Overview

• The Jaguar E-Pace vanished from Mia Forbes Pirie and Mark Simpson’s Brook Green driveway in the early hours of Wednesday.
• Tracking technology pinpointed the vehicle on a quiet Chiswick side street at around 10:30 am.
• A 999 call resulted in an uncertain police response, with officers unable to confirm when they could investigate.
• Fearing further delay, the couple retrieved the car themselves and found its interior stripped by thieves who had tried to bypass a ghost immobiliser.
• The Metropolitan Police have since scheduled a forensic examination, in a context where 2024 saw 33,530 vehicle thefts in London and fewer than 1% positive outcomes.