catsinthewelder Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Please can you all keep your eyes peeled for a distinctive van that was stolen last night from Peterborough. A Merc sprinter reg CA67NLX If you see it please contact me and local police. Same signwriting on old van looked like. Thanks Rich Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Literally read that story to my boy about twenty minutes ago, hope you find it. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Stop telling lies - as if you can read Aston Martin, The Moog, Supernaut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairkens Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Literally read that story to my boy about twenty minutes ago, hope you find it.Me too! Likewise, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Thanks chaps It had all the props for a stage show in the back at the time so the customers are really stressed. Police aren't being very helpful as nobody is at risk. They obviously aren't factoring how stressed 100s of parents are going to be when a load of shows get cancelled that the kids were looking forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Plod'll get suitably stressed when the inevitable pre-schooler riots start... twosmoke300 and catsinthewelder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I imagine that could be made too hot to handle on Mumsnet Aston Martin, Dan_ZTT and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Police aren't being very helpful as nobody is at risk. Tell them there is a lion in there! Dan_ZTT, HillmanImp and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Tell them it’s Doughnuts and coffee and you can’t remember how many of each may have more effect. catsinthewelder, jonathan_dyane, GrumpiusMaximus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 I imagine that could be made too hot to handle on Mumsnet If anyone can post it up there that would be ace, the customers have managed to get it on mailonline and a weird variety of local news sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Bastards. Eyes peeled if it makes it down here. Might be left in a layby somewhere, minus engine. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 There has been a sighting in Kettering if anyone is local. More details to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 It’s a bit distinctive! Hopefully it gets spotted and recovered! catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Sighting in Kettering was 7am on Saturday so could now be anywhere. Plates have been changed but Dear Zoo banding was still in place. It also has a Wicked Van hire logo on the front. Thanks Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Sorry to hear of this and I know this doesn't help much but I suspect this was nicked for the body. Engines too on these are ££££'s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 This is why I don't buy anything with a premium badge, if it was up to me we would just buy Peugeots and Suzukis. Its probably lucky its not up to me though as with me in charge we would end up with a fleet of LDV Convoys and 90s PSA tat chaseracer, gadgetgricey, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Plates have been changed but Dear Zoo banding was still in place. It also has a Wicked Van hire logo on the front. Shows you the level of intelligence you're dealing with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 It's been in the BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-48091258 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Im localish to kettering, i'll share it on my bookface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Shows you the level of intelligence you're dealing with... Yup, clever enough to know that the Police force has been replaced by a few ANPR cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Thats brilliant but please share the BBC story rather than the info here as they will hopefully keep using the current plates. Im localish to kettering, i'll share it on my bookface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Any updates on the Dear Zoo van? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Not really so we are starting to eye up replacements Thanks for keeping a lookout chaps. Next one will be another PSA as they are less appealing to pondlife, despite making up most of our fleet the only one that was stolen was quickly returned. Dear Zoo will tour again but will have additional security this time in the form of old school disklocks and wheelclamps. Something that raised a smile was how much hassle the theives would have stripping the vinyl off, we put the Dear Zoo branding straight over the top of the Wicked Removals livery. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) I saw it on my parent’s local paper in Wrexham as there were two shows cancelled. https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/17606740.dear-zoo-shows-in-wrexham-cancelled-after-bus-theft/ Edited May 4, 2019 by richardmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Sadly not the only one.One of my customers had a 67 plate sprinter stolen the same weekend.He was told 5 keyless start sprinters were stolen from the area in that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Keyless start is utter bollocks , my keys are in faraday pouches , the spare is wrapped in tinfoil too , 2019 and the security is crap , easier to steal that a 80s Sierra cosworth Alusilber and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Could this be it with a coat of paint? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2140418316015472/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, Angrydicky said: Could this be it with a coat of paint? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2140418316015472/ Ex John Lewis?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks for the thought but the back door is different, ours has a roller shutter. Ours also has a small dent on the passenger door from the mirror folding in hard after hitting a telegraph post. That's one advantage of rental vans, they usually have plenty of marks and scars to identify them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I never heard anything from it, have quite a few people from kettering on it too but no one seems to have seen it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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