Changing trends in car crime have given measures to help retrieve stolen vehicles and apprehend thieves added importance, it is claimed.
The successful application of systems such as engine immobilisers and deadlocking has brought a sharp fall in the number of casual thefts of newer cars for joyriding, it is claimed. By consequence, professional criminals are now responsible for a greater proportion of car crime, with a higher incidence of vehicle keys being stolen in order to bypass sophisticated security measures.
The marking of car parts โ both visibly and secretly โ is an important aid to identifying a stolen car and returning it to its rightful owner, or tracing the source of individual components. A new report from SBD details the legal requirements for parts marking in force around the world, analyses the different methods used and predicts how the practice will develop in years to come. You can download at:
