[SeanK]

Thanks for the replies. The pressure washer is a honda petrol. It has a red hose reel and pressure hose. The window clenaing equipment in the back is a 400 litre tank, reel, gardiners brush etc.

Also my insurance company have refused to pay out so that's about 10 grand down the drain.

I know its a long shot but I would have a word with a solicitor, your could say you felt the vehicle was secure because it
was parked on a private drive or something to that effect.
A solicitor will be able to tell you there and then if you have a chance, the insurance company will always take a get out
of paying option if they find one and hope you wont fight it.

[Jonny 87]

Thanks for the replies. The pressure washer is a honda petrol. It has a red hose reel and pressure hose. The window clenaing equipment in the back is a 400 litre tank, reel, gardiners brush etc.

Also my insurance company have refused to pay out so that's about 10 grand down the drain.

It can't be as open and shut case as that surely. Like it's been said, you were a few steps away from the car, parked on a drive way. They came onto private property and took it.

Just like if you don't lock your front door, and someone walks in, takes your keys and drives off with your motor. Your still insured. The keys were in your house, and they can't force you to lock your front door all the time.

Get legal advice ASAP as the insurance company will just try fob you off.

[samson]

What suprises me is they have stolen a brightly sign written van innit ?     They obviously arn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, and I think the police chopper, and high speed souped up nuttter b*****d car will be in hot persuit as we speak 

[Jonny 87]

I've shared this post on a few different groups to see if anyone can help spot it.

The more looking out for it the better, even though it's a long shot.

[Ben Marriott]

The problem is they'll have had the sign writing off it in about 30 seconds flat

Have you got a pic of the washer? We get asked to look at stuff all the time....
The reason we don't do second hand stuff is that much of it has been nicked at some point in its life.

Very sorry!

[samson]

The problem is they'll have had the sign writing off it in about 30 seconds flat

Have you got a pic of the washer? We get asked to look at stuff all the time....
The reason we don't do second hand stuff is that much of it has been nicked at some point in its life.

Very sorry!

You could donate a machine in the name of charity 

[Ben Marriott]

I can manage heavy discount if that helps 

[samson]

I can manage heavy discount if that helps 

Now your talking my language 

[samson]

I can manage heavy discount if that helps 

Now your talking my language 

I might make a trip down to yours, and see if that washer will fit around my tank.

[Smurf]

Sorry to hear about your van.
May  I ask what insurance company are you with?

[ray mck]

Hey if you need some kit just ask on here. I've got a pole and a tank you can have? I can deliver if it helps

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Nice to see people offering to help Mike out. We all make mistakes on occasion and have to live with the consequences. When I broke my ankle and later had to have follow up surgery, I had three good friends, all fellow window cleaners help me out by taking care of my work for me. Without their help I would probably have lost a good deal of my work.

[Jonny 87]

Sorry to hear you are stupid enough to leave your keys in the ignition and disappear out of sight of your van, MADNESS, absolute MADNESS, who does that??? Your insurance company won't pay out as you left your keys in the ignition enticing a would be thief, the world is full of opportunist thieves, lowlifes they may be, but they are everywhere. Scumbags round our way smashed a few windows and broke into a few homes near me so I installed CCTV cameras and various other security measures so if anyone does break in they are recorded with face recognition software, automatically captured and backed up onto the cloud to enable the police to identify them. I don't give a thief the opportunity , SCUMBAGS !!!!

 

I'm sure your kind words touched mikes heart during his time of need.

 

[Rich Wilts]

CIU all round. Let's kick someone when they're down.

[Scrimble]

you really shouldn't have left the keys in the ignition, but I guess you know that by now,

[Frankybadboy]

Sorry to hear you are stupid enough to leave your keys in the ignition and disappear out of sight of your van, MADNESS, absolute MADNESS, who does that??? Your insurance company won't pay out as you left your keys in the ignition enticing a would be thief, the world is full of opportunist thieves, lowlifes they may be, but they are everywhere. Scumbags round our way smashed a few windows and broke into a few homes near me so I installed CCTV cameras and various other security measures so if anyone does break in they are recorded with face recognition software, automatically captured and backed up onto the cloud to enable the police to identify them. I don't give a thief the opportunity , SCUMBAGS !!!!

and you never done anything wrong in life,

[Ben Marriott]

Sorry to hear you are stupid enough to leave your keys in the ignition and disappear out of sight of your van, MADNESS, absolute MADNESS, who does that??? Your insurance company won't pay out as you left your keys in the ignition enticing a would be thief, the world is full of opportunist thieves, lowlifes they may be, but they are everywhere. Scumbags round our way smashed a few windows and broke into a few homes near me so I installed CCTV cameras and various other security measures so if anyone does break in they are recorded with face recognition software, automatically captured and backed up onto the cloud to enable the police to identify them. I don't give a thief the opportunity , SCUMBAGS !!!!

and you never done anything wrong in life,

Agree - every one gets out the fan without their phone / keys / wallet at some point in their life. I've got a tank you could have but by the time you'd have picked it up you could have bought one. :/ sorry

[mike1986]

Again  thanks everyone for your comments and thanks very much to those who have offered to lend equipment ect...thats really kind of you!

Yes i am going to appeal the decision as it was on a large private driveway which was mostly concealed from the road with tall hedges. The most annoying thing is i never leave my keys in the ignition but was asked to move the van over half way through the job so that the customer could get her car out. I then watched her reverse out and obviously this distracted me from the fact that i had not removed my keys!

We have posted it all over facebook etc with pics of the van, and the morons were seen about 2 hrs after the incident driving around a street where i have a lot of customers. Perhaps trying to collect money from them? i dont know, but they are obviously not the brightest thieves in the world!

The pressure washer looks almost identical to the on in the picture 

[Frankybadboy]

keep driving about your find it locally

[Ben Marriott]

Will keep eyes open for dodgy Nailsea machines