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Q2 Recovery Highlights from SmarTrack
Q2 Recovery Highlights from SmarTrack
Q2 Recovery Highlights from SmarTrack
Global Telemetrics are proud to announce that during Q2 of 2024 Global Telemetrics monitored devices were responsible for the recovery of £6.3m worth of vehicles for their customers.
Theft Methods in Q2
At Global Telemetrics, they continue to monitor how and where vehicle are stolen. Keyless theft remains the majority method of theft for vehicles they recover. At the end of Q2, 53% of all vehicle recovered were stolen without the need for a key. 10% of recoveries by Q2 end were either by burglary or car-jacking.
Global Telemetrics currently has a couple of solutions to help combat keyless theft, regarded as the best vehicle trackers in the UK:
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- The S5 tracker devices (that have Bluetooth Detection Cards) will be provided with a Faraday pouch to put both the keys and cards into. This stops the key signal from being able to relayed.
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- The S5+ iMOB system (the comes with Bluetooth Detection Cards) can be switched off. Once switched off or our of range, the tracking device will immobilise the vehicle. This means that even if the keys have been replaced in a relay attack the vehicle will still not start.
Throughout the year so far, they have had many reports of attempted thefts which have not been able to happen thanks to the SmarTrack S5+ iMOB system. Recently their customer was alerted to thieves attempting to steal their Aston Martin DBX. Doorbell footage captured the thieves walking around the property amongst other vehicles belonging to the family. They were able to get into the DBX and turn the ignition on, but were unable to start the car and eventually moved. Footage of the criminals trying to gain a signal can be seen below:
Locations in Q2
At 81%, customer’s home addresses are most likely location for a vehicle to be stolen from, public car parks are second and workplaces third. At 37%, London continues to be top when it comes to where vehicles are stolen from, with Kensington and Chelsea being the most common boroughs so far this year. The West Midlands, with 20%, is the second most popular location and third with 9% is Lancashire.
Fastest Recovery
Exclusive to Global Telemetrics, part of their team is the UK’s longest-running Auto-Crime Investigation Repatriations Team, who liaise with the police to secure stolen vehicles safely and quickly until the police can attend or release them back to customers. Over the years, we have found this significantly speeds up the speed at which vehicles are recovered back to customers. Q2’s fastest recovery was a Ford Ranger being located, secured and recovered in just 11 minutes.
