Despite my previous story..
Whilst working as a mechanic in another garage, (This time a Toyota dealership which was the best two years I ever spent as a Motor Vehicle Technician), I saw a bit of blatant robbery.

We were an MOT station, as well as doing repairs & servicing on other cars. I was wandering back from the valeting bay after washing a car, and saw someone leave the garage and sprint up the bank outside. I went in and asked the other two mechanics who that was, and they didn't know what I was on about.

About an hour later, a rep from a rental company came by to pick up a car. He asked where it was and we told him out the front where he should have seen it. We checked the board for keys and they were gone. I wandered outside and the car was gone too. Uh Oh.

Then another customer came in to pick up a Celica from a service and the keys were missing for that too. I rushed out (being a younger person) and checked that the car was still there. It was.

Whilst discussing the problems and getting a new key cut for the key, I saw someone getting into it. About five of us rushed out and made an attempt to stop the guy from driving off with it. Including me by standing in front of it. Bad idea thought my brain and I agreed. I jumped aside as the pikey scum drove off, door swinging open.

Celica was recovered a day later intact, the rental Astra had been burnt out.
(thatguythere is wondering where he is, Thu 21 Feb 2008, 12:59, Reply)