• Car thefts near 100,000 in a year
    • 29/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A Freedom of Information request to The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) by Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) has revealed the total number of vehicle thefts in the UK last year and identified the nation’s worst car crime hotspots. According to the DVLA, constabularies across the UK recorded [...]
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  • Keyless thefts make up 94% of stolen vehicles
    • 19/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    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 keys. Its warning comes as concerns over the ready availability of key hacking technology, now commonly used by criminal gangs to steal [...]
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  • Keyless car thefts continue to surge
    • 16/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Tracker has revealed that 93% of the vehicle is recovered in 2020 were stolen as a result of keyless thefts. Range Rovers were the most popular targets among thieves, accounting for 37% of all vehicles recovered last year. In total, Tracker recovered £9m worth of stolen vehicles during the year – and cars to [...]
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  • Hackers still targeting high-end vehicles
    • 09/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Car hackers are continuing to target high-tech cars in London, warns stolen vehicle recovery expert TRACKER. The latest victim from South Kensington had their 2015 Range Rover Evoque stolen from outside their home on the 1st October. The owner realised the vehicle had been stolen when he received a movement alert [...]
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  • APU helps dismantle car theft ring
    • 22/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A high-level, international car theft operation that focused on the theft of high value 4x4 vehicles and those equipped with keyless ignition systems, has been broken up by law enforcement agencies and anti-fraud investigators APU Ltd, part of the Automotive Insurance Solutions Group. APU’s blend of covert, [...]
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  • Bradford men caught handling stolen car
    • 13/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    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 in possession of a stolen Vauxhall Insignia in October last year and were in the process of dismantling it for parts when they [...]
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  • Growing fear of keyless car theft
    • 17/07/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Stolen vehicle recovery expert TRACKER has revealed that 70% of people would not consider purchasing a keyless car due to fears over its security. The research follows recent Met data which found a 6.5% rise in the number of UK car thefts in the twelve months up to March 2015. As the technology required to [...]
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