X5's are THE car to steal and recover in the UK

[Baunton]

Back @ Number 1!

This from Tracker UK...

http://www.tracker.co.uk/news/press-...n-and-recovere

How does this compare with other country's.....

[X5M50D]

So that's why the insurance quotes I'm getting for the car are now over £1000
Always wise to get the replacement GAP insurance in case of this eventuality.

[Baunton]

Originally Posted by X5M50D

So that's why the insurance quotes I'm getting for the car are now over £1000
Always wise to get the replacement GAP insurance in case of this eventuality.

Agree with the GAP...nice to have it if required...just extending mine into the 4th year.

I think the insurance is down to the UB post code

I pay £400 in Wilts/Glos

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by Baunton

I think the insurance is down to the UB post code

Tell me about it.......

Being black probably doesn't help Greg's case either, as black M-Sport X5's are the most sort after to nick by all accounts (along with black RR's)

Another reason why I...
a) I didn't want a MSport
b) picked an off the wall colour combo.

[X5M50D]

Originally Posted by GeeRam

Tell me about it.......

Being black probably doesn't help Greg's case either, as black M-Sport X5's are the most sort after to nick by all accounts (along with black RR's)

Another reason why I...
a) I didn't want a MSport
b) picked an off the wall colour combo.

Great that's reassuring

[X5M50D]

Originally Posted by Baunton

Agree with the GAP...nice to have it if required...just extending mine into the 4th year.

I think the insurance is down to the UB post code

I pay £400 in Wilts/Glos

I was going to go with 4 years GAP but for an extra £120 considering 5 years for piece of mind. I will probably keep the X5 a lot longer than with my previous motors this time bearing in mind how much I've paid for it

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by X5M50D

Great that's reassuring

I've had a car and a motorbike nicked in the past.....(my garage was broken into to take the Ducati as well as all my tools) and I'll do what I can to minimise the risks, but ultimately, if the scum want it, they'll get it.....

[sak83]

I was in Central London for most of Saturday and what surprises me is the sheer number of X5's Range Rovers and Cayennes there are, I even spotted my first Maserati Levante. It crossed my mind whether everyone else had the same problems insuring their cars that i did

[X5M50D]

Originally Posted by X5M50D

So that's why the insurance quotes I'm getting for the car are now over £1000
Always wise to get the replacement GAP insurance in case of this eventuality.

Did some hunting tonight on the insurance comparison sites as I was panicking a bit that my new car was going to be a tad expensive to insure.
Surprisingly I have come up with a quote of just under £600 all in with Hasting Premier
So I'm calling them tomorrow to snap up the quote before that starts shooting up in price the nearer I get to picking up the car next week.
It funny Hasting were no where to be seen a few weeks ago when it came to be the cheapest. Always best to keep checking.

[sak83]

well done thats sounds very reasonable, i was checking regularly for about 6 weeks but mines still well into 4 figures

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by X5M50D

Surprisingly I have come up with a quote of just under £600 all in with Hasting Premier

Hastings Premier was the cheapest quote I got 2 weeks ago, but that was still not as cheap as that.........bite their hand off quick

[theove]

In Holland also a high recovery. The system here is called Lojack.

https://www.facebook.com/LoJackBenelux/?fref=ts

However it's a very good system, almost none of the insurance companies accept Lojack but only GPS following (and they jam it as easy)

[P1]

And here is where some of them end up:

http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/arch...bstahl118.html

[turboawd]

how are they stolen? is the comfort access cracked? or towed away?

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by turboawd

how are they stolen? is the comfort access cracked? or towed away?

Comfort access cracking and/or coding blank key via OBD port are certainly the common ways they are being taken, other way is homes being broken into just to take the key fob and then driven away.

[Flying Ace]

The problem with neighboring governments with lax registration and importation enforcement

[usual_suspect]

Most of the X5s in these numbers are still E70 models. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by usual_suspect

Most of the X5s in these numbers are still E70 models. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Possibly......can't see any reference to which years are being stolen or targeted the most...??

However, these stats are from Tracker, so are more likely to be cars up to 4, maybe 5 years old....so likely quite a large percentage of F15's.
Once cars get older than 4/5 years old, a lot of people (especially 2nd or 3rd owners) don't bother paying up for the yearly subs for a Tracker unit, even if one was fitted by the original owner.

[Baunton]

Originally Posted by GeeRam

Possibly......can't see any reference to which years are being stolen or targeted the most...??

However, these stats are from Tracker, so are more likely to be cars up to 4, maybe 5 years old....so likely quite a large percentage of F15's.
Once cars get older than 4/5 years old, a lot of people (especially 2nd or 3rd owners) don't bother paying up for the yearly subs for a Tracker unit, even if one was fitted by the original owner.

Agreed. Most likely newish F15s to protect their new investment.
That and being a requirement for some but not all insurance companies.

I'm certainly renewing my subscription along with GAP insurance when the car reaches its 3rd birthday in May.

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by P1et

And here is where some of them end up:

http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/arch...bstahl118.html

they need to build a wall...between East and West...

This is just out of control.

[P1]

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

they need to build a wall...between East and West...

This is just out of control.

They don't need to build a wall. They just need to have border checks again, or just close the borders.

[GeeRam]

Originally Posted by P1et

They don't need to build a wall. They just need to have border checks again, or just close the borders.

Never going to happen.

As that would be admitting the Grand European Project is a failure.....