A COUPLE were left shocked after “brazen” thieves stole a car from their driveway in broad daylight.

Jane Metcalfe, who lives on the A4103 Hereford Road in Storridge, near Malvern, with her partner Terry Jones, said their Mini Cooper was taken between 1pm and 4pm on Thursday, January 26.

A neighbour saw three young men tow the car away after dragging it down the drive. Two of them were in a royal blue Peugeot, with the other sat in the Mini.

The car, registered as off the road, is a limited edition, lowered green Mini Cooper with matching leather interior and personalised registration plate RPB74R.

Ms Metcalfe said: “You don’t expect people to be so brazen about it and do it at that time of the day so blatantly. It would be nice to see it again but I doubt if we will.

“There are always people passing along the road.

“My neighbour said it was about 4pm when she came home and saw them pull it off the drive. She waited for them so she could get onto her drive, she thought ‘Jane has sold the Mini’. They stopped the traffic.” She estimates the car could be worth £2-3,000 or about £6,000 if it was done up.

As well as raising awareness of the theft on internet forums and local groups, the couple have placed a sign outside their home appealing for witnesses to call Mr Jones on 07583 423309.

West Mercia Police are appealing for anyone who saw the car being towed away or has seen it anywhere else in the Malvern area.

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident 527s26/01/12, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.