A fed-up Angus man has told how he spent £400 on a security system to protect his car – only for it to be struck by vandals again.
The householder, who lives in the Archie’s Park area of Forfar, decided to splash out on CCTV to act as a deterrent after his Volkswagen Golf was damaged twice in March.
It cost him £750 to get the car re-sprayed following the damage.
But he’s counting the cost again after it was scraped by an object in an early hours incident on Monday.
The man’s CCTV clearly shows the culprit walking towards the passenger side of his car around 3.30pm before it was vandalised.
He said other cars in the area have also been targeted and has stressed that enough is enough.
“This is now the third time that our car has been vandalised,” he said.
“We got a camera installed which cost £400 and the damage repaired after the first two times it happened.
“We have had no issues since but on Monday it happened again with the same style of scratch which suggests the same person.
“There’s not an awful lot we can do but I’ve decided to speak out to highlight what’s happening in the area.”
He said the camera system was put in place to warn off would-be vandals and act as evidence if something did happen.
He is hoping the culprit might be able to be identified from the latest footage although he admits it might be a long shot.
“It’s all about changing attitudes and getting the message across that this isn’t right,” he said.
“Imagine it was your car that was targeted? Your dad’s car? Your mum’s car?
“How would you feel?
“The financial cost of getting my car repaired every time this happens is an added headache.
“I just want this to stop.”
Police are investigating the latest incident after the vandalism was reported.
The CCTV footage has also been given to investigating officers.
In April police appealed for information about vandalisms to cars in Forfar after a youth jumped on the roof and windscreen of a vehicle and a wing mirror was damaged on another vehicle.
Police can be contacted on 101 and information can also be given anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
