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As we rapidly approach the spring, Global Telemetrics sees somewhat of an awakening happening with our customers’ vehicles. Motorhomes and Caravans that had previously been tucked up in storage for the winter all start to appear once again on our roads as they head back to customers’ homes or off on their adventures. 

Sadly, this also means we see a rise in theft numbers for this type of vehicle. This was the case in February where we had a theft and recovery of a Fiat Ducato Autotrail Motorhome in the London area. 

New No Tag No Start technology is a proven way to prevent vehicle theft and increase the chances of recovery. In 2021, Global Telemetrics recovered just under £23m of assets. This was an increase of almost £10m on assets recovered in 2020. January 2022 has already seen over £3m of assets recovered. 

Value of cars stolen up £10million to £23million according to Global Telemetrics

Owners of Range Rovers will find the latest annual vehicle theft report from the UK’s leading vehicle tracking brands, Global Telemetrics, a tough read as the vehicle has once again topped the car thief’s ‘wish list’, according to data collected by the tracking company throughout 2021.

Customer will report their vehicle stolen on our dedicated theft line  / Global Telemetrics will ring the customer to make them aware of one of the alerts that our system

Global Telemetrics were alerted that our customer’s Fiesta had been stolen from its last known location. Our customer had gone to do some shopping in their local Sainsbury’s store and had come out to find their vehicle no longer there. 
In the event of a theft of an asset the following process will occur: 

Customer will report their vehicle stolen on our dedicated theft line  / Global Telemetrics will ring the customer to make them aware of one of the alerts that our system

In our October highlights, we stated that the last two months of last year we recovered vehicles totalling £2.3m, November itself this year surpassed this on its own. During this month we recovered vehicle’s worth £2.38 million, this is over 500k more than October and over 600k more than the same time period last year. 

Usually, we highlight a top 5 but this month we had a wide variety of vehicles stolen and recovered so have included more vehicles.

A Thatcham-approved tracking device can alert you to potential vehicle tampering almost immediately. all Global Telemetrics tracking devices will alert the driver of battery disconnection and vehicle towing, and some higher level device also include alerts should the vehicle be driven by an unauthorised driver. With the addition of geofence security, a tracking device can provide notification of a theft and our repatriation teams can be mobilised within minutes to hopefully recover the stolen vehicle.

What are the chances of your vehicle being stolen more than once?
Global Telemetrics show how a vehicle can be stolen more than once, more often than you might think.
Some thieves are even audacious enough to take them from the same location.

What are the chances of your vehicle being stolen more than once?
Global Telemetrics show how a vehicle can be stolen more than once, more often than you might think.
Some thieves are even audacious enough to take them from the same location.

Since hosting the incredibly successful Secret Meet at Donington Park in spring 2019, Supercar Driver have been ambitiously planning the sequel. Now called the Michelin Secret Meet, hundreds of supercars and thousands of petrol heads flocked to the racetrack for the highly anticipated event. Global Telemetrics in partnership with SB Race Engineering brought along Paul Bailey’s Brabham BT62 driven by 2009 LeMans winner David Brabham.

With the first half of 2021 now behind us, leading vehicle tracking and security brand – Global Telemetrics – reveals its theft report for the period January – June. Once again, the Land Rover badge holds the most appeal for car thieves with the brand featuring seven times on Global Telemetrics ‘top 10 most stolen’ list.