This is the moment thieves swiped 13 portable toilets in a bizarre £10,000 overnight raid.
Bosses were left baffled by the theft of the toilets, along with chemicals, petrol and piping.
AndyLoos has been in the portable toilet hire business for over 30 years.
They have supplied appliances to a whole host of events from the Cheltenham Gold Cup to Glastonbury Festival.
They described the raid as ‘very unusual’ and said the culprits even brought their own ‘toilet mover trolley’.
The firm was targeted sometime between Wednesday January 8 and Thursday 9.
CCTV shows a large truck pulling up outside the gates, and there appears to be people carrying torches trying to open them up.
Once the gates were opened, two figures could be seen walking towards the portaloos carrying holdalls.
Thieves wheeled a transport trolley over and took the loos one by one
They then worked together to get each one onto a lifting device to put on their trailer
They wheeled a transport trolley over and took the loos one by one.
They then worked together to get each one onto a lifting device to put on their trailer.
Amy Philpot, General Manager of the firm, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, said: ‘It’s bizarre.
‘Why would someone target a portable toilet hire company when surely there’s more valuable things to be taken?
‘To have a yard deliberately broken into is very unusual.
‘Given how prepared they were, the vehicles they used and bringing their own toilet mover trolley and moving the units with ease we suspect it was someone very familiar with the toilet hire industry.
‘We’re looking in the region of more than £10,000 to replace the equipment that they’ve stolen, which in today’s industry isn’t exactly something that we would like to be doing.’
CCTV shows a large truck pulling up outside the gates, and there appears to be people carrying torches trying to open them up
Once the gates were opened, two figures could be seen walking towards the portaloos carrying holdalls
The firm was targeted sometime between Wednesday January 8 and Thursday 9
Owner Richard Philpot said: ‘Breaking into a yard to deliberately steal toilets, I haven’t heard of that before.
‘They brought their own toilet trolley with them to do it, so they were ready.’
A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: ‘We are investigating a burglary in which a number of portaloos, chemical fuel and piping were stolen from a business property in Thorpe Way, Banbury.
‘Anyone with any information or who believes they witnessed the incident is urged to contact 101, quoting reference 43250012480.’
