Your car may be more eye-catching to criminals than you think. According to the Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS), the Ford Transit van is the vehicle most targeted by thieves. Hot on its heels is the Ford Fiesta, closely followed by the Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa, which represent some of the most popular vehicles on the road. “Due to the sheer number of these vehicles and the huge market for stolen parts, these cars are very popular with criminals,” said Detective Chief Inspector Mark Hooper, Head of AVCIS. “We are finding that vehicles registered in the late 1990s and early 2000s are among those most desired. The vehicles are stripped for parts, which are sold on the internet before the larger components are sold as scrap metal.” Regionally, you are even more likely to be a victim of car crime if you live in Chislehurst (south-east London), Wingate (Durham), Redbridge (east London) or Hatfield (Doncaster), which were named as the UK’s top four car crime hotspots. Across the UK, an astonishing 40% of UK drivers have been a victim of car crime, and with only a 51% chance of recovering a stolen vehicle, drivers need to know whether they are at high risk and how to protect their property. More
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