March insights: Recoveries, trends and tips from Global Telemetrics
Spring is in the air, new life blossoms over the country as the year progresses and we are already a step closer to Christmas as a quarter of the year has now already passed. During March, Global Telemetrics were responsible for the recovery of £2m worth of stolen vehicles. This brings the final total for Quarter 1 to £5.1m and our overall lifetime total to over £185m.
March recovery highlights
Most recovered vehicles: Motorhomes, various makes and models
Most recovered models: Fiat Ducato Based Motorhomes
Other notable vehicles recovered:
- Audi S3
- BMW M2, X3 and X7
- Bobcat E19
- Ford Rangers
- Honda Civic Type-R
- Hyundai Ioniq
- Land Rovers including Discoverys, Range Rover Evoques, Range Rover Sports and Range Rover Vogues
- Mercedes AMG G 63. C63, CLE, GLC 300, Sprinter and X-Class
- Peugeot 308
- Skoda Kamiq
- Toyota Vellfire
Motorhomes are often highly placed in our list but March is the first time they have placed top spot for a month. Part of this reason could be due to the excellent weather we have had during March, this year has been the driest for 60 years and this has season more people get their motorhomes out of storage, simply meaning more are available for thieves to steal. This will also increase demand for motorhomes to be stolen ‘to order’ which is potentially another reason for the increase in numbers. We have seen vehicles stolen both from the home and storage units over the month, emphasising the need for tracking devices, is your motorhome really safe in storage?
Regional hotspots
After dropping out of the top 3 last month West Midlands came back with a bang during March, with 37% of all recoveries being vehicles stolen in this area. This is more than double second place London and more than triple 3rd place Lancashire. London remained leader for Q1 however, with 27% of all vehicles recovered being stolen from a London borough.
Upcoming projects
Now that the weather is better during Quarter 2, Global Telemetrics will be visiting, supporting and sponsoring some of the biggest car events around the country.
First up on the first May bank holiday Monday (May 5th) is Initiate, a show new for this year devised and organised by our good friend Baggsy. The event will combine the world of drifting and FMX as well as showcasing some fantastic products and brands within the car industry.
Later in the month, our sister company SmarTrack will be sponsoring the Yiannimize Live event at Mercedes-Benz World on the final May bank holiday (May 26th). We have had a long standing relationship with Yianni and we are always proud and honoured to be a part of the events he and Bav put on. We will also be sponsoring this year’s Grand Tour which will include some plans to keep up with the tour as it’s happening, so watch this space!
This then leads to the Supercar Driver Secret Meet which this year is………… shh! It’s a secret!
