GLOUCESTERSHIRE Constabulary are appealing for information following the theft of a car in Cheltenham in the early hours of this morning, Friday 8th May.

At around 1am a householder in Gloucester Road was awoken by a noise.  He looked out his bedroom window to see a man reversing his wife's car out of the driveway. 

As the driver reversed he hit a neighbour's wall and car.  The car, a white BMW 3 Series M Sport, Registration No KX64 SVU,  was then driven off at high speed in the direction of the train station.

Upon going downstairs the householder found a piece of rolled up rubber tubing which it's believed was pushed through the letterbox to 'fish' for the car keys which were on a windowsill in the hallway.

Gloucestershire Constabulary's, Harm Reduction Advisor, Kim Mowday, says:  "I would like to remind householders to always keep their car keys and household keys in a safe place. 

"They should be kept far away from any door or window and not be put on a hall table or on the staircase.  Please put keys in a drawer, bag or jacket pocket - out of sight from opportunist thieves who have used items such as a bamboo stick and even a fishing rod to hook keys and pull them through letterboxes."

Police would like to hear from anyone who has seen the car, or knows of its whereabouts to please call 101 quoting incident number 24 of 8th May 2015.