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If someone broke into your car right now what would they get?

242 replies

Psychoticbreak · 19/11/2023 15:03

Just stepped out of mine and made a note that if someone broke into mine they would find designer prescription sunshades, designer regular sunshades, a cheap pair of glasses, a coin purse with about 50 quid in it, 2 dog leads, an umberela, a denim jacket and shopping bags.

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AmazingBouncingFerret · 19/11/2023 15:34

Lip balm
hand cream
bottle of flat diet coke
paracetamol
bags for life
sunglasses
drivers license
work keys
trebor extra strong mints
body spray
packet of sneaky cigarettes and lighter
rain coat
spare change
breakfast biscuits and some of those crispy fruity slice things

Neriah · 19/11/2023 15:35

A Blue Badge, a cheap pair of night driving glasses, a lot of dog hair.

reallyworriedjobhunter · 19/11/2023 15:35

Second hand story CDs, sick bags, bags in boot for charity shop full of old kids clothes. Mud.

UpUpUpU · 19/11/2023 15:35

probably an awful disease

Wiccan · 19/11/2023 15:35

My dogs cosy car bed and seat belt , 10 reusable shopping bags folded neatly inside eachother and an absolutely massive punch in the throat just for fucking with my car 😉

Watto1 · 19/11/2023 15:36

My car was actually broken into a few years ago and they stole my prescription sunglasses. Hope they gave him migraines! They also pinched an ABBA Gold cd but left behind Oasis Confused

If it was broken into today they’d get half a bag of fruit pastilles and a handful of serviettes.

murasaki · 19/11/2023 15:37

Disclaimer, i do not drive so it's basically DP's work.car.

Hard hat, hi vis vest, shovel and assorted tools, a fuck ton of rubbish e.g. crisp packets etc, dirt, hand sanitizer, lighters, plastic bags. I make him wipe the seat down before I get in which isn't often.

CentrifugalBumblePuppy · 19/11/2023 15:39

My liquorice toffee (for when I’m low, gotta love diabetes) so they’d get left as no bugger likes them. Except me.

A plethora of bags for life.

Dog hair.

The dog’s restraining fastening.

More dog hair (doodles don’t shed? HAHAHAHAHA).

The dash cam that’d take lovely photos of the dude nicking the car.

Tiny leaves from the bloody false Acacia at my Mum’s, that seem to multiply like bloody tribbles in autumn. And doing her care twice a day, there’s ample opportunity for them to hitch a ride on our shoes/clothes/paws.

A soupçon of dog hair.

The dog’s car blanket - strangely not too hairy, as he always hoofs it off when he gets in the car.

First aid kit.

My ‘Not all disabilities are visible’ sticker (bought to rub it into oaf & oafwife neighbours who told me I don’t have a disability and that all the parking is theirs, Police soon put them straight & they have a community resolution thing against them lol).

Spare walking stick.

Dog hair.

After having the car broken into in February, we keep all to the bare minimum.

Except the dog hair. There’s loads of that.

Toddlerteaplease · 19/11/2023 15:39

An umbrella, blanket. Bottles of water and some shopping bags.

Ratfinkstinkypink · 19/11/2023 15:41

My child's off road wheelchair and a suction machine .

My dashcam.

muddyford · 19/11/2023 15:41

Two dog towels, two dog blankets, a dog whistle, spare lead, two hi-vis tabards, atlas, prescription glasses, first aid kit and odd things like windscreen scraper.

TastesLikeStrawberriesOnASummerEvening · 19/11/2023 15:42

Percy Pigs, some melted fruit salad sweets, a Superdy hoody and a plastic mug from Glasgow Hydro filled with pens/lighters/receipts.

Purplecatshopaholic · 19/11/2023 15:42

Winter ‘kit’ in the boot - boots, gloves, scrapers, blankets, first aid kit, etc. A shit load of chocolate wrappers in the passenger footwell!

MyFavouriteBlankWall · 19/11/2023 15:43

A canvas - type material coat, a fake leather jacket, a scarf, my Blue Badge, a pair of sunglasses, and in the boot, 2 folding chairs and an umbrella

MintJulia · 19/11/2023 15:44

A trolley coin and a bic biro. Oh, and there's a broken kettle and an empty fuel can in the boot. 😁

RosesAndHellebores · 19/11/2023 15:45

An ancient pair of prescription sunglasses, half a cup of cold Costa, half a tube of hand cream, an old umbrella, a kagoule, some old pay and display tickets, a third of a container of screenwash, a lipstick, the Book of Common Prayer, a box of tissues, packet of wet wipes and about 50 bags for life. They would not be amused.

Comefromaway · 19/11/2023 15:46

£3 in pound coins, de-iced, glove scraper, an old car rug, an umberella, 2 CDs & a can of water (from a hotel)

ApolloandDaphne · 19/11/2023 15:47

Me, DH and my DM!

casuarinatree · 19/11/2023 15:48

A Dolly Parton CD and a CD of Imela Staunton reading the Gruffalo which was in the CD player (youngest is 9, so that is how long ago we last used the CD player).

DD's maxi scooter.

A warning triangle.

Some de-icer, a half full massive bottle of hand sanitizer from Covid days that has half evaporated, a couple of (empty) sick bags, some paper masks (from covid days), a pen that has been in the car since we bought it in 2013.

Wendyspotatopeeler · 19/11/2023 15:48

My gym key and glowsticks, some phone chargers and a plastic trolley coin thing.

Goneback2school · 19/11/2023 15:48

Me because I'm sitting in it putting off going in to do housework. Otherwise 3 chocolate advent calendars and some stocking fillers that I have to hide- books, posca pens and earrings.

APurpleSquirrel · 19/11/2023 15:49

A couple of bags of wine gums & mentos; shopping bags, a large umbrella, camera, & the detritus of 2 kids.

sixteenfurryfeet · 19/11/2023 15:49

An empty tissue box
Some random Christmas baubles and a mistletoe garland
A large box containing tree lopping tools and saws
Half a dozen plant pots (empty)
A large doormat
An umbrella
Several rolls of anodised aluminium wire
A calculator
Two windscreen ice scrapers

Whiteday · 19/11/2023 15:52

I've started being prepared for long journeys which I've started to do.....

So two fleece blankets
Large bottle of sparkling water
Large packet of wine gums
Galaxy bar

Dog treats and lots of dog hair also

MalcolmTuckersSwearBox · 19/11/2023 15:52

Quite the haul in your car, @Psychoticbreak.

Mine is less impressive.

A tin of vaseline
About £1.25 in change
A hair tie
A pen
Some screenwash
Bags for life
A lightning charger
A busted Scooby Doo ball
A filthy towel
A set of grubby seat protectors and rubber mats