Vehicle Fraud: Neighbourhood Watch Advice: General (Holdingham) Advice

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Sam Cox (NHWN, Administrator, UK)

Online vehicle fraud is costing the nation a road-rage inducing £17.8 million each year, according to new figures released by Get Safe Online and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) today. This is the equivalent to 89 Aston Martin Vanquishes.

In 2013, more than 6,600 UK residents reported online vehicle fraud to the police, with an average loss of £4,078 per victim. The loss range is huge; from smaller losses of less than £50, which mainly related to holding deposits, to one unlucky victim who lost £300,000 where multiple vehicles were involved.

Fraudsters used the following methods to steal their victims’ cash:

• Part or full payment for the vehicles and then loss of contact with the “seller” accounted for nearly half (49%) of frauds
• More than a third (37%) of cases involved the payment of a deposit rather than the full amount
• Bank transfers (58%), fake eBay Invoices (14%) and fake Google Payment Systems Invoices (12%) offering non-existent "buyer protection" for the transaction were the most commonly cited payment methods
• Some victims paid funds to holding accounts on the basis that funds will be held until the buyer has received the goods and is satisfied with them
• Other victims received texts from well-known websites requesting refundable fees for car inspections

Further statistics show that:

• Nearly three quarters (71%) of victims were men
• People in their forties reported a quarter (25%) of all online vehicle fraud
• London was the most targeted city for online vehicle fraud, followed by Bristol and then Birmingham

Tony Neate, CEO of Get Safe Online, commented:

“Vehicles are valuable goods and because of this, trading them isn’t a decision that people take lightly, so it’s awful that fraudsters are exploiting popular vehicle websites. Hopefully our latest campaign will make people more aware of the risks before going online to buy or sell a vehicle.”

For the full press release, please click here.

You can download a poster to promote the campaign from our website here. You can also download a campaign leaflet from our website here, which gives some useful tips and advice.

For more information on the risks of buying and selling vehicles online, and how to stay safe, please visit: https://www.getsafeonline.org/shopping

Latest on Anaerobic Digestion Facility Leasingham and Holdingham

 Latest Update

8th May:  Interestingly the Sleaford Standard has posted tonight that theA15 Holdingham Roundabout to Navemby is closed until further notice due to an accident! What on earth would have happended if Lorries for the plant were trying to get  to the A17? 

There was a feature on Look North this evening with Holdingham Resident Donna Jarvis and a representation from the Farming Community. Peter Levy questioned both. There appears to be one feature missing: 50 or more years ago this site would have been seen as well into the Countryside and opposition would have been much less. Both Leasingham and Holdingham/Sleaford have expanded massively since then and hence this site is much less appropriate. Traffic on the A15 and A17 have also expanded by a large amount. 

The BBC Look North clip has now been taken off. Here is a report on BBC Linconshire:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-27195054

Latest NKDC Statement re Regeneration & Compulsory Purchase of Recreation Ground Land

The latest statement of the Boston Road Recreation Ground re Compulsory Purchase: and the associated developments and costs are the North Kesteven District Council Web-Site!! The date is the 25 February 2014!

The photo by the way is mine: taken late last summer.

Neighbourhood Policing

Anyone interested in our custodial services might wish to come to this!  (Please do not reply directly to this email, please use the Reply button at the bottom of this message) Message sent by Gillian Fleet (Police & NHWN, Community Safety Officer, Lincolnshire) Good Afternoon This message is sent on behalf of the Lincolnshire Neighbourhood Watch Association. Meeting Notice The County Association are holding their next meeting on Thursday 3rd April, 2014, commencing at 7pm.  The meeting will be held at the Sleaford Council Offices, Kesteven Street, Sleaford.  The Governor of Lincoln Prison will be giving a talk at the meeting. If you are intending to attend the meeting, please respond to this email.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Biomass Lorries: A17 Holdingham Roundabout Impact

Update: Biogas Plant Leasingam: In addition to the inforrmation below : Local Newspapers are now carrying the latest on the story of the Poultry Complex between Holdingham and Leasingham. If this goes ahead then even more pressure on the Roundabout.
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I noticed, for the first time, when returning from Lincoln yesterday the straw being carried to the  Biofuel Plant at Kirkby La Thorpe. They were travelling at reasonable speed around the A17 Holdingham Roundabout and were laden.

It will be interesting to see the impact of access to the Holdingham Roundabout by other road users from the A15, A17 and from the B1518 (Lincoln Road into Sleaford). I had always assumd that the Lorries would be covered but the straw bales were uncovered. The photograph above was taken prior to the plant being built: I will get another one of the Lorries hopefully next week!!