Stolen goods

p00hsticks

Alderbank said:

Not a break-in though. I'd be surprised if the police did more than issue a crime reference number.

If the OP has contents insurance that will be the best source of any compensation, which is what the original post asked.

Will contents insurance cover it though when there is no sign of forced entry ?

Jumblebumble

Stad70 said:

I haven’t got dementia 
yes I’m the only person in the flat
there is not much chance in me getting my property back if they are denying talking it that is the reason I mentioned compensation as Currys employed them and only taking their word

Why would You expect Currys to take your word instead of their trusted employees?

Stad70

trusted that’s a strange word to use when they stole , so are you meaning I’m telling lies

DB1904

Stad70 said:

trusted that’s a strange word to use when they stole , so are you meaning I’m telling lies

So you keep saying but you have no evidence to back up your claim. 

Sandtree

DB1904 said:

Sandtree said:

DB1904 said:

nyermen said:

Presumably too late now, but if the items were not next to the dishwasher, then I'd have been asking for fingerprints to be taken where the items were left...

Asking who?

Presumably scenes of crime that the plod send round (or did on each of our break ins)

When you say break ins do you mean burglary?

I mean someone taking things from our property without our consent.

The first of which there was no signs of damage to the property however it was discovered that a reasonable shove was sufficient to cause the front door to open, we simply returned home to an open front door (as in open, not just unlocked) with about 400 CDs and 1 holdall missing. 

The second was a more traditional smashed window. 

p00hsticks said:

Alderbank said:

Not a break-in though. I'd be surprised if the police did more than issue a crime reference number.

If the OP has contents insurance that will be the best source of any compensation, which is what the original post asked.

Will contents insurance cover it though when there is no sign of forced entry ?

It depends... traditionally if only related people lived in the policy it will, if unrelated people share the property then forced or violent entry must be evidenced.

With the race to the bottom to get premiums as cheap as possible more insurers have included the evidence clause as standard to shave a few pennies off premiums.

Aylesbury_Duck

Stad70 said:

trusted that’s a strange word to use when they stole , so are you meaning I’m telling lies

I can't speak for Jumblebumble, but you're looking at this far too simplistically.  The Currys employees not being the culprits doesn't make you a liar, there are other possibilities, such as it being stolen by someone else or simply mislaid/lost. The point is that you have no evidence of theft at the moment, simply a coincidence of something disappearing at a similar time you had visitors.  You've notified the police, but without any evidence of theft, you're stuck unless you try and claim on your insurance.

TELLIT01

Stad70 said:

trusted that’s a strange word to use when they stole , so are you meaning I’m telling lies

With respect, you are saying they stole with no apparent proof of that. Saying what you believe to be the truth, doesn't automatically mean it is true.

Why would Currys take your word, somebody they don't know, against that of their employees?  Are you suggesting that Currys shouldn't expect, or believe, their employees to be trustworthy.

It was a careless act on your part to leave valuable items laying around within easy reach when people you don't know were going to be in your property.  I would be surprised if your insurer would pay out, but there is no harm in asking.

bengal-stripe

Stad70 said:

trusted that’s a strange word to use when they stole , so are you meaning I’m telling lies

How can you prove that there was actually cash and a watch on open view, lying around in the flat, for someone to take it?

sheramber

Without proof and without knowing which driver you are accusing ( one of the drivers you won't get far) there is not much you do.

deannagone

While I am sure some of the answers here seem unsympathetic.., I am afraid they are correct.  Particularly from Curry's point of view.  Unless you have photographic/video evidence of the drivers physically taking your items, what you are saying is an assumption, not proof of theft.

Where were the items, where were the delivery drivers, how long were they alone for?  When did you discover the items were missing?  When did you last see them?  Has no one other than you at all been in the flat in that period?  Lets just say Curry's were prepared to accept their drivers took the items, would you be able to then provide evidence of value of the missing items?

I'm afraid proving theft and then the value of items missing is not simple.