Numberplate stolen from Canvey carpark (From Echo)
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Numberplate stolen from Canvey carpark
1:21pm Tuesday 16th March 2010 in
A NUMBERPLATE was stolen from a vehicle which had been left in a Canvey carpark.
Thieves took the plate from a silver Ford Fiesta in the carpark opposite the Haystack pub in Long Road.
They also took the front bumper some time between 8pm and 11.30pm on Thursday March 11.
Anyone with information should call Canvey police on 0300 333 4444.
Comments(7)
PJR
says...
1:46pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Also, aren't numberplates on Fiestas often attached to the bumper? So the bumper was stolen, and the numberplate was just on it.
Honestly doubt the thief thought to take the numberplate off and leave it!
Ageing Commuter
says...
1:54pm Tue 16 Mar 10
aaaannnnnn.
Often_amused
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4:14pm Tue 16 Mar 10
If you put 2+2 together its reasonable to assume that the clever theives already have a similar model Fiesta, which now wont trigger any of the police ANPR cameras!
PJR
says...
9:47am Wed 17 Mar 10
For a start, the bigger news is the removal of a front bumper, which is more difficult to take off, requires more time, costs more to replace and is therefore a higher criminal offence. Secondly, the article should report that it was the rear numberplate, rather than just assume that we will all guess.
Plus, that would also mean that the public are aware of a car driving around with a complete set of false numberplates, front and rear.
Maya Pinnion
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10:25am Wed 17 Mar 10
PJR wrote:says it all really, Echo take note!
As a journalist myself, to say 'the way the article is written suggests the rear numberplate' is wide of the mark.
For a start, the bigger news is the removal of a front bumper, which is more difficult to take off, requires more time, costs more to replace and is therefore a higher criminal offence. Secondly, the article should report that it was the rear numberplate, rather than just assume that we will all guess.
Plus, that would also mean that the public are aware of a car driving around with a complete set of false numberplates, front and rear.
Ian P
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12:50pm Wed 17 Mar 10
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1:25pm Tue 16 Mar 10