G'day,
My partner was at floreat beach this arvo when our x-trail was broken into. They stole her handbag with her wallet, $50 in cash, brand new nokia 6288, and canon digital camera worth $600. plus the 520 bucks to replace the window we've lost 2K.
a lady saw the whole thing but wasn't exactly forth coming with info, but it was an indiginous austrlain in a car with rego 1 ADY 821, all details reported by us to police, so keep your eyes peeled.

thanks

thanks for your input mate....heaps


while we we are on the subject, don't get insurance it with RAC because their a low life bunch a pricks that don't cover anything, even trying to claim the replacement for the window ($250 after excess) they want to drop my no claim bonus by 20%, and nothing in the car was covered by the policy (full comprehensive) or the contents insurance of the house, also with RAC, nor is there an option for it to be covered

bugger. Anybody know of a car insurance/home insurance that pay out more than others?

It says alot about our society when people watch people break into cars and don't do anything. It says even more when people post stuff like don't leave valuables in your car. Why shouldn't we be able to leave what we like in our cars ? I have about $20g sitting in the back of my car at all times- I hate parking it where I can't see it !!! About time these lowlifes were taught a lesson if people see them doing it.

i have no problem with the idea of not leaving valubles in the car, i take everything with me onto the beach when im kiting, and my partner rarely leaves her stuff in the car, was just a case of murphys law when in a rare decision she left her stuff in the car

I don't believe you can just say "ah well it happens" and let it become the norm. i know belting the bejusus out of a theif wouldn't fix anything but maybe more discouraging punishments or better surveillance might help.
as for unpriveledged underclass, stealing of land..gimme a break, what an absolute crock, if i didn't use my house and left it unhlocked for a century i don't think i could claim it and get upset if when i got back someonw else was using it. and neither should they. ill leave it at that before this develops into a full blown rant

I'm with User on the "Don't leave valuables in your car" it'll only encourage them. If they score a hit like that every ten cars they break into it'll make it worth their while. Don't worry Rebncosh I've lost the window in my car too and had my clothes pinched by the little low lifes and been told that it's a class issue. To that I say - yes my heart bleeds for the downtrodden, underpriviledged indigenous and other underclass peoples of this world - let anarchy reign supreme and they can redress the status quo. Or they could just get a job and make their way in the world like the rest of us.

I think it's a bit of myth that the aborigines had it so good before the whiteys came along anyway, I lived with traditional aborigines in the territory on their land and they were rather partial to the easy european way of life, not so keen on scratching out a living chasing wallabies and eating roots and berries. But then we can probably beat ourselves up for that too cos we pay them to sit around and drink themselves into oblivion, some would probably say a conspiracy to commit genocide by stealth.

Insurance companies? They're all good till you make a claim.

at least it was not your car as was the case recently at woodmans.

Expect the unexpected, on your return from a good day on the water expect your car to be gone..
I'm now the mindset to bring one kite and board. I do not take wallet except for $5 and I switch my phone off - I use my crappy phone not the good one for the beach.

Be vigilant of your surrounds and people
1. look for people that should not be in the area ie old cars with two or more people. Make a mental note of these cars and plate numbers. Make eye contact, assume all people in the vicinity other than kiters are going to break into your car..watch those old ladies.
2. watch when you hide your key, people watch – have an additional key made up. You may have a security alarm, detach the remote, hide it in the car and lock the car with the key and attach on a rope around your neck or buy a waterproof bag. Most alarms will engage if you lock the car manually with the key – try it out, well mine does. On your return unlock the car and disarm quickly before one of the Kite patrol police nab you, cuff you, and have you face down in the dirt.
3. take an old phone
4. bring nothing of value to leave in the car
5. don’t leave your clothes exposed in the car, hide – thieves will assume you may leave valuables in your pockets and people do.

May be the above is obvious but then again what happened at Floreat?

This has been bought up before...

try Western QBE - their home contents has a valuables policy which covers stuff outside the house, in the car, travelling etc

plus their car insurance is **** cheaper than RAC

(ps. i am not affiliated with the above companies)