Found Tyres on CSR

Good call..................

(just maybe)

;-))

Possibly, but I think they would have left a note.

Hi Peter & Margaret

That could have been the case, but the ground marks clearly showed where they had landed, which told us they had "bounced off" a vehicle. The mud around the tyres also told us they had been there before the last rain, some 3 weeks.

The other item on the third tyre tells us that the car owner did not know they had lost the tyres, it is a very specific kind of wheel carrier from a specific type of vehicle. We also found the snapped studs and nuts from where one of the tyres had come off the carrier.

We were very careful about looking at the tracks and ground marks first, and the location was not somewhere you would intentionally leave something. We have contacted Kunawaritji, and they have told us that no other vehicles are coming as yet, and they know we have the tyres. If required we will take them back out and leave them there, which I will do if I hear nothing. I wont hold onto something that is not mine.

Cheers

Hi Marc,
That extra info certainly changes the likelyhood of why they were there.
I reckon you should hang on to them. No sense chucking them out in the desert or donating them to someone else who does not own them either.
Once the police have done their thing, they will legitimately (and fairly) be yours.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

Seems like you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. Probably if you take them back to where you found them, there's a good chance they will go the same way as the fuel at the CSR fuel dump, some people just can't help themselves.

Hi Marc Luther,

iIwould have thought it more responsible that you hang on to them now that many people know who has them. The bush telegraph will find the owner in a short time and they wont be to pleased that you dropped them back, only to find someone else driving past has grabbed them for themselves.. My thoughs only.

Regards Michael

hang on to em Marc ....... you know exacty how they got there and they were not "placed" there ...........
Or give em to the coppers and they can deal with them, word will get around quickly and the owner will come forward very soon, end of the day you have done exactly what i would have done and the owners will be very grateful for that...

Anyone dumb enough to leave that many tyres out in the open is asking for trouble, better solutions than that out there..

Hang on to them and let the police procedure proceed. Sounds like they were not intentionally left there.

Just wait a while.

Phil

Hi Scrubby

EWe already contacted the police, but they reckon they don't need any more items picked up from this area. They will let anyone know where the wheels are (I said tyres on the forum, but they a full wheels), and if someone contacts me they will get them back.

Cheers

Marc

I was considering responding, but not worth it.

Ha ha - yeah it was a just a little joke (and not a very good one at that)...

Ps - for what it is worth - I agree with what you did...

Hi Nick

Thankyou for your very relevant point. We only found them because wwe noticed some strange marks on the track, and thought that someone may have rolled over, so we checked. The person had left the track very quickly, and there were no brake marks at all, so we figure they must have regained their steering and went on.

We will go back and see if there are any otrher indicators in the tracks or anything else laying around that may let us know who it was, but I somehow doubt it.

I think you are wrong though, as I believe that most people would be completely honest in such a matter.

Cheers

Hi Marc,


I'd hope that 99% of travellers are honest people - especially out in a remote area like the CSR. Trouble is the 1% who aren't. An example of this is the Capricorn Roadhouse Fuel Dump, which i am led to believe is finishing up as a result of theft (and not isolated incidents either). A shame that a small minority can spoil it for the rest.

Unfortunately in this day and age (especially in the major Cities), you can't always rely on the good will of people to do the right thing. In saying this, it's not worth loosing sleep over, just something to keep in the back of your mind.


cheers,


Nick

Hi again Nick
From what I have been able to find out, it was some of the local mob who protested against the fuel drops, as they were getting sick and tired of being accused of pinching fuel.
I can guarantee that 99% of people who live out in areas like where I am would never consider inconveniencing someone by pinching their fuel, such would cause more problems and shame than it would be worth.
It is the people travelling through these kinds of areas who prop up the local economies, and most people would rather have travellers so that they can attempt to sell their artwork and the like.
Cheers

Been sitting trying to figure out how you loose three tyres at once and not notice it.

Two off the wheel carriers an one off the roofrack.?

Just wondering?

Bruce

Hi Doug

That would be good, but we do not have mobile coverage, nor do we have a house phone, only Skype and Satellite phone. If the owner is not a member, they can leave contact details for me and I will get in touch.

I have suffered identity theft once, so I will never publish my email address or any other details. It is not fun to find out that someone else is pretending they are you, and you suddenly find your credit card being used for all sorts of things. My bank has refunded all the money finally, but warned me not to give out details over the net.

Cheers

If the person is not a member all they will need do is register and post a response in this thread. Pretty easy. Don't have to be a paid up member to post.

Flynnie

Good on you Marc for helping these people out.

Regards

Pete