Car Crime

[poliphilo]

There's an abandoned car sitting outside our house. It's been there for months. Last night someone broke four of the windows and threw a firework inside. Whump, whump, whump, whump, fizz-bang! The whumping sounded just like
someone bouncing a football up and down and I thought maybe it had bounced out of control and landed in out front yard. By the time I went to look there was no-one in sight and the car was full of smoke. Had it caught fire I guess it could have blown our windows out. Nasty.

I stood around with the neighbours (in the bitter cold) and we sherlocked. No-one had seen anything. Then we called the police. Half an hour later a single copper turned up and took notes. He says they'll get it towed away because it's a danger to the public. Sure is!

The copper opined it must have been "kids" (ain't it always!) but Ailz has the more persuasive theory that the car's owner hired someone (and she thinks she knows who) to write it off so he wouldn't be liable to pay to have it scrapped.

Comments

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

What is it with the English and cars abandoned in the streets? It doesn't seem to be a common occurrence in Denmark, but while I was living in London a whole range of different cars were dumped, and the wrecked, in my street. You islanders with your quaint, local customs!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It used to be the case that the authorities would remove unwanted cars for free. Now owners have to pay. I think that has a lot to do with the increase in dumping. A wrecked car will still be removed for free- hence (perhaps) the attempt to destroy the one outside our house last night.

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

I wonder what Danes do to dispose of their cars... I actually haven't got a clue, but they're not standing around in the streets of Copenhagen. Maybe they're all just stolen and sent to Eastern Europe? Maybe they get bored with this fairytale country, develop free will and decide to drive to Mongolia? Oh, so many posibilities!!!