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Hugh Jahrmes · 09-23-2015, 01:27 PM

Glad you got it back.. Hopefully it's not one of those "wish I got the payout" situations.

I had a friend recover a civic that had obviously been used for some good old fashioned meth smokin / dope shootin' / f-shack'in and I'm pretty sure she sold the thing basically as-is at a loss to avoid ever driving it again.

Was going to quote the post of troutman's with the picture of the explorer where he said the plates didn't match.. I don't think that's a clear indication it's not your vehicle.

I had the plates from my (now HIGHLY ILLEGAL, CHAMILLIONAIRE "RIDIN DIRTY", 2PAC "EMISSIONZ AZ A RIDAH" status) 2012 VW Jetta TDI stolen in Red Deer last winter while parked overnight at a restaurant. When I reported it, I was told this is becoming more common as it allows thieves a bit of a chance to hide in plain sight by running legit plates on a stolen vehicle.

My inner Sherlock assumed this would likely be the actions of a more organized group, maybe some kind of chop shop. Case out a few similar vehicles and scoop up plates as needed over the course of a few days and you could probably transport said vehicle almost anywhere you needed. If you timed it right (assuming they stole my plates sometime after 2am), they had to figure they had 6-10 hours of safe use of that plate before it was time to switch.

Maybe someone was jjst bored though.

09-23-2015, 01:27 PM	#47
Hugh Jahrmes Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Nov 2010 Exp:	Glad you got it back.. Hopefully it's not one of those "wish I got the payout" situations. I had a friend recover a civic that had obviously been used for some good old fashioned meth smokin / dope shootin' / f-shack'in and I'm pretty sure she sold the thing basically as-is at a loss to avoid ever driving it again. Was going to quote the post of troutman's with the picture of the explorer where he said the plates didn't match.. I don't think that's a clear indication it's not your vehicle. I had the plates from my (now HIGHLY ILLEGAL, CHAMILLIONAIRE "RIDIN DIRTY", 2PAC "EMISSIONZ AZ A RIDAH" status) 2012 VW Jetta TDI stolen in Red Deer last winter while parked overnight at a restaurant. When I reported it, I was told this is becoming more common as it allows thieves a bit of a chance to hide in plain sight by running legit plates on a stolen vehicle. My inner Sherlock assumed this would likely be the actions of a more organized group, maybe some kind of chop shop. Case out a few similar vehicles and scoop up plates as needed over the course of a few days and you could probably transport said vehicle almost anywhere you needed. If you timed it right (assuming they stole my plates sometime after 2am), they had to figure they had 6-10 hours of safe use of that plate before it was time to switch. Maybe someone was jjst bored though. __________________ Long time listener, first time caller.