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Incredible moment Range Rover driver has car stolen in middle of the night – only to CHASE down thieves and get it back
The footage above shows the moment thieves dump the car
THIS is the moment a driver has his Range Rover stolen in the middle of the night before chasing the thieves down and getting it back.
The owner had been home from a two-week holiday in Greece with his family for only a few days when chaos erupted on his driveway.
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He gave chase in the middle of the night when two thieves stole his newly-purchased car his home near Bristol.
One of the thieves immediately sprinted off into the night as he left his house, before he found his Range Rover abandoned on the side of the street minutes later.
CCTV from neighbours shows the moment one of the brazen gang dumps the car and runs along the residential road after giving up on the crime.
The driver believes the keys to his car may have been cloned while parked at Bristol Airport.
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He told The Sun: "We went on holiday for two weeks to Greece. I got a new car four months ago - a keyless Range Rover.
"We dropped the car off as normal at Bristol Airport, then picked it up upon our return.
"Then last week, a few days after we got back, I woke up in the middle of the night.
"It was around 3.30am and I was about to go back to bed when I heard our Ring doorbell go off. I had a look around and thought ‘that’s strange’."
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Minutes later, he spotted headlights outside his home, but initially thought his neighbour was simply leaving for work unusually early.
However, he soon realised his car was in the process of being stolen by hooded thieves.
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He added: "I ran outside and my wife rang the police. One of the thieves was in the driving seat, but our car has flush door handles.
"It means they need to be opened from the inside - but the thief didn't do that so one was left stranded. He just sprinted off into the woodland.
"I grabbed the keys to my Mini, our other car, and chased after them."
He tried to catch up with the Range Rover, but gave up on the chase when he got to a road where it could have gone "in five different directions".
He began returning back to his home, but then saw his prized car had been dumped on the side of a street with the headlights on and engine still runiing.
He continued: "I started driving back to my house, then saw it had just been dumped on the side of a dead-end road with the lights on and engine still running.
"They’d obviously taken a wrong turn and decided to leave it.
"He drove the car for about 30 seconds and then dumped it to try and find his friend."
I’m furious after my £100,000 Range Rover was taken on JOYRIDES by airport parking workers
A MOTORIST has revealed his fury after airport workers took his £100,000 car for a joyride while he was on holiday.
Guy Adams says he left his Range Rover Sport with private 'meet and greet' service Parking 4 You at Bristol Airport last month before jetting off to Spain for a summer break.
But Mr Adams says he was woken up at 4am on June 16 to a series of notifications telling him his car was being driven around the airport car park, Bristol Live reports.
His Range Rover is fitted with a sophisticated tracking and communication system which let Mr Adams follow its movements through his phone while abroad.
Mr Adams says the app told him that the vehicle was driven around the car park next to the A38 for 40 minutes until it returned to its position - but was left unlocked with the windows down.
He said he tried to ring the car park staff but nobody would answer the phone, so he set off the car alarm remotely to get their attention.
Mr Adams also left messages demanding proof that his top-of-the-range vehicle was secure - and threatening to keep setting the alarm off until this was done.
He says he eventually got through to staff, and was sent pictures of his vehicle.
A Bristol Airport spokesperson said: "Parking For You is an independent business entirely unconnected with Bristol Airport and we have no control nor influence over the services provided by this company.
"For confidence when flying from Bristol Airport, customers are advised to use the range of on-site car parking options available.
"All of our car parks are located on site, equipped with CCTV and automatic number plate recognition.
"Our Silver Zone parking is served by a courtesy bus to and from the terminal operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"Bristol Airport parking facilities are Park Mark accredited, which means our services have been risk assessed by the Police and have met the requirements.
"Passengers can guarantee their vehicle will be parked on site in an official Bristol Airport car park by booking via our website Bristol Airport Parking: Official Long & Short Stay Car Parks.”
He is now keen to spread awareness of being extra careful when driving keyless cars after the scare at his home.
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He is concerned airport car parks may be targeted by criminals.
A Bristol Airport spokesperson said: "No evidence has been provided to suggest that the keys were cloned while the vehicle was at Bristol Airport.”
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