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This Wednesday just gone, I was a bit of a dullard and gave Kya (my dog) the opportunity to lock my car keys, in my car boot. I'd been to the shops, left her in the car, when I returned I opened the boot, put my handbag in it, reached down to pick up my shopping and SLAM she had put her paws up onto the parcel shelf (excited to see me, I had been gone a good twenty minutes) and shut the boot.

I had already paid for the car park so I went downstairs and told the car park attendants what had happened hence I couldn't leave the car park-the automated system only gives you 15 minutes once you've paid, to leave the car park before you get charged again.

All three guys came up to see if they could help, I had left the back window open for Kya anyway so they thought they may be able to open the handle from the inside for me but they couldn't. They tried a couple of different ways then I said it was okay, I had key cover and would ring the insurance company. The attendants let me sit in their office whilst I made 'phone calls.
The whole thing took a long time,I had to call people to get the telephone number for the insurance etc before I could call them, then I was on hold, then I had to ring a different number..

Anyway in time, one of the attendants came down to the office and told me he'd managed to get into my car, through the driver door-so if I could get into the boot from the inside of the car, I was sorted. I was SO pleased, I felt so stupid for managing to get locked out of my car and was so glad I didn't have to go through the rigmarole or expense of insurance.
I thanked him (a lot!) gave him £10 (was all I had in my purse) and drove away.

Didn't use my car again until the following evening, aaaaaaand my SatNav's missing.

He must have taken it. I always keep it in the car, in the same hiding place. I've turned the car upside down, Neill (partner) has taken the car apart trying to ensure it's not fallen down or got stuck somewhere or anything.It's not there, was definitely there before Wednesday, and nobody else has been in my car.

Question-what should I do? Go back to the carpark and tell the manager? Tell the police? Or nothing-it's not the end of the world, it wasn't a state of the art SatNav, I've had it a while. If he's stolen it wanting to sell it or something I reckon he'll get £50 maximum. Which actually annoys me even more lol

Logically, I didn't give him permission to break into my car the way he did, either but I was glad he managed it. He hasn't damaged my car at all.

Feel free to extract the urine, have a snicker at my misfortune/blonde moment. :)

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Its a bitch, but personally if twas me, i would call it a draw n forget it.

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So this guy unlocks your car and comes to get you, I presume leaving the car unlocked?
In which case an opportunist thief could have taken your sat nav, it seems unlikely to me that the guy helping you would have taken it, I could be wrong but lets face it he is there everyday easy to trace and knows it.
So why not go back to the store and ask if they have surveillance in the car park that covered where your car was? It may show who the culprit is.

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I agree with cashman. It's possible someone saw him trying to get in your car, open it then rush off to tell you. Ideal opportunity, in, quick search and away.
It would be awful to accuse him without proof and be wrong and he probably saved you having your insurance go up for the next few years.
No snickering, just bad luck, happens to all of us.

Edit- Just realised Less beat me to it and he's come up with a good idea.

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Lesson learnt. Keep your car keys on your person all the time or carry a spare set

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I would go with what Less suggested.

Lifes lessons always come at a cost. If you don't get the satnav back, that will be the cost...but I bet you don't do it again.
Spare keys are a great idea too MTC.

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You could be correct, I hope you are.... It's not quite as likely as may seem though, I wasn't in a store-it was a multistory car park but a well-lit one and was 7pm by the time I got home, so quite late on. Three car-parking attendants and I didn't see anybody else the whole time I was there.

I do hope you're right-that sits much better with me than does the reasoning that this man who was helping me, was actually not.

I do need to get a spare set. And to get into the habit of leaving them in the lock if I open the boot with my daft wolf in the car!!
:)I'll get somebody to get me one for xmas.

Thanks for the replies everybody!!!

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Just take some consolation in the fact, we've all done dumb things in life, so yeh aint on yer own.,;)

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To be fair, I've done PLENTY of things dumber than this one! :D

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Are you a dumb blonde?

