The epidemic of Land Rover Defender thefts | TELEGRAPH CARS
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- The Land Rover Defender is one of Britain’s most distinctive pieces of design. It went out of production almost two years ago, but it remains both a workhorse and an automotive icon in the UK and around the world. Unfortunately, though, it’s becoming increasingly popular with thieves, as our short film on the rising epidemic of Land Rover thefts demonstrates.
It’s partly a question of supply and demand. No more Land Rover Defenders are being made but demand for them is steady, possibly rising. Their parts, too, are sought-after, not least because Land Rover components need replacing at a higher rate than those of your average Hyundai. Combine that with the relative ease with which older Defenders can be pinched and their popularity in unpoliced rural areas, and you have a serious, nationwide problem.
Owners of these vehicles are advised to keep them locked away in secure areas covered by CCTV and security lighting. Trackers have also been recommended by police, though these sometimes prove useless in practice, and obviously obtain robust insurance coverage for the possibility of theft.
But no amount of money will buy back what is, to many, a highly emotional possession. Land Rovers are often cherished cars, modified and personalised, sometimes handed down from generation to generation. Older Land Rovers are particularly charming, with Series I and II cars kept on the road out of love rather than practicality. When these cars go missing, there’s more at stake than an insurance claim.
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No police and a criminal element who don't expect to get caught and endure zero consequences if they are.
Get an automatrics tracker fitted. 97% recovery rate by a team of investigators/police.
7dilikes 7 coments i think not
There probably all shipped over here to turkey!
Over here on holiday, never seen so many 110’s in one go in my life !
i'm 24 and have owned my dream defender for over a year now; whilst it has 4 different security devices plus the central locking, i'm still paranoid about the security of it.
Im getting a removable steering wheel, a tracker and a pedal lock, what other ones am i missing?
Was he not insured?
So many rotten people in this world. No conscience.
What was the point of this? I was expecting a happy ending and not that kind.
Rats that’s all I can say!!!
British lad really thinks it’s heart breaking but if only he realised that those euro hunks of shit are terrible cars and set his sights on a Toyota landcruiser he’s be so much happier and successful in life
its more about the vibes man. I think that was explained pretty well
Shush rice boy.