The story of a stolen car

Jay Sukhija, who appears to be an immigrant, has had his car stolen.  It appears also that his car was stolen by a pair of immigrants, and his insurance company has refused to pay out on the grounds that he was tricked into letting them take the car.

My first comment is that anyone who buys a car should consider the likelihood that it will be stolen.  That's just basic non-stupidity.  It should be obvious also that an expensive car such as a Mercedes C Class will prove particularly attractive to the discerning thief.

Of course any car might be stolen.  A teenage joyrider seeking the adrenaline rush of driving along country roads at sixty miles per hour might take just about any car, and might even target the small, relatively inexpensive car on the grounds that it is perhaps less likely to be equipped with anti-theft devices than the C Class.

Nevertheless, a car taken by a joyrider might well be recovered before long, whereas an expensive car is perhaps more likely to be stolen by a thief who does not intend to abandon it after just one joyride.

Any remotely sensible person would think about fitting a car with anti-theft devices, and would also check the small print of their insurance policy to make sure to what extent they are covered for theft.  A really sensible person might also try to avoid buying an expensive car, so as to minimise the loss when a car is stolen.

My second comment is that anyone who buys a car should try to avoid buying on credit. That too is fairly basic non-stupidity.  Apparently Mr Sukhija bought his C Class on credit, and still owes £17,000 on that loan despite no longer having the car. If he had bought a less expensive car, then he might have managed to pay off the loan in full before his car was stolen.

My third comment is that crime is a fact of life in pre-communist Britain.  I do not know whether or not Mr Sukhija has ever voted for a political party which seeks to take crime seriously, but I do know that very few people in this country do vote to tackle crime effectively.  The bulk of votes in parliamentary elections in this country are cast for the soft-on-crime LibLabCon parties.

My fourth comment is that there does seem to be a very strong link between immigration and crime.  This appears beyond doubt when you consider violent crime or drugs-related crime, but it may well apply to other crimes as well.

Mr Sukhija's car has not been seen since it was stolen, and may have been taken abroad to be sold.  I suppose it is possible that an immigrant living in Britain is more likely to have contacts in another country than a native British person.

I have very little sympathy for Mr Sukhija, and suggest he makes better choices in future.