Immigrating to the UK

Paul Kemp said:
I still have PTSD parking my car on the street overnight. The one and only time I ever parked a car on the street in ZA it wasn’t there in the morning and while that is hardly traumatic I still have this “will it be there in the morning” feeling.
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Will still probably be where you parked it, but may not be whole:

www.lbc.co.uk

Cars are being destroyed for no reason by thugs in a new trend called 'car cannibalism' and drivers are 'completely oblivious' | LBC

Cars are being stripped of the bonnet, bumper and headlights by thugs in a new trend called 'car cannibalism', and drivers are 'completely oblivious'.
www.lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk
 
The Voice said:
Will still probably be where you parked it, but may not be whole:

www.lbc.co.uk

Cars are being destroyed for no reason by thugs in a new trend called 'car cannibalism' and drivers are 'completely oblivious' | LBC

Cars are being stripped of the bonnet, bumper and headlights by thugs in a new trend called 'car cannibalism', and drivers are 'completely oblivious'.
www.lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk
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13 out of 33,000,000 is decent odds, and that's just another reason to not drive a Vauxhall Corsa.
 
Dave said:
13 out of 33,000,000 is decent odds, and that's just another reason to not drive a Vauxhall Corsa.
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They like Toyotas, too:

www.coventrytelegraph.net

Cov woman left sobbing after 'car cannibals' steal front of her car

She was left stranded
www.coventrytelegraph.net www.coventrytelegraph.net

Audis, Range Rovers and VWs, too:

garagewire.co.uk

Creamfields car park targeted by car cannibals

Five vehicles have been targeted by criminals for their parts after being left in the official Creamfields car park over the weekend. The vehicles were broken into and stripped of their parts. Numerous pictures posted on Facebook
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Weird coming from SA where they’ll kill you to get the whole car. Over here they just take the bits they want with surgical precision.

Saw a clip recently where they basically stripped a Golf R to its chassis over a few nights. Owner’s first clip shows the wheels, front bumper and headlights missing. Comes back the next day and the interior is gone.
 
I drive a Corsa... looks like I will have to move down South. LOL.
I remind you that they steal the headlights from VWs back in SA in mere seconds.
 
prod said:
Did you have to do police clearance, and if so, did you use something like Apostil? Thanks
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Not on a skilled visa but needed police clearance and went directly to the CRC in Pretoria.
 
prod said:
Did you have to do police clearance, and if so, did you use something like Apostil? Thanks
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Yes I needed a police clearance and I did use an agency. I tried sorting it myself but the police lost my documentation in process. I received an update on it saying it was rejected from further processing due to non-payment (it was paid) something like four months after having originally applied and at that point I had already received my certificate via the agency.
It's blatant corruption to skip the queues, but when in Africa...
 
Messugga said:
Yes I needed a police clearance and I did use an agency. I tried sorting it myself but the police lost my documentation in process. I received an update on it saying it was rejected from further processing due to non-payment (it was paid) something like four months after having originally applied and at that point I had already received my certificate via the agency.
It's blatant corruption to skip the queues, but when in Africa...
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Thanks, that's exactly why I don't think I'll bother with the Police
 
Messugga said:
Yes I needed a police clearance and I did use an agency. I tried sorting it myself but the police lost my documentation in process. I received an update on it saying it was rejected from further processing due to non-payment (it was paid) something like four months after having originally applied and at that point I had already received my certificate via the agency.
It's blatant corruption to skip the queues, but when in Africa...
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Initially tried going to a local cop shop but none of them would even give me the time of day. “Person doing this is not in” etc. Done fingerprints at Pretoria central(don’t do this) and then directly to CRC. CRC actually works fine, it’s the disconnect from local stations getting it to CRC that is an issue. If you are not up for the PT use an agency.
 
Paul Kemp said:
Not on a skilled visa but needed police clearance and went directly to the CRC in Pretoria.
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Did you need it for the visa application, or is it a nice to have to prove you're not a criminal while abroad?
 
Dave said:
Has it snowed? They were forecasting snow up here from last night, all we got was rain this morning and blue skies this afternoon.
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No, due tomorrow night/Wednesday morning when the warm front arrives from the south
 
Dave said:
Has it snowed? They were forecasting snow up here from last night, all we got was rain this morning and blue skies this afternoon.
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Nothing in Manchester, just rain most of the morning and it's chilly. Drama for nothing.
 
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