Our cat is a January 19 registered Hybrid Tourer
I know that this has been covered before but what I don't see from other posts is the grief and personal inconvenience that is caused by this sickening theft which must be done by total scumbags with no regards for anyone else.
My wife took her elder friend for a birthday treat at a local pub Friday 1tth September. This is in a nice rural village just outside of Lichfield Staffordshire.
Just over an hour later she drove away from the pub and as the car was in EV mode the engine didn’t kick in until she was half way down the road and then the inevitable roar of the exhaust brought her quickly to a stop.
She call Toyota recovery and was on hold for half and hour whilst they got in touch with the AA, the AA duly arrived an hour later.
She then decided to call the local police but was on hold fur a further hour, so after the initial problem at 2pm she finally arrived hoe at 6pm in a taxi.
She was absolutely distraught and worn out when she got home and was totally drained.
So now the local main dealer tells us they already have two Auris Hybrids in their compound waiting for converters and that they are an back order with Toyota.
We only have basic hire car cover and won’t be able to get one via the insurance company until Tuesday.
I’m sure that the people that do this kind of theft don’t give toss about the impact of their action on the victims and maybe even think that it’s victimless crime.
So we now have to leave our beloved Auris at the main dealers for maybe three weeks or more, so we would like to find out how we can minimise the chances of this happening with such ease in the future, tye main dealer has suggested a Tilt Sensor be fitted to the alarm system at a cost of £100, I have also seen a Catloc, which looks like a metal plate that sits beneath the converter. I believe these are around £250 ish fitted
Any suggestions and sympathy most welcome