Holiday ruined by caravan theft
7 August 2009
A family have had their caravan ruined by thieves who unhitched
their caravan from their car whilst they stopped at a motorway
service station in Surrey.
The Dethleff caravan, which is worth around £5,000, was stolen
from Clacket Lane services on the M25 near Limpsfield on Monday
morning.
The Surrey police said that the family were on their way to
Dover and the caravan was packed with equipment.
Detective Constable Julian Knowles said: "it cannot be
underestimated how brazen this theft was. The caravan was unhitched
from the family's car and driven away within a very short amount of
time."
He added: "I am appealing to caravan enthusiasts who may be
offered a white Dethleffs for sale at a heavily reduced price to
contact us immediately as it may belong to this family."
Towergate Bakers spokesperson, Paul Havenhand says,
"unfortunately this is not an isolated incident, this is why we
encourage all of the people we speak to to fix a wheel clamp and
hitch lock to prevent occurrences like this from happening."
Source: www.bbc.co.uk, Holiday 'ruined' by caravan
theft, 6 August 2009
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