FGA Stolen !!

[Spiritof'76]

Proper hacked off today 🙁 Working in Bishops Stortford Herts fitting a rad when needed to go to the van and get drill.....as i stepped out the door i heard a noise that sounded like my central locking but thought nothing of it and after being distracted by the customer for a few seconds i opened the back of the van to find two power drills and my flue gas analyser missing !! 🙁

Not overly bothered about the Bosch battery and SDS drills as £200 will see them both replaced but the FGA is a real kick in the teeth ! I did have a 15yr old Testo up until a few weeks ago when it died.....after some searching a found a good used Testo 327 on e-bay for £200, another £300 saw it calibrated with new sensors and all good to go, well happy to have saved over £300 on a brand new one that i couldn't really afford 🙁 But now the bloody thing has gone lol and i'm back to square one 🙁

No idea how they got into what i'm 99% sure was a locked van as there is no damage to the van atall fortunately !

So, if anyone in the Herts/Essex area gets offered a Testo 327 be aware !! Unfortunately i can't even say if it has any distinguishing features as not had it more than a few weeks 🙁 Think i'll get my next one deeply engraved with my postcode.....

Grrrrrrr !!!!!!!! :83:

 

[newcastle phill]

I bet you drive a transit

 

[newcastle phill]

Perhaps With a blue key fob? ??

Anyway there is a device for 15 quid on ebay that opens locks, disables the alarm and opens rear doors in 20 seconds.

Mainly for blue keyfob transits. But being rolled out for others...

 

[newcastle phill]

https://youtu.be/LV2UyzxqpXo

 

[Spiritof'76]

Nahh lol ! Fiat Doblo Cargo 🙂

 

[newcastle phill]

Yes they do the doblo and also the dispatch

 

[newcastle phill]

Its been all over the news. Google it. Started off with transits a

 

[Spiritof'76]

Oh ! First i've heard 🙁

 

[lame plumber]

pass the serial no to testo so they can check for it during servicing, you may see it again one day

 

[Spiritof'76]

pass the serial no to testo so they can check for it during servicing, you may see it again one day

Good shout but i don't have serial number sadly as it was an e-bay purchase 3 weeks ago 🙁 JMW have just done sensors and calibrated it so will check with them if they noted the serial number onto their database 🙂

Just on e-bay now looking for another lol ! 🙁

 

[village idiot]

Just on e-bay now looking for another lol ! 🙁

Make sure you ask the seller if it is stolen as I wont put is past them to sell you the one they stole from your van.
Sorry you got robbed.

 

[Rickster123]

Good shout but i don't have serial number sadly as it was an e-bay purchase 3 weeks ago 🙁 JMW have just done sensors and calibrated it so will check with them if they noted the serial number onto their database 🙂

Just on e-bay now looking for another lol ! 🙁

Contact the person you bought from on ebay and ask them. They might still have the info you need.

 

[Spiritof'76]

Well, just had a follow up call from plod.......seemed like a nice fella but as expected i've been told not to get hopes up for any kind of result 🙁 Apparently another van was done at a similar time a mile away, there was CCTV but sadly nothing showed up on it 🙁

 

[newcastle phill]

Ive now got internal side door lock and on rear an extra lock
It adds to the inconvenience slightly. But my gear stays put

 

[Geyser]

I get nightmares about mine. Landrover defenders are notoriously easy to get into. Going out to check now!

 

[dave1]

I'm near to Bishop's Stortford and had my van done about 4 months ago. It's terrible around here at the moment for vehicle theft, especially vans and tools. I thought it had quietened down. I'll keep my ears open for you.

 

[gassafe]

You bought it off Ebay so maybe it was stolen already..?

I bought my 327 off eBay 5 years ago, when it arrived all the stickers were peeled off it, I sent it to testo & got the new sensors as you did ( I then complained to the seller that it needed new sensors & he refunded another 80 quid 😉

Good luck with it all, I have a van vault inside my van now for all the expensive stuff!

 

[Spiritof'76]

I'm near to Bishop's Stortford and had my van done about 4 months ago. It's terrible around here at the moment for vehicle theft, especially vans and tools. I thought it had quietened down. I'll keep my ears open for you.

Top man, thanks 🙂

 

[Spiritof'76]

You bought it off Ebay so maybe it was stolen already..?

I bought my 327 off eBay 5 years ago, when it arrived all the stickers were peeled off it, I sent it to testo & got the new sensors as you did ( I then complained to the seller that it needed new sensors & he refunded another 80 quid 😉

Good luck with it all, I have a van vault inside my van now for all the expensive stuff!

Well i certainly hope it wasn't hooky as i wouldn't want to be fuelling the demand for more stuff to be knicked !!

My guess is they will sit on it for a while, if the stoopid fukwits can even work out what it is ! Wouldn't have thought there would be much of a market for such a specialised thing down the pub !!..........doubt they even considered what it was, probably just assumed it was another drill or similar.

 

[newcastle phill]

Keep your eyes on gumtree
The thieves favourite haunt.