My car has just vanished

summerwinter01

My car has just vanished...!?!

I last used my vehicle on tuesday and parked it in a car park around 7:20pm on 19th February 2019.

20th February 2019 around 3:30pm, I go back to the car park, to find my car was not in the space I left it in.

I then proceeded to call my local council car pound... They did not have it

I then contacted DVLA... they did not have it

I contacted DVLA NSL... they did not have it

I contacted Redcorn, who DVLA informed me to contact.... they did not have it

I contacted/text TRACE... to which response was this vehicle has not been towed.


I contacted the car park operator and they informed me that they do not have a removal company they work with etc... That I would have to contact the police and get a crime ref number and for the police to liaise with the company.

I then go back to the car park today and speak to the guy who sits in the booth and he said to me he is unaware of a car being removed/taken, as he would have been notified of it.

I said are there cctvs/does it work - he said yeah they are all over, but I would need to contact the company about that (the company i contacted already above).


This is turning it a very weird, scary, wild goose chase. Something like this has never happened to me before and feeling very very worried now as Ive had to do so many things.

I have contacted 101 and filled out the form and got a crime ref number, and I also contacted my insurance to let them know...


Would there be anything else...?

debtdebt

It's been stolen?

summerwinter01

That was the conclusion that I did not want to come to.... but after exhausting ALL other governmental bodies/agencies, calling around all day of today, and all of yesterday, I now believe that it has been stolen.

Regarding a situation like this, does anyone know the steps and how long a payout on the claim would be...? Being without a car is definitely going to affect me big....

Thanks,

neilmcl

summerwinter01 wrote: »

My car has just vanished...!?!

I last used my vehicle on tuesday and parked it in a car park around 7:20pm on 19th February 2019.

20th February 2019 around 3:30pm, I go back to the car park, to find my car was not in the space I left it in.

I then proceeded to call my local council car pound... They did not have it

I then contacted DVLA... they did not have it

I contacted DVLA NSL... they did not have it

I contacted Redcorn, who DVLA informed me to contact.... they did not have it

I contacted/text TRACE... to which response was this vehicle has not been towed.


I contacted the car park operator and they informed me that they do not have a removal company they work with etc... That I would have to contact the police and get a crime ref number and for the police to liaise with the company.

I then go back to the car park today and speak to the guy who sits in the booth and he said to me he is unaware of a car being removed/taken, as he would have been notified of it.

I said are there cctvs/does it work - he said yeah they are all over, but I would need to contact the company about that (the company i contacted already above).


This is turning it a very weird, scary, wild goose chase. Something like this has never happened to me before and feeling very very worried now as Ive had to do so many things.

I have contacted 101 and filled out the form and got a crime ref number, and I also contacted my insurance to let them know...


Would there be anything else...?

Surely the first thing that would've crossed your mind was that it was stolen?

Comms69

summerwinter01 wrote: »

My car has just vanished...!?!

I last used my vehicle on tuesday and parked it in a car park around 7:20pm on 19th February 2019.

20th February 2019 around 3:30pm, I go back to the car park, to find my car was not in the space I left it in.

I then proceeded to call my local council car pound... They did not have it

I then contacted DVLA... they did not have it

I contacted DVLA NSL... they did not have it

I contacted Redcorn, who DVLA informed me to contact.... they did not have it

I contacted/text TRACE... to which response was this vehicle has not been towed.


I contacted the car park operator and they informed me that they do not have a removal company they work with etc... That I would have to contact the police and get a crime ref number and for the police to liaise with the company.

I then go back to the car park today and speak to the guy who sits in the booth and he said to me he is unaware of a car being removed/taken, as he would have been notified of it.

I said are there cctvs/does it work - he said yeah they are all over, but I would need to contact the company about that (the company i contacted already above).


This is turning it a very weird, scary, wild goose chase. Something like this has never happened to me before and feeling very very worried now as Ive had to do so many things.

I have contacted 101 and filled out the form and got a crime ref number, and I also contacted my insurance to let them know...


Would there be anything else...?

Nope. Don't believe it.


No-one contacts 8 other agencies / people before calling the police.

bengalknights

As you have left it so many days before deciding it was stolen your insurance may decide to take there time as you dont know what day it was actually taken.

When vehicles go missing the first thing you do is notify the police so they can look out for it.

MEM62

My car has just vanished

No, it hasn't it's been stolen.

The Police should have been your first phone call. It is difficult to know what resources they have in your area to deal with car theft but at the very least they should contact the car park and check out the CCTV. The toe rags will probably have form already and be known to them.

photome

Comms69 wrote: »

Nope. Don't believe it.


No-one contacts 8 other agencies / people before calling the police.

does seem strange and the schools are on holiday.


Guessing if you asked 100 people all bar the Op would think their car had been stolen and the police would be their first call

oscarward

is it a multi storey car park?

jimbo6977

Or someone is playing an unfunny prank on you. (unlikely, although I do know someone who had use of his mum's classic mini when his mate decided it would be hilarious to move/hide it)

henry24

oscarward wrote: »

is it a multi storey car park?

That's just what I'm thinking and its on another floor