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I dye my hair dark for a reason! :D

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so you are a dumb blonde to put it nicely .No offence meant

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Yes, then!None taken :)
(My natural colour is coming through in my profile picture, if you want 'proof' lol)!

This may be a blessing in disguise-if I am without Sat Nav for a bit, I may actually get to know my way around without one , imagine that!
:)

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Have you tried maps.My wife used to be good at map reading.When I used to ask her how far are we off the answer would be half an inch on the red road

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Haha :)
Yes, I drive about a fair bit really and I've not always had a SatNav, used to just use an A-Z or googlemap my route.
They do save a lot of time and stop you getting lost if you DO take a wrong turn or something, I feel safer with one-but if I do go anywhere I'm unfamiliar with in the near future, I'll survive :)

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Perhaps someone might buy you a satnav for Christmas

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I already have one pending :)

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Keep it with you. Inn Salford were I used to work they look for ring marks on yor windscreen to tell if you have had a satnav in the car

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I know, it's daft-even with ring marks, nobody knows that the driver has left the SatNav in the car, but still worth wrecking somebody's car to check!
In fact, not so long ago somebody tried to break into my car, and I didn't have a clue why, all that was on show was an empty pop-bottle and a packet of chewing gum. I don't know if they saw evidence that I owned a SatNav, perhaps they did!
In any case, they failed because my car had reinforced glass windows!

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I keep mine on a beanbag mount and it all goes in the glove compartment

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If you take it of the windscreen wipe the ring mark off- they might not get your £100 satnav but could do £300 damage looking for it!
If you have protected no claims the insurance company just put your premium up the next year so you can't win.

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I'm the satnav in our car. I doubt I'd fit in the glove compartment.

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Depends how big your hands are.

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permission was given to take the urine so.......


the theif would most likely not have got away so fast if he or she had not had an accomplice.A voice could be heard saying "after 300 yards turn right and leg it "

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Yeh must have met a bright un then?:confused::D

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Now now cashy you have met a bright one remember you have met me!!! ;)

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Yeh but when a good looking birds in front of yeh, accessing her I.Q. is secondary.:D

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If it's Accy Arndale I'd ring the centre management office and ask to speak to Zain, he'll check the cctv for you and won't be too amused if it's one of his staff!

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[QUOTE=lindsay ormerod;1030817]If it's Accy Arndale I'd ring the centre management office and ask to speak to Zain, he'll check the cctv for you and won't be too amused if it's one of his staff![/QUOTE
It wouldn't be Accy Arndale as sugarmouse had to pay for parking

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Good point, I'd still take it to centre management at whrever it was, it's still theft at the end of the day!

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And she don't live in accy either... . :D

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I don't actually think I am dumb lol. Ditzy maybe, do some dumb things, definitely!


You're right-I am going to do that.

I may say I need them to clarify what happened because I have reported it to the police (which I will do) and to my insurance company? Is that an okay idea folks?

I am living officially in Calverley, but I stay in other places because of work, quite often. This happened here;
Avenham car park | Preston City Council

Preston Avenham car park.

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The police have taken a statement and are speaking to the car park management.

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it maynot be worth contacting the insurance company.They will penalize you even if you dont put a claim in.Happened to a mate of mine when he enquired about how much his premium would go up if he decided to put a claim in.Also was highlighted on watchdog recently so be carefull when ringing teh barstewards they use it as an excuse to boost your premium next time around which will most likely be 3x what the satnav cost to replace

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I was really careful!
I know they'll do ANYTHING to get more money out of you or make you sign up with them for another year-even with the satnav loss, I've probably saved money because even if they had have come out, with the key cover I have they would have charged me, something between £50 and £100 , I asked them if it would count as a claim and they said no, but you're right-don't trust them as far as I can throw my car!

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Hope you find the Bloody creep, Need our sat nav as DH says I am the worst for map reading. Altou in my defense I always get us where we are going (may take a round about way ) LOL