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Fight Vehicle Crime With Technology, Says Tracker

Analysis of data from the House of Commons has revealed that just 2% of car thefts end in a suspect being caught and more than 70% of thefts are going unsolved across England and Wales. Tracker Network (UK) Limited is reminding motorists that the technology exists to vastly improve these statistics: 95% of stolen vehicles that are fitted with Tracker devices are quickly recovered and returned to their rightful owner.

25 May 2023

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Range Rover Sport Most Stolen And Recovered Car In West Midlands

West Midlands once again claims second place in Tracker’s ‘Most Stolen Vehicle Recoveries (SVR) by County’ league table, after Greater London. According to data by SVR expert, Tracker Network UK Limited thieves from the region are bucking the national trend by targeting the BMW 5 Series – a make and model that doesn’t feature in the UK’s overall 2022 league table.

29 March 2023

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Short Supply And Heavy Demand Widens The Car Thief’s Net

New data analysis from stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker Network UK Limited confirms that the Range Rover Sport continues to be its most commonly stolen and recovered car.

24 February 2023

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Tracker data reveals over 40 ‘Chop Shops’ have been uncovered in 2022

In joint operations, Tracker and the UK police force uncovered 32 illegal chop shops during 2022 - over a 300% increase on the number of chop shop closures recorded by Tracker since 2021. Alongside vehicles recovered that were fitted with Tracker units, it has helped return 100’s of other non-Tracker fitted vehicles to their rightful owners as well as seize valuable vehicle parts worth millions of pounds. With the popularity of chop shops amongst organised crime gangs significantly on the rise, the stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) expert, Tracker, is warning vehicle owners to be extra vigilant.

26 January 2023

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As autumn moves into winter Tracker warns of rising van thefts and urges LCV owners to be on their guard

Data from stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker Network (UK) Ltd reveals that van thieves are at their busiest in the countdown to Christmas, with darker evenings and morning frosts creating more chances for the opportunistic. Ford Transit owners should pay heed to this warning, as Tracker reveals it was the most stolen van it recovered during 2021, accounting for 64% of all Tracker LCV recoveries.

01 December 2022

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Tracker Warns Of Theft Risk After Britain’s ‘Favourite Car’ Is Scrapped

With news from Ford that it will be discontinuing its iconic Fiesta from June next year, stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker Network (UK) Ltd, is warning Fiesta owners to be on their guard as the beloved model could become a hot target for thieves. Known as ‘Britain's Favourite Car’, there are currently around 1.5 million Ford Fiestas in the UK , and it was the top-selling Ford model for 12 years in a row from 2009 to 2020.

09 November 2022

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Remember, remember the threat of November

As darker nights draw in this autumn, stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker, reveals October-December are the most active months of the year for criminals stealing cars, and warns that thefts peak in November. With the Home Office reporting 101,198 vehicle thefts in 2021, motorists need to be extra vigilant about security during the countdown to Christmas.

27 October 2022

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Tracker warns cost-of-living crisis could further fuel increase in rural crime this autumn

The latest NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report reveals that almost half of the reported quad and ATV thefts in 2021 took place between September and December, a trend also witnessed by stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker Network (UK) Ltd. As one of the best-selling ATVs in history, the Honda TRX 500 accounts for one in two of the stolen quads and ATVs Tracker recovers each year.

03 October 2022

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Tracker Warns Of An Impending Wave Of Rural Crime

Figures from the latest NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report reveal that rural theft cost the UK £40.5 million last year - a 9.3% decrease on the previous year. However, farming communities are being warned not to get too complacent as the first quarter of 2022 suggests a worrying return to pre-pandemic crime levels, with a 40% increase in crime costs from the same period last year. Tracker Network (UK) Ltd, the stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) expert, is joining the NFU in urging the rural community to remain vigilant and review their security systems.

01 September 2022

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Canny car owners win the war against thieves

Shocking new figures from the Home Office reveal that vehicle thefts in England and Wales exceeded 101,000 in 2021, more than twice those published by the DVLA earlier this year.1 Furthermore, less than 28% of stolen vehicles were ever recovered in 2021, compared to 80% in 2006. However, shrewd motorists who protect their assets with a stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) device are benefiting from a 95% recovery success rate, thanks to Tracker Network (UK) Ltd.

19 August 2022

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Tracker Reports 13% Increase In Vehicle Thefts And Recoveries

Analysis of theft data from stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker Network (UK) Ltd, from the first half of 2022 reveals another annual increase in vehicle thefts and recoveries. More than £5million worth of vehicles in the first six months of 2022 were recovered by Tracker, an increase of 13% compared to the same period in 2021.

27 July 2022

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Tracker calls time on tech-savvy car thieves

Stolen vehicle recovery expert Tracker Network UK Limited, is urging motorists to be extra vigilant as the number of car thefts from key hacking continue to rise across the UK. 94% of vehicles recovered by Tracker in the first half of 2022 were stolen without the thief having possession of the keys - an all-time high.

21 July 2022

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