Couple Steal Back Their £46k Car After ‘Police Fail to Act’
9th June 2025
A stunned couple were forced to steal back their own Jaguar after police told them they couldn’t offer immediate help.
Mia Forbes Pirie, 48, and partner Mark Simpson, 62, were shocked when they discovered their £46,000 Jaguar E-Pace had vanished from outside their Brook Green home In West London on Wednesday morning, reports the Mirror.
The pair had fitted the SUV with an Apple Airtag, allowing them to trace it to a street in Chiswick by 10.30am. However, after calling 999 they were not able to confirm when police would investigate.
With no help on the horizon, the furious couple decided to take matters into their own hands. Mark said he was “nervous” as he and Ms Forbes Pirie made the four-mile journey to the car’s new location.
They discovered the car abandoned on a quiet back street, with the carpets and interior stripped by thieves who had attempted to access its wiring.
The car was also fitted with a ‘ghost immobiliser – an ant-theft device that prevents the car from starting unless a specific sequence of buttons is pressed on the dashboard.
Ther pair, both legal professionals, made the decision to install multiple layers of security after a previous car theft. The last AirTag signal had gone off outside their home at around 3.20am, suggesting the car was likely taken overnight.
Neighbours then reported hearing unusual noises during the night. Mia and Mark believe the theft was “reasonably sophisticated” and likely involved a tow or flatbed truck.
It is cold comfort to realize that the UK is worse than the US … for now. But for how long? It would not surpriseme to have something like this happen in New York or L.A. or Chicago or Detroit or San Francisco.