CAR THEFT – THE FACTS

How secure is YOUR car? CAR THEFT – the facts

• One car is stolen in the UK every minute.
• Less than 1 in 5 car theft ‘offences’ are cleared up by the police.
• Over half of car crime ‘victims’ have been a ‘victim’ before.
• It only takes around 2 hours to dismantle a vehicle for it’s parts.
• The retail value of a car’s components can be worth up to three times the value of the car.
• Three out of four drivers fear rising car theft, according to a customer survey carried out by Autolok.
• Drivers who fit a good security device are up to ten times less likely to have their vehicle stolen.
• Airbag theft is already BIG BUSINESS in the USA where it is the fastest growing auto crime.
• The RAC have already reported cases of airbag theft in the UK and have set up a specific computer code to track the numbers.