Car stolen in Bradford (1 Viewer)

[Chrysalis]

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Family car being used by my son has been stolen from outside his home in Bradford. The b*****ds broke in and stole the keys. It’s a Saab 93 aero diesel estate. The colour is fairly uncommon - ice blue.

Could I ask funsters to be in the lookout please. I dare say the number plates will have been changed.

 

[chaser]

Seeing that they don't make them anymore, it's probably in a thousand pieces now for spares.

 

[Rob and Val]

Lovely looking car. Hope you get it back. Have you circulated details on Facebook?

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[Silver-Fox]

Not wanting to put a downer on this but I wouldn’t hold out much hope of seeing it again.

As said stolen to order they might even ring it.

 

[Chrysalis]

I am beyond fuming for them! They're only just starting out, he graduated last year and is on a paid internship at the moment. They don't have much so having the use of the car was a big boon for them. They're currently trying to get hold of their landlord to have the locks changed.

 

[big map]

My car got stolen using exactly the same m.o. I went out on social media with the description and registration, I trawled the nearby streets looking for it. Someone spotted it 4 days later parked up in a block of flats less than 3/4 mile from my house.

One of our work vans got stolen in Liverpool, same m.o. Once again I went out on Social media and it was "found" 1/2 mile from where it was stolen, a few hours later.

I have now discovered that if you have google maps on your phone you can find your parked car.

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[The Lord Squid]

Seeing that they don't make them anymore, it's probably in a thousand pieces now for spares.

Not relevant to the original post, but see here
https://www.saabparts.com/en-gb/uk/original-parts/

 

[davanne]

I have now discovered that if you have google maps on your phone you can find your parked car.

How do you do that Andrea do you need an app?
So sorry for your son @Chrysalis hope they get the locks changed

 

[Chrysalis]

It looks like it was opportunistic. The scroats broke in and rifled the coats in the hallway. They took one of his housemates wallets and spent £160 in various transactions with his contactless card. Police say it looks like they've taken it for a joyride around the area. I'm now more hopeful it will be found. Whether it is still intact or not is a different matter!

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[Anthea M]

It looks like it was opportunistic. The scroats broke in and rifled the coats in the hallway. They took one of his housemates wallets and spent £160 in various transactions with his contactless card. Police say it looks like they've taken it for a joyride around the area. I'm now more hopeful it will be found. Whether it is still intact or not is a different matter!

Fingers crossed for them.
I hate these scrotes

 

[big map]

How do you do that Andrea do you need an app?
So sorry for your son @Chrysalis hope they get the locks changed

Anne I have no idea, it just happened. Try looking on google maps and see if it just happens on yours too.

 

[Dilbert]

What a lovely car I hope it turns up soon rare car and a rare colour should stick out like sore thumb. Toe rags

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[RowleyBirkinQC]

Anne I have no idea, it just happened. Try looking on google maps and see if it just happens on yours too.

I would guess this is dependent on you travelling in the vehicle, presumably the inherent GPS functions of your mobile device are used by Google Maps to track your movement?

 

[Kingham]

Anne I have no idea, it just happened. Try looking on google maps and see if it just happens on yours too.

I may be wrong, but I thought this was a bit like adding a POI to your satnav.

If you park in a strange/unknown area, you activate the feature before leaving your car and can then use the phone to navigate you back to the location.

In the unlikely event that an iPhone was left in the car, another iPhone could be used to track it with 'Find my iPhone', otherwise a proper Tracker would be required to be fitted.

 

[big map]

I may be wrong, but I thought this was a bit like adding a POI to your satnav.

If you park in a strange/unknown area, you activate the feature before leaving your car and can then use the phone to navigate you back to the location.

In the unlikely event that an iPhone was left in the car, another iPhone could be used to track it with 'Find my iPhone', otherwise a proper Tracker would be required to be fitted.

I don’t physically have to do anything
If I park at home it tells me where car is
If I park at work it tells me where car is
I’ll try it out by getting hubby to use my car and see if it tells me where the car is.

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[RowleyBirkinQC]

I don’t physically have to do anything
If I park at home it tells me where car is
If I park at work it tells me where car is
I’ll try it out by getting hubby to use my car and see if it tells me where the car is.

These links may help explain the magic?

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7257797?co=GENIE.Platform=iOS&hl=en

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/6015842?co=GENIE.Platform=Android&hl=en

 

[Kingham]

......
I’ll try it out by getting hubby to use my car and see if it tells me where the car is.

That will be the best test, but without physically adding something (Tracker) to the car, I can't see how your phone can track the car.

 

[Louis]

That will be the best test, but without physically adding something (Tracker) to the car, I can't see how your phone can track the car.

It’s true! If you have paired your phone to your cars media it will now track it? Or your phone remembers where you parked it last time you switched ignition off ??

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[Kingham]

It’s true! If you have paired your phone to your cars media it will now track it?

That's an excellent leap forward, thanks for clearing that up !

@big map That could explain how yours works.

 

[big map]

@Chrysalis & @Mr Chrysalis Has your son checked google maps on his phone to see where his car is?

 

[chaser]

Don't think google knows where your car is, only where your phone is or was last.

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[big map]

Don't think google knows where your car is, only where your phone is or was last.

My phone knows where my car is now using google maps

 

[Mr Chrysalis]

How does it do that?

 

[Chrysalis]

@Chrysalis & @Mr Chrysalis Has your son checked google maps on his phone to see where his car is?

Yes thanks, nothing came up.

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[big map]

How does it do that?

I thought it was magic but according to @Louis it's something to do with the media.

 

[Louis]

Don't think google knows where your car is, only where your phone is or was last.

I think you may be correct. Google maps remembers last position phone was connected to vehicle Bluetooth. I seem to recall that this was intended to find where you parked your car when in a large car park

 

[Larrynwin]

We never leave vehicle keys in the house when going out, the Motorhome is in the drive but all keys including spares go with us.
Thieves would have to use other time consuming methods to take them which could well deter.
Keys on the hall table are an open invitation.

Hope the car is found ok soon.

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[big map]

I think you may be correct. Google maps remembers last position phone was connected to vehicle Bluetooth. I seem to recall that this was intended to find where you parked your car when in a large car park

So if I am at home and my husband takes my car to work it my phone would still show my car being at home? I am going to have to allow my husband to use my car to test this out!

 

[Mr Chrysalis]

I think you may be correct. Google maps remembers last position phone was connected to vehicle Bluetooth. I seem to recall that this was intended to find where you parked your car when in a large car park

I think in Mike’s case they would be where he left it parked outside his house. The thieving b*******s that tooknit did not have his phone bluetoothed to it

 

[Puddleduck]

I am so sorry about the car - hope it is found soon and is undamaged or that the insurance company play nice.

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