• Van theft hotspots revealed
    • 23/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new report has identified the UK’s van theft hotspots, with South Yorkshire topping the list. According to data released by Go.Compare Van Insurance, more vans were stolen in this area than in any other during 2022, with a ratio of 14.07 thefts for every 1,000 registered vans. The second largest hotspot is [...]
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  • Vehicle break-ins spike after clock change
    • 17/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Windscreens has seen broken glass claims in all vehicles rise this month, with most claims the result of ‘break ins’. The company said this spike in October is a familiar trend, with numbers also increasing last year after the clocks went back. However, despite this increase as the nights gets darker, [...]
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  • Van drivers report £3.5bn worth of stolen tools
    • 28/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has revealed that more than a third of van drivers have been a victim of tool theft in the last 12 months. According to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, 36% have seen their vans broken into and equipment stolen, up from 33% in 2020, with UK tradespeople reporting £3.5bn worth of stolen tools last [...]
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  • Burglaries drive vehicle theft increases
    • 27/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A Freedom of Information (FoI) request to Nottinghamshire Police has revealed that 21.93% of stolen cars are taken in relation to a burglary or robbery. This equates to over 28,500 vehicles a year nationwide. The request was made by specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & [...]
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  • Drivers tighten security as vehicle thefts rise
    • 21/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Automotive sales data analysis from eBay has revealed that drivers are becoming more security conscious amidst rising instances of vehicle theft. eBay Parts and Accessories found a 136% increase in searches for the phrase ‘car security system’ from May 2022 to May 2023, a 125% increase for the phrase ‘Faraday [...]
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  • Vehicle break-ins spike over summer
    • 16/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has found that on average 1,112 cars in the UK were broken into every day last year – that equates to one break-in every 79 seconds. The research provided by A-Plan Insurance analysed the latest ONS police-recorded vehicle crime figures across England and Wales and revealed that there were 405,872 [...]
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  • Vehicle theft bill soars to £1.54bn
    • 22/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA), the UK’s oldest specialist motor insurance loss adjuster, estimates that vehicle thefts are now costing UK insurers £1.54bn a year, with a further decline reported in the stolen car recovery rate. CMA managing director Philip Swift said: “Vehicle theft costs to UK [...]
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  • Vehicle thefts up by a third
    • 11/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Vehicle thefts in the UK have risen by nearly a third to 115,822 since 2020. An investigation by AX Track has also revealed that thefts rose by 23.9% between 2021 and 2022. London and the West Midlands experienced the highest number of vehicle thefts in the UK, with 32,766 and 12,429 incidents respectively in [...]
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  • Insurance payouts slow to snails pace
    • 30/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Analysis by Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) has found that car theft victims are frequently waiting more than seven days longer for insurance payouts due to the new National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Association of British Insurers (ABI) data sharing agreement. The Kent-based vehicle claims [...]
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  • Stolen vehicles sold on at cut prices
    • 16/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    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 that £2,000 is a typical price for a popular performance car valued at about £40,000, while a less popular car worth £20,000 would [...]
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