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Guys just a heads up over the weekend. my work which is based in tullibody lost all the gates and a large metal wheely bin. so bolt down all those old landies as i think its the same culprits that took my original series motor!!!!!

Regards    Bill

The phone cables were nicked out here last year - twice.

gates? phone lines? some folk would steal the sugar out you tea if they could

Sorry mate but at the moment with high scrap prices probably steel spoon first!!!!

Steel is worth about ?150-?200 per tonne, I work in the railway and we are seeing this every day, rails, cable, power wire. Don't go all out to blame the travellers, it looks  like organised crime plays a big part.not good news anyway.

James

Yep, a friend of mine had their work yard raided a few months ago and all the scrap was taken. It wasnt even in site of the road-up a private farm track!!

Mel, we have had scrap stolen from the middle of a field near lockerbie, miles from anywhere, we put a security gate at carstairs, they cut a hole through the fence, these folk seem to know where to go, to cash in their loot, they need to be very friendly with a scrap dealer. I think its a lot bigger than travellers

James

We had some Irish guys in a transit pick up scouting round the farm where I have my workshop. It's up a single track road and is not in open view of the main road but they seem to have no problem finding a scrap pile! The police seem to be disinterested and don't seem to want to do anything especially when you mention "travelling people". It amazes me the brass neck these people have to drive into a place and start loading vans without anyone noticing or bothering to lift a phone.
    I do my best to keep everything under lock and key after a roofer who has one of the other sheds had ?600 worth of lead flashing stolen. Ouch!
 If you visit me my shed is the one with the " Armed Response Survivors Will Be Prosecuted" sign outside.

Cheers,
           Stevie.  

This thread is scary as I am off to Appleby Horse Fair....what might they nick me landrover caravan Wendy

John, after seeing a few films, I believe they fight you for the caravan and they just take your landy. serious note, from what we are told from the police, the problem is that wide spread they can't cope, these folk are pros at this game.

To give you an idea, we had two cable drums stolen and the police were conducting a "stake out" at the time, as I say these guys are not all travellers, mostly chancers feeding off other good folks belongings.

James caravan boxing champion 2002-2003(ha ha ha)

Liked that,we had this problem a couple of years ago when the price was very high although recently have not heard of any thefts,other than junkies getting caught trying to get lead off roofs.

Thats not to say its not going on a lot of people dont bother to report scrap being taken

suppose its one thing them chancing on what is clearly scrap at the side of a main road, but its still someone elses property. a lot more worrying if they travel up remote tracks to search out in barns etc thats clearly planned theft.
id guess police would look on it as a victimless crime though after all if its only scrap.....

Feck them, I have hundreds of scrap they can take including the wife, more importantly and news on when the next non club weekend will be?

James

eh i think some may still be recovering from the last one

Just round the corner from my house is the water board station. Scottish water are now on the market for new gate with chain&padlock and manhole covers! They went 2 weeks ago.