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Cracking down on stolen truck parts
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ATEAM OF EXPERTS has been formed to investigate the black market in stolen truck parts.
Representatives from the insurance industry, vehicle manufacturers and the salvage sector will gather data so that a strategy to deal with the problem can be launched in the New Year.
Bob Quick, deputy chief constable of Surrey Police, who chairs the Joint Action Group On Lorry Theft (JAGOLT),wants the research completed by the end of next month (January). He says salvaged trucks are being sold to unscrupulous repairers who use stolen vehicle parts to undercut the legitimate market.
"This then impacts on the number of vehicles stolen to order," Quick adds. "Using resources like National Criminal Intelligence Service we intend to target individuals and take direct action to eliminate this practice. The message is clear,people who are doing this will be found and prosecuted."
The issue was originally raised at JAG OLT by Chris Kelly. chairman of West Midlands Scania dealership Keltruck. He says demand for stolen trucks is growing because they can so easily be broken down and sold as spares (CM 3 July).
Quick, who is in charge of vehicle crime issues for the Association of Chief Police Officers, has set up the investigation team as a subgroup of JAGOLT. • Staffordshire Police officers are louring haulage companies across the county to remind them that the run-up to Christmas is a busy time for truck thieves. Posters warning that criminals are seeking to target trucks are being put up in refreshment rooms and drivers are to be given infonnation leaflets. The police remind hauliers to ensure they know the identity of everyone who turns up to collect a load.