There are many Landrover thefts in gloucestershire, 3 that I know if In Tetbury in last couple of years, the last one was a friend of mines top of the range silver defender doublecab, taken whilst they were in the house and last seen heading towards Stroud, never to be seen again. It had an...

I got mine back after it was taken from my drive overnight. It was missing 2 weeks and was found abandoned in a hedge (in same village as huge traveller camp) about 80 miles up the M4. I was lucky, apart from the shocking paint job and some 6 inch nails in the tyres it was mechanically...

The recovery people in Reading told me that a lot of landrovers get stolen round you just for joyriding around the fields. They recover rather a lot. Hope you are lucky like me. Mine was found in Arbourfield............. big pikey camp there apparentley.

When mine was stolen the insurance were very laid back about it all despite me calling them nearly everyday once it was found 2 weeks later. It still took them 4 weeks to inspect it, value it and deliver it back to me on a truck. Don't know how long you have to wait for a payout if its not found?

No, not the same people, but sound just as unhelpful!!!

If its the same Reading garage who recovered mine to the Police compound they are a right grumpy/unhelpful lot!!. Glad its been found

Yes, its quite clear and I am sure you could but I bet for the two weeks it was in the police compound they didn't bother or if they did they didn't help!

They did the same to mine, only used frog green gloss paint and a brush!!!. I was lucky and 95% of it came off with a steam cleaner 4 weeks later, leaving minimal damage underneath(roof has a slight tinge to it). Your insurance will probably class it as a total loss though. If they haven't...

Mine was recovered after 2 weeks. It was written off as a class D (uneconomical to repair) as it had been repainted badly, plus other minor bits n pieces. My insurance were slow but gave me a very good valuation and let me buy it back as salvage for 20% of the value. It doesn't have a Q plate. I...

The last time it happened I could only unlock the backdoor and climb over the seats, still couldn't open it from the inside!!!. When it came back after being stolen they had nicked the dog guard so would have been really stuck if it was still there.

With multiple extension leads I used the hairdryer and got the catch working again, then sprayed WD40 all over and it was all working fine. Haven't tried to get in this morning. Will get some grease over the weekend. Thanks for all your help

Thanks Sean, I did think that was prob something to do with it!!. Will get the hairdryer out in a while.

I finally got into my defender this morning, using hot water to defrost the lock...but now the door just bangs and won't stay shut. I have tried turning the key, flicking the door button lock up and down, pressing the door button in and out and swearing at it but it still won't catch and stay...

There is someone on Ebay selling them for £89.95 inc delivery. They deliver fast too.

My insurance was underwritten by Aviva and it ran out 1 week after it was stolen. I have now re insured with Lancaster. I have no mods, its just bog standard, but I was surprised by their valuation, probably could have pushed my luck and got more, they always say don't accept the first offer...

Mine was stolen from Gloucestershire in September from my driveway. It is virtually the same as Malcolm62's. I was extremely lucky as it was found 2 weeks later in Reading. (if you read my other posts you will see the saga). It was written off by the insurance as it had been handpainted with...

Mine was written off class D, purely as it had been repainted with a paintbrush. I paid 20% to keep it and the insurance delivered it home on a lorry Its had a steam clean and new ignition/steering lock and a few small bits and pieces and its nearly good as new. MartynC, have you managed...

This is what they did to it... That is thick oil based paint

It was finally delivered back to my garage 10 days ago. Has had a check over and needs a few minor bits, ignition/steering lock/rear exhaust/wheelnuts but is mechanically fine so far.....and he has steam cleaned it and apart from tiny fiddly bits the green paint is off!!. The insurance did...

I know how you are feeling, if you read my other posts my similar one was stolen in September. It too was an unusual colour. It was found after two weeks so fingers crossed you may be lucky and they abandon it somewhere. The insurance people have now had mine longer than the thieves but thats...