November insights: Recoveries, trends and tips from
Global Telemetrics
Christmas is in full swing, and thanks to Global Telemetrics there are now some thieves on the naughty list..
Throughout November we recovered £3.2m worth of vehicles, putting our all-time title to over £206m!
In the final months of the year, we’ve seen a rise in recoveries as violent theft and financial fraud increase. With shorter days giving criminals more time to operate under the cover of darkness, it’s important to go back to basics and protect your vehicles.
November Recovery Highlights
Most recovered vehicle – Audi takes the top spot, with models including a number of A5’s as well as RS 5’s and RS 6’s
Other vehicles recovered included:
- BMW M4
- Ferrari 812 and F12
- Fiat Ducato Based Motorhomes
- Ford Transits
- Hyundai Kona
- Iveco Eurocargo
- JCB Telehander
- KIA Sorrento
- Lamborghini Urus
- Mercedes AMG G 63
- Mercedes GLC 300
- Nissan Navara
- Rolls Royce Cullinan and Wraith
- Toyota Corolla
- Volkswagen California and Tiguain
Quickest Recovery
In mid-November, our customer woke to find their BMW M4 missing from the driveway. The vehicle had been stolen overnight without the keys present. After contacting our Secure Control Centre to report the theft, our Repatriation Team located & secured the stolen vehicle. Within 11 minutes we had it back and ready to be collected by a grateful customer.
High value recoveries
Similarly to October, November saw a number of high value recoveries from our teams. This month our most expensive recovery was a Rolls Royce Cullinan which was recovered for one of our finance customers.
The Cullinan had been taken to Spain without the company’s authorisation, with the finance company continuing to monitor its location remotely resulting in identifying that the vehicle had returned to the UK in November. They immediately contacted our team, who attended the address and securely recovered the vehicle on their behalf.
Hotspots
After a brief hiatus from top spot last month, London has once again returned to the top of the infamous list of where vehicles are stolen from. Over 20% of all vehicles recovered in November were from London, with Hammersmith and Fulham being the boroughs targeted the most. Last month’s number 1, West Yorkshire and Hertfordshire, were in second and third place respectively.
Land Rover Warning
Land Rovers are one of our most recovered vehicles consistently throughout the months and years. However, newer models due to the software upgrade have been harder to steal. Recently the head of our Repatriation Team has passed information on to us that there is a current order from criminals to steal new models of Land Rover. Remember to ‘back your basics’ and keep your vehicle protected!
You can find out more about our Repatriations Team here
Christmas
A joyous time of year for many of us but an opportunistic time for thieves to strike as the nights are shorter and people leave their cars in states they normally wouldn’t whilst loading or delivering gifts. A festive and fun time of year can easily turn into a nightmare so remember to be vigilant and don’t leave your car unattended at any point.
This year we filmed our own take on one of the classic Christmas movies, which you can see below
