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Truck security slammed

24th August 1995
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• Commercial vehicle manufