Wirral businesses hit by HGV lorry thefts

Sep 30 2009 by Kevin Core, Birkenhead News

Wirral businesses hit by HGV lorry thefts

“It was fixed and on September 18, the day I was due to start work again my friend called me to come to the site. They had come back and it was gone.

“I was speechless.

“It was found in St Helens but the repairs will cost £750.

“I’m not working while its fixed and I’ve lost the contract I had so I’m pretty much looking at financial ruin.”

A MAN wagon belonging to his friend was also targeted.

John Ball, 70, from West Kirby has been operating his haulage business from Carr Lane Industrial Estate in Hoylake for 40 years.

His Scania tractor unit was stolen last Sunday. He not only lost a contract but must now pay for the hire of a replacement.

Birkenhead’s NWT Trading near Birkenhead docks also confirmed the theft of two Scania tractors on July 24. A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said: “This is a rare type of theft and officers are keeping an open mind as to whether the thefts are linked.”