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Should I be worried about what Uber Delivery Man said to me tonight

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ML5 · 27/10/2025 22:13

Hello everyone
I have a Mercedes Car on my driveway but with a Wheel Clamp on it, DD ordered a Delivery with Uber, I answered the door and the Uber Man said to me can I ask you something I said yes then he said is the Wheel Clamp on your Mercedes Car safe I said why are you asking and he said to me just want to know if the Wheel Clamps are safe for security reasons as I want one for my Car.
Just felt very strange for a Uber Delivery Man to ask me if that and I’m now wondering if he wanted to know if he was up to something.

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Disturbia81 · 28/10/2025 07:19

I’ve never seen one so I’d be curious too

ByeByeThyroid · 28/10/2025 07:13

Yeah he’s definitely gonna steal your car Hmm

RoamingToaster · 28/10/2025 06:57

HellsBalls · 28/10/2025 06:25

OP must live in a rough area if they have to clamp the car.

Maybe not if she’s paranoid from small talk

HellsBalls · 28/10/2025 06:25

OP must live in a rough area if they have to clamp the car.

JustMyView13 · 28/10/2025 06:21

TakeMe2Insanity · 28/10/2025 06:08

This. It’s hardly normal to see a Mercedes purposefully clamped by the owner.

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They’re so easy to steal with keyless entry though. They just cut through steering locks with a portable angle grinder, so a wheel clamp is an extra layer of security. I don’t think it’s odd to protect a car worth £50-100k.

RedRiverShore5 · 28/10/2025 06:11

It's probably easier on a car to use one of those steering wheel locks which seem to becoming popular again and are recommended nowadays if you have an easy to steal car

TakeMe2Insanity · 28/10/2025 06:08

DancingPuca · 27/10/2025 22:18

But usually they’re when someone’s parked illegally and is clamped, rather than intentionally put on as a security device by the car’s owner. It se3ms to me a perfectly reasonable question.

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This. It’s hardly normal to see a Mercedes purposefully clamped by the owner.

RoastLambs · 28/10/2025 06:06

You should go and collect your own food, or cook it. Then you wouldn’t have to converse with the masses.

Irenesortof · 28/10/2025 05:55

He just wanted a personal opinion about wheel clamps.

NormaNormalPants · 28/10/2025 05:52

MolvolioPortesque · 28/10/2025 02:37

Last time a delivery driver made enquiries about my Mercedes Car’s security, I woke up on the middle of the night to find he had come into my home, eaten all the food in the cupboards, and had drank all the water in my taps. I had to go out to the cafe for sausage, chips and ice cream. I bought a big tin of Uber Driver food in case he ever did it again, but he never did.

At least daddy’s beer was safe 😁

GreenWheat · 28/10/2025 05:52

Threads like this make me wonder how some people manage to function in daily life. Overthinking casual, inconsequential smalltalk must be exhausting.

Tubs22 · 28/10/2025 05:46

Are you genuinely this suspicious of everyone? I haven't seen a wheel clamp in years so is possibly a question I'd ask

Basilisthebestherb · 28/10/2025 05:38

ML5 · 27/10/2025 22:49

He didn’t have a car he had motor bike

And??? Probably has a car at home. Might even be a Mercedes!!!

PollyBell · 28/10/2025 05:36

Ruby1985 · 27/10/2025 22:21

Literally this! I mean come on…

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I hope he didnt knock on the door and hollered down the street, MN doesnt like people knocking for some weird reason

PollyBell · 28/10/2025 05:34

Why is the fact the car is a 'Mercedes car' relevant, you could have a 'car' with a wheel clamp and the whole OP could have been the same

rwalker · 28/10/2025 05:33

He was just asking for recommendations and if they were any good
wouldn’t even cross my mind he was up to no good

Starconundrum · 28/10/2025 05:31

I thought you meant you'd be clamped by bailiffs so 🤷

In fact I'm still not entirely sure, but now I'm leaning towards a steering wheel lock.

HesarealJacquelineHigh · 28/10/2025 05:25

This reminds me of the Friday night dinner episode where Sheila had to make sure that everyone knew she drives a Mercedes

Porpoiseful · 28/10/2025 05:12

Might be a good test for the clamp…

pinkbackground · 28/10/2025 05:06

You’re overthinking it.

Namechange29383929383 · 28/10/2025 04:36

When enquiring on car finance a few months ago the bank were willing to let me have a car up to the value of 50k despite the fact I earn a bang average amount. I chose a car costing a fifth of that because I do not care to have high payments, but had I gone for it I too would’ve been a peasant with a naice car. The horror!

CallMeFlo · 28/10/2025 03:51

ML5 · 27/10/2025 22:49

He didn’t have a car he had motor bike

When did the law come in youre only allowed one veh

Oooobigstretch · 28/10/2025 02:59

God I hate it when the working class actually thinks they can TALK to you!

Shattereddreamsparkway · 28/10/2025 02:50

he’d be a pretty useless criminal if he directly asked you about a car he was intending to steal in his own car that he uses for work that you could easily identify, he’d be making himself prime suspect. If he was going to do something he wouldn’t ask you a question first.

steff13 · 28/10/2025 02:46

ticklyfeet · 28/10/2025 02:12

Neither have I. I didn’t know they were available to purchase by the general public for security reasons. I live and learn!

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Here in the US we call them boots, but I've also never seen one that wasn't put on by parking enforcement.