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the victim of truck crime. It may not get your truck or components back, but it should make life harder for the thieves attempting to use or sell your property. Phone in your details to CM'S theftline answerphone on 0181-652 3689. Hales Waste Control lost an orange Leyland Freighter from its Warwick depot on 20 August with no dues as to how to the thieves got in or took the vehicle away.
The depot was locked and it is cameramonitored. And there was no sign of how the thieves managed to drive the three-axle rigid with a Rolonof body away. The distinctive vehicle is the first to go from the Warwick depot, although Hales has suffered several vehicle thefts from its 30 or so other depots around the country.
"If we were to get to get if back and the miscreants were to have their collar felt we'd certainly consider rewarding someone," says transport administrator Robin Sinclen.
The Freighter, reg 0792 SPP, was carrying an orange RO-RO waste
:ontainer bearing Hayes' name on a white and black ogo. The chassis number is KLRD9H501.031651 and the engine number is H34898.
Anyone with any nformation should contact he Warwickshire police :rimestopper line on (0800) 555711.
Truck crime is a major .r
problem for commercial
vehicle operators nationwide. According to a urvey from the RAC and Road Haulage Association it -ould be costing the industry as much as £1 .6bn a year, with some 70% of
hauliers falling
victim. CM's Truck !heft Action Pack pictured), produced in association with he RHA and Iveco Ford, tells you how o help prevent your truck from being next on the thieves' hit list—and what to do if you become a victim. Information is included on vehicle systems and depot security with a vehicle-cetail recording cord and list of local crime prevention officers.
Being a victim could cost you thousands of pounds— fighting back with our theft pack will cost you just £9.95 (plus £2.35 P&P). Order yours from CM's ancillary sales dept, PO Box 935, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex CM7 4LN, phone (01371) 810433.