Hi Terry,

Your right about the differences, in the past Ive had my Porsche badges stolen on too many occasions to remember (to the point at which i used to keep spares!). Then when i moved up to an F car, within a couple of months someone ran a key down the door and rear wing to show their appreciation. Within a week of the G car arriving my air valve caps had disappeared and yet i hadn't left the car anywhere alone for more than a few mins.

I live in a relatively low crime rate part of the country, who knows what would happen in Manchester or Birmingham....

Having said all that, the UK is a country of car lovers deep down and motorway driving does bring out the digital phone cameras and friendly waves from other vehicles. I've yet to fill up with petrol without someone/people coming over to have a chat. So it seems there is a small minority (as in the case of football hooliganism) that tarnishes the whole country at times.