Morris Minor Owners Club

Maroon Traveller NWV513G
Chassis M/AW5/1244629M
Engine 10MA-U-H362756
Red interior

[servo assisted brakes, alternator, inertia reel seatbelts front & rear, series 3 driver's seat]

My lovely Morris - gone

Really sorry to hear of your loss. Are the police really showing interest in solving the crime?

Bristol keeps coming up as the area where Moggies are stolen, probably to order. Various ones have been listed on here and there must be others.

Has anyone ever got one back that went missing in Bristol, even if incomplete?

If not, someone needs to nail the culprit or others will permanently lose theirs.

To the police, it seems to be just an administrative matter.

"here's your crime refernece number. Would you like someone from Victim Support to ring you up and patronize you?"

Keep on to the police every day for as long as you can. Even write a letter to the Chief Constable explaining that yours is one of many losses in the area. Ask what's being done to solve the problem once and for all.

See if the local paper will do anything on Moggies going missing there. Even a letter/photo to the paper pleading for anyone who sees lots of different Minors around a certain area, or better still, street to contact the police if it looks the slightest bit suspicious. Make as much noise as possible. If you have any contacts on local radio, TV or other press try and get exposure while the crime is 'hot'.

These are all long shots but just maybe one will work for you. You must be optimistic.

The best thing to do with the Police, is get your story in the media......it soon makes them wake up and end their Health and safety and PC meetings and actually get out there and solve the crime, before they get another ripping from the tabloids!

I really hope your trav turns up esther, i was broken into once....i only had my mobile phone and some sundrys taken, but the feeling that came with it was awful.

yup - Bristol and Bath area do seem to be the favourite places -it surely can't be coincidence and therefore could well be the same people every time.

Thanks for these supportive thoughts.

My impresion is that the local constabulary are not really interested in catching criminals unless doing so involves thrilling chases in helicopters and / or high-powered cars.

However, it would be interesting to know how many Morrises have been stolen in Avon / Somerset recently, and what has actually been done about it. I feel a Freedom of Information request coming on.

Could just be the sheer number of Mogs in the area (espacially Bath) and the easiness of breaking into them. Very sorry to hear about it though. What was the reg plate, at least in part? I'll keep my eyes open

Ta - blind AND thick, me...

My traveller stolen too from Bedminster - just down the road! On 9th July!!! Maybe we should put pressure on police together!

sefton, did you spot the other post for the car stolen the same day from Clifton? I think Avon & Somerset Constabulary need to pull the proverbial finger out!!!

sefton wrote:My traveller stolen too from Bedminster - just down the road! On 9th July!!! Maybe we should put pressure on police together!

Sounds like a good idea - and something the papers might pick up on as well

Definitely get together and go to the press. This spate of thefts is newsworthy and with luck will get real exposure.

It could also put the wind up the thieving morons and you might find your cars too hot to for them to hold on to. Sooner the better, as time is important in getting them back in one piece.

Esther, Sefton, have you heard any more from the Avon police?

Did you contact the media and if so were they interested in the missing minors?

Nothing from the police. No interest from the media. Seems like it's a victimless crime.....

So these scumbags are just allowed to do as they like.

'Great' Britain at its worst. Drop a bit of paper or put the wrong thing in a litter or wheelybin and you're hounded and damn near locked up but proper crime solving is relegated to a 'victimless occurence'. Makes you sick.

And to rub salt into my wounds, I just got a revised council tax bill which, I noted with displeasure, contained a 6.8% increase in the amount that I have to pay for policing.

For what?

Esther did you try the other approach with the local paper, asking why they dont have any interest in the classic car movement especially from a club with 14,500 + members who are deeply concerned at the increasing thefts in classic cars in the local area especially as the local police force dont seem to be concerned at this increasing problem.

Esther/Sefton,

Neither of your cars are showing on the stolen vehicle hotline http://www.twoc.co.uk/ .

Might be a good idea to record them there as should anyone else who is affected this way. They may highlight the Bristol stolen Morris trend.