TWO owners of purple Ford Fiesta cars had their vehicles stolen from outside their homes within 48 hours.p>

The first theft happened in Manor Road, in Chigwell, between noon on Wednesday, March 12, and 10am last Thursday when the £9,000 Zetec, registration number EF56 FPD, was taken.

The other car, registration EJ56 KDK and worth £8,000, was stolen from outside a house in Rentlow, Buckhurst Hill, between 6.45pm and 11.15pm on Friday (March 14).

Police said they do not know whether the two thefts are linked.