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As I wrote in the venting thread, today the rear licence plate got stolen from my car while it was parked in a side street near my place of work. Yes, only the rear one. The police officer told me it was probably taken to conceal a real plate while stealing fuel (all fuel stations have video surveillance, but mostly only from one direction). Still, driving around with different numbers must catch unwanted attention, I think...
Anyway. In addition to taking the plate and destroying the FinalGear frame
, the thief also showed his lack of skill with a screwdriver and carved a big scratch into the boot lid:
(excuse the dirt)
I've called the police at once and was told I could file the complaint of an offense at the police station in my suburb (which the site of crime wasn't located in), so naturally I drove through half the city without a rear plate and of course overtook a Police motorcycle. The officer then came alongside to talk to me, but I could tell him truthfully that I was on the way to his colleagues.
Now I have to re-register the car with a new licence number, which is really sad. The old number was
mine mine mine, even if it was "only" initials and birthday which is probably the least original vanity plate in Germany.
So, the financial damage amounts to:
- new plate frame: ? 8 plus shipping
- new plates - around ? 30
- re-registering - around ? 40
- and whatever it takes to repair the damage to the car, if I even do that
As mentioned, the paperwork with the police is done. I will probably receive a notice that the criminal case is dropped because no suspect could be identified.
My insurance - I have full coverage, but with a ? 300 co-payment - is also informed. Next step: Re-register the car before driving again.