Stolen vehicles sold on at cut prices
New research commissioned by Direct Line Motor Insurance has revealed that car thieves sell vehicles on for about just five per cent of their value. Interviews with car thieves found […]
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Keyless thefts make up 94% of stolen vehicles
Stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) expert Tracker has reported that 94% of the vehicles it recovered in the first half of 2022 were stolen without the thief having possession of the […]
hpi uncovers 74 stolen cars per day
In 2017, hpi identified 27,062 used cars for sale as being stolen, an average of 74 vehicles every day. On average, hpi checks flag more than half a million cars […]
Secret device tracks stolen car
A luxury sports car worth £100,000 has been recovered using a covert device after being stolen from a repair centre in Birmingham, despite having its telematics device removed and fitted […]
‘Homing’ device tracks stolen caravan
A tracking device has helped police reunite a couple with their stolen motorhome. Brrglars made off with a Mercedes Sprinter motorhome worth around £60,000, but the vehicle was fitted a […]
HPI highlights stolen vehicle hotspots
Nearly 15,000 stolen cars being offered for sale were uncovered by vehicle history check experts, HPI, in 2015. The latest figures from HPI reveal that East Anglia and London were […]
Bradford men caught handling stolen car
Anti-fraud investigators at APU Ltd have helped Police in West Yorkshire convict two men of handling stolen goods. Paul Booker (30) and Akeel Hussain (28), both from Bradford, were found […]
Stolen vehicles down 70%
The number of vehicles stolen in England and Wales has fallen by 70% in the past decade, according to data released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Latest […]
EVs dominate fastest selling used car models
Nine of the 10 fastest selling used car models in May are either electric or hybrid, according to data from Auto Trader. It has reported that electric models are selling […]
Blocking devices used in car thefts could be made illegal
The government could make it illegal to own signal blocking devices regularly used in car thefts. Criminals are using radio frequency jammers disguised as everyday tech such as watches to […]
Breakdown hotspots identified in new research
The UK’s breakdown hotspots have been revealed following analysis of more than 300,000 breakdowns last year. MoneySuperMarket looked at breakdown data from 303,213 incidents during 2025 following a Freedom of […]
Vehicle thefts recorded by DVLA a third lower than police numbers
New data has revealed a substantial gap between vehicle thefts in England and Wales reported by the DVLA and by police forces. Loss adjusting and claims solutions group QuestGates has […]