One of the things I checked when I bought our car was that it had the headphones and that the DVD remote control was in it's holder in the rear centre armrest.

Having only used the system once, I think I've only checked on the remote one other time since.

Today, I was looking to see if the car had a ski hatch and low and behold, the remote is missing from it's cradle.

As the car has only ever spent time at the dealership we bought it and another where we had a tracker fitted, the list of places where it could of been taken is extremely short.

I'm angry at the thieving bar steward, angry at the whatever dealership employs a thieving toe-rag and angry at myself for not listing everything left in the car anytime it was in for service/whatever.

Most of all I am angry because I cannot say when it was taken other than after I bought the car in December 2015 and after whenever I last checked on it, an indeterminate date.

What do I do? My instinct tells me to chalk this up to experience and just try and locate another remote.

Frustrating as it sounds - I think your conclusion is correct - unless you can be more specific, there really isn’t anything that you can do or reasonably expect anyone else to do.

Agree with you both, you could give the places a polite ring and ask if they happen to have found one lying around...... but I think you maybe clutching at straws. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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You're absolutely right guys; there's no way I can realistically make an accusation, only something like to ask if it would have been removed at service time.....

They say life's lesson are rarely cheap; found a very good condition replacement....... just hope it's not some other poor sods or mine that I am buying back.

I had this last year with Perrys in High Wycombe, put my ranger in for first MOT and service, MOT was done off site. Got it back and on the following day reached for my RayBans from the sunglasses holder and they were gone, sent an email of to manager and after a bit of too'ing and fro'ing they finally paid me £200 quid for a £250 quid of sunnys.

Dont lie down, get on it and set the ball rolling

sorry to hear that....


i take all my stuff in the cabin out when it goes into the dealer...it’s a bit time consuming but then nothing will be ‘lost’... ... - .- -.




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Wrote off an imprezza years back, was collected back to local dealer and when it got to my house about 3 days later , all the STI and TYPE R badges were gone , gearstick cover, steering wheel and wheels !!!! It had others wheels with 2 wheelnuts holding them on.. dealer didnt want to know , so solicitors got involved and all replaced with new and a nice cheque for me. Dealers can be unbelievable. 2015 4.4 AB
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You had badges boasting STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections)

I did but it can also mean Subaru Tecnica International for those with their mind out of the gutter  2015 4.4 AB
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Sorry dolph34, only a bit of fun, couldn't resist

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Sound advice, Stan; it's a shame it has to come to that. The other choice is to make sure they list all contents at handover.... this has a certain serendipitous ring to it, seeing as I am retired and the process would take quite some time

We just empty all our vehicles at dealer time - throw everything into a large Tote Bag - I usually find when it comes to putting everything back a load of stuff wasn’t needed and can be junked or relocated 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17

What about a small pot of security paint which leaves a traceable microdots on the item, at least if the item is ever recovered as stolen or suspicion is raised there is a trail.

Or for the remote put a little note in with the batteries "stolen from vehicle *******" it might get an honest recipient a twang of honesty?