Stolen vehicle recovered in minutes - thanks to tracking technology
A stolen Land Rover was recovered a mere 14 minutes after the theft was reported, thanks to a tracking unit installed in the vehicle.
The unauthorised movement of the stolen Land Rover set off the motion sensor of the Tracker unit, which contacted the customer to check if the car had been stolen. The Police were duly informed and the unit was activated at 3.31pm.
Fourteen minutes later the Land Rover was found and recovered by police.
"Thieves will steal prestige vehicles to order and park them up for a period to see if they have a tracking device," says Stuart Chapman, Police Relationship Manager for Tracker.
"If the vehicle is still there a day or so later then they know they have got away with the theft and the car will normally disappear overseas. Without our unique partnership with the police this car wouldn't have been found in record time."
The Tracker Horizon unit alerts Tracker of an illegal movement of the car and the customer is contacted to confirm whether the vehicle has been stolen.
Tracker stolen vehicle recovery systems work like an electronic homing device, and can be hidden in one of several dozen places around the vehicle on any car or van.
Each month Tracker helps to recover an average £2million worth of stolen vehicles.