This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition 10 years prison sentence for car theft, no matter how the car was stolen.
The car thieves have a small punishment, most of the time they go with suspension of the incarceration and that is not fair for the victim, because most of the time the insurance company will find an excuse not to pay for the car. I've had a key locked in the car ,but not on plain view .
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The thieves have no fear because they know that nothing bad is happening to them.
And police is not bothered to search for the car, my case was closed after 3 days.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure whether you're concerned about sentences for car theft or the actions of insurance companies, or both.
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