Vehicle-related theft is accounting for 15pc of all crime according to the British Crime Survey. Cobra UK, a stolen vehicle tracking product firm, has announced a new partnership with AVCIS (Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service).
It’s described as part of a joint initiative to combat vehicle crime, reduce police response times and improve recovery rates.
Improvements in alarm and immobiliser security are forcing criminals to steal keys as the preferred method of overcoming anti-theft devices. Should the worst happen, one way to ensure that your car can be located is to have it fitted with a GPS stolen vehicle tracking system, such as CobraTrak, from Cobra UK.
Head of AVCIS, Paul Lambotte, said: โA significant percentage of stolen cars, not recovered within 72 hours, are taken out of the UK. Sophisticated vehicle locating and recovery systems are now more important than ever before. Cars that are fitted with devices, such as CobraTrak, have a significantly increased chance of being recovered, compared to unprotected vehicles. AVCIS supports vehicle locating technology, and we are pleased to include Cobra as one of our partners.โ
Cobra is offering GPS tracking across 36 European countries including Russia, with police liaison in local language to avoid misunderstandings.
Andrew Smith, Managing Director of Cobra UK says: โTodayโs high value vehicles provide rich-pickings for professional car thieves. We are confident that by working closely with AVCIS we can encourage people to be more aware of the threat posed by vehicle enabled crime. CobraTrak systems use the latest in GPS and GSM technology to provide pinpoint positioning of a stolen vehicle and offer the very best solution in Europe-wide stolen vehicle tracking.โ
Cobra, through its CobraTrak and NavTrak brands, is a GPS/GSM stolen vehicle tracking and location based service.
For more information, email cobra-at@rsm.uk.com
