worrying bit of news

[stagmuffin]

Found this just now on another owners site we should be vigilant ..

I thought I would share this as it might not just be Ford's that are being targeted.
POLICE WARNING
Admin hope its ok to post this, it seems an appropriate place to raise awareness among the classic car community.
Boys and girls, with the show season fast approaching please be aware of this (from the Capri Power Forum:
"Police are telling classic ford owners to be aware as an increase of old fords have been stolen recently. It has been found that thieves are attending shows and attaching tracking devices to cars. This allows them to locate the residents of the vehicle for them to steal your pride and joy. I have found this information shocking and after a quick look around there are magnetic tracking devices available for very little money. I for one will be having a thorough check around and under my car before leaving any shows in future. For those who use your cars daily this could be more of an issue as they could potentially place the device on your car while its left unattended. I am wondering if there is a way that we can detect these devices easier than having to inspect every square inch of the car.
I hope this information is useful and I for one will be keeping an eye out for people looking under cars at shows."
Please keep an eye on your cars at the shows, be aware that these magnetic trackers are can be placed anywhere under your car and attach in seconds. When you leave the show pull up at the services and have a good look underneath. If you have had the bonnet open, have a good look around under there to see if anything has been added. Consider investing in a bug detector to sweep the vehicle. If you do find a bug - remove the chip. The bugs are little black boxes, magnetic around 2inches X 2 inches and 3/4 inch thick

[Lokisdad]

Thanks for the info. I'll pass the word around at our local classic car club tonight.

Harvey

[Guest]

FFS really? Must get my guaranteed valuation sorted

[GDPR]

Attach it to a parked Police car

[Motorsport Micky]

Nope ! not worrying at all, just another internet hoax populated from Facebook and started in NSW (New South Wales) in 2013, they all do the rounds and renew them selves.

Check this out http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nsw-polic...ing-hoax.shtml

I always run checks through Hoax Slayer or Snopes when you get these warnings, I guess 2 out of 20 are genuine.

Normally it's a scam warning to get the e mail addresses populated on the thread which are harvested every 4 or 5 months and then sold on for about £20 to scamming organisations and phishing firms, never pass on a thread like this without removing the e mail addresses of all attached.

Micky

[ham204stag]

Nope ! not worrying at all, just another internet hoax populated from Facebook and started in NSW (New South Wales) in 2013, they all do the rounds and renew them selves.

Check this out http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nsw-polic...ing-hoax.shtml

I always run checks through Hoax Slayer or Snopes when you get these warnings, I guess 2 out of 20 are genuine.

Normally it's a scam warning to get the e mail addresses populated on the thread which are harvested every 4 or 5 months and then sold on for about £20 to scamming organisations and phishing firms, never pass on a thread like this without removing the e mail addresses of all attached.

Micky

Granted what you wrote but the idea is very practicable

[kev100]

Simple solution .. get yourself a tracker so if it's nicked you can find it ..

[dasadrew]

If they're magnetic, TVR owners will be breathing a sigh of relief!

[Guest]

If they're magnetic, TVR owners will be breathing a sigh of relief!

so are plenty of classic car owners Drew, especially those who don't have to have MOT! (Plenty of filler)