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Post by stoneyutd on Mar 19, 2014 19:50:23 GMT
last night whilst at the game not only did i have to put up with a very poor display from the stones , but my exhaust on my car was cut and the catalytic converter stolen . It was parked in the lane . Did anyone see anything or had the same done ?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2014 20:04:55 GMT
last night whilst at the game not only did i have to put up with a very poor display from the stones , but my exhaust on my car was cut and the catalytic converter stolen . It was parked in the lane . Did anyone see anything or had the same done ? Absolutely disgusting mate. Get in contact with both clubs personally! East Thurrock may have footage, or contact with local authorities. |
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Post by stoneyutd on Mar 19, 2014 20:18:39 GMT
have been in contact with essex police who are contacting east thurrock . Not holding out on anyone knowing too much ,but needless to say if i return to that ground again would only use the car park and not the lane outside
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Post by Gallstones on Mar 20, 2014 18:19:52 GMT
Sent you a PM stoneyutd
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Post by headstone on Mar 20, 2014 18:59:30 GMT
Public information from the AA -
If you run a car you need to be aware of the risk of catalytic converter theft, particularly if your car has large ground clearance. Thieves are targetting catalysts – located in the exhaust system under the vehicle – because of the high value of the precious metals they contain.
In these harder times and with precious metal prices rising steadily, the demand for parts that contain them is rising. As a result, the risk of theft of catalytic converters is on the increase again.
On diesel cars, the diesel oxidation catalyst is often integrated with the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and there is anecdotal evidence that these are being stolen for their scrap value too.
Catalytic converters (CATs) have been fitted in the exhaust of the majority of petrol cars manufactured since 1992 and diesel cars since 2001. By chemical reaction CATs substantially reduce harmful pollutants from the exhaust.
The metal case of the CAT contains a ceramic honeycombed structure providing a massive surface area across which the exhaust gases flow.
Precious metals – platinum, palladium and rhodium – are coated onto this ceramic structure as catalysts (a catalyst modifies and increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed itself) for the reactions that 'clean' the exhaust:
Oxidising (adding oxygen) carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbons to form carbon dioxide and water, and
Reducing (remove oxygen) from other gases such as oxides of nitrogen.
Theft
The start of the credit crunch in 2008 and high prices for precious metals resulted in a noticeable increase in thefts of catalytic converters. Thieves simply cut the catalytic converter from the exhaust pipe of a parked car and sell them on to scrap metal dealers.
Taller vehicles (4x4s) are particularly vulnerable as the converters are more accessible. Because they tend to have larger engines, they contain more of the precious metals too.
The ceramic honeycomb has to undergo a chemical process known as 'carbochlorination' to recover the precious metals it contains – generally abroad in countries such as China, Poland, Canada and Latvia.
Once an unmarked converter has been removed from a vehicle it's quite difficult to match it to that vehicle as there aren't any distinguishing marks.
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Post by jt on Mar 20, 2014 20:10:33 GMT
It's possible to get it out yourself at home.
It's more to do with the fact that a new cat will cost quite a few hundred pounds where as a stolen second hand one about fifty quid.
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Post by nws on Mar 20, 2014 21:53:16 GMT
Surely you are not offering that second hand cat you got from your Essex 'supplier', Stewart? |
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Post by stoneyutd on Mar 21, 2014 15:20:48 GMT
I have sent ETU an email informing them about the incident. I'm hoping to get assurances that they would take steps to try and avoid this happening again, as our cars and quite vulnerable whilst we are in the ground.
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Post by rollingstone on Mar 21, 2014 18:35:14 GMT
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I had a window smashed on my second to last car in the car park at Orpington railway station a few years back. Although it was on Orpington police stations patch, they took the details, but had to pass it onto the british transport police, as it was technically on their ground!
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Post by jt on Mar 21, 2014 18:59:03 GMT
No technicalities there, it is BTP.
Just a quick one to say that if the car was parked outside the club in a lane they don't have to.do anything to ensure the safety of the cars at all.
In fact stock a sign up on their land staring it's parked at the owners risk they don't on theirs either.
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