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Hi all,

My pride and joy 1995 Defender 90 300tdi hardtop in blue was stolen off my drive in Bradway, Sheffield in the early hours of this morning.

I am absolutely gutted and am somewhat alarmed to see how often this is happening in the Sheffield area, presumably with a very low recovery rate.

A picture is attached, although it doesn't look quite so shiny now!

Reg is N542FFR, spare tyre cover on the back door reads 'Dillers 4x4, The Land Rover Enthusiasts".

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The good news (if there is any) is that SY Police have identified this as a problem and a dedicated CID team has been set up purely to tackle Defender theft in the Sheffield / South Yorkshire area. This does involve plain clothes and undercover work so it's heartening to hear the police are taking it seriously (but annoying they couldn't have found some way of letting us Defender owners in the area know about this!).

The feeling is they they're being broken for parts and not being sold complete so once they're gone, they're probably gone. It could be being stripped as I type...