shipped. Good money in it. My brother's got stolen, but was made too hot on social and then it was spotted hidden in some woodland covered in camo netting and leaves so he went to retrieve Maybe social is the way forward? Edited July 1 by Superscally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 1 hour ago, Chip Batch said: Sorry to hear this. Hope you manage on the train ok. That’s terrible. Nice that you make them feel better with a comforting downvote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verrymerry Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 2 minutes ago, henry bear said: Nice that you make them feel better with a comforting downvote! Guessing it was a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy92 Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 That’s awful! People can be the worst sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepkittycaz Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 51 minutes ago, henry bear said: Nice that you make them feel better with a comforting downvote! Possibly downvoting the situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Mann Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 That’s bloody awful. Feel terrible. The place is like Fort Knox so you’d think they could stop car theft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blownimpression Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 (edited) 2 hours ago, august1 said: Crazy this. Wasn't it land rovers that all got stolen last year? It was, I think they were stripping them of parts in the car part last year, from what I remember reading on here? Edited July 1 by Blownimpression Added link for last years thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august1 Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Just now, Blownimpression said: It was, I think they were stripping them of parts in the car part last year, from what I remember reading on here? Yeah, just checked back. I dunno what they could do. Have a separate secure section for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred quimby Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 Really sorry to hear this. sh*tty way to finish the festival Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoraMaze Posted July 1 Report Share Posted July 1 f**king hell, I immediately thought of the defender that had its doors stolen last year. So sorry that happened, it is also my dream car 😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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