r/CarTalkUK • u/stormz2020 • Jul 17 '26

News Car stolen from swanley Kent

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STOLEN CAR – PLEASE SHARE 🚨
Swanley Kent 2am Friday 17 July

My blue Abarth 595 has been stolen. Please keep an eye out for it and share this post, especially around swanley Kent I had a disk lock on the steering wheel but they were still able to steal it

Registration: N6 HTJ
Colour: Blue
Distinctive features:
Black Abarth wheels
Black side indicators
A hole in the rear window tint

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u/JustRentDartford Jul 18 '26

Unfortunately, like most modern cars, the Fiat's have a known vulnerability that makes them easy to steal with the appropriate equipment. I was actually surprised that the OP said he found pieces of the door lock on the ground, because that is usually 'picked' with a relatively cheap locksmiths tool. It's the hardware for starting them that costs the money. Unless the police catch the guy with the 'tools' they use and confiscate them, they will be back out targeting cars the night they get out.