I read about this a few weeks ago on a Toyota forum the sporty model below seems to have become a target, the BBC are now reporting nine cars were targeted in Birmingham.
Cars have been stripped of parts in a spate of separate thefts while parked in Birmingham city centre, a BBC investigation has found.
Motorists came forward after one woman's car was targeted in Digbeth, while she attended a concert.
The BBC has learned of nine similar incidents in the Digbeth area in January alone.
Three motorists told us their cars had also been stripped by thieves last year, all at the same car park.
Charaya White, 28, from Birmingham, said the ordeal had brought on a panic attack when she found parts of her Citroen C1 were scavenged at New Canal Street car park in May 2022.
"Initially I thought my car had been hit by someone in the car park," Ms White said, who had parked there for 24 hours as she caught the train to London for her birthday.
"I literally just broke down... I just went into a state of shock," she said.
Ms White brought a civil court case for negligence against the owners of the car park, Good Value Parking Limited, but ended up dropping it, she said, due to a lack of evidence.
She said CCTV cameras pointing towards her parked car had not been working.
She added she had chosen this particular car park because there were signs claiming it was patrolled.
Good Value Parking Limited, which is managed by Gallan Group, has been approached by the BBC for comment, but has yet to respond.
Meg Matthews said she had booked a day's parking while she went to London on a train with a friend.
The 21-year-old walked back to the car park on her own at about 23:00 GMT.
"I sat down and shut my door, I heard glass shatter, looked to the side of me and my window was completely smashed," Ms Matthews said.
"That's when I looked forward and realised my bonnet was missing."
She said she had called the police straight away, who told her they could not send anyone out to see her.
"I was then stuck in my car for at least half an hour until my friend could actually come and get me," she said.
"I was terrified, I couldn't move."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-64568353
Cars have been stripped of parts in a spate of separate thefts while parked in Birmingham city centre, a BBC investigation has found.
Motorists came forward after one woman's car was targeted in Digbeth, while she attended a concert.
The BBC has learned of nine similar incidents in the Digbeth area in January alone.
Three motorists told us their cars had also been stripped by thieves last year, all at the same car park.
Charaya White, 28, from Birmingham, said the ordeal had brought on a panic attack when she found parts of her Citroen C1 were scavenged at New Canal Street car park in May 2022.
"Initially I thought my car had been hit by someone in the car park," Ms White said, who had parked there for 24 hours as she caught the train to London for her birthday.
"I literally just broke down... I just went into a state of shock," she said.
Ms White brought a civil court case for negligence against the owners of the car park, Good Value Parking Limited, but ended up dropping it, she said, due to a lack of evidence.
She said CCTV cameras pointing towards her parked car had not been working.
She added she had chosen this particular car park because there were signs claiming it was patrolled.
Good Value Parking Limited, which is managed by Gallan Group, has been approached by the BBC for comment, but has yet to respond.
Meg Matthews said she had booked a day's parking while she went to London on a train with a friend.
The 21-year-old walked back to the car park on her own at about 23:00 GMT.
"I sat down and shut my door, I heard glass shatter, looked to the side of me and my window was completely smashed," Ms Matthews said.
"That's when I looked forward and realised my bonnet was missing."
She said she had called the police straight away, who told her they could not send anyone out to see her.
"I was then stuck in my car for at least half an hour until my friend could actually come and get me," she said.
"I was terrified, I couldn't move."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-64568353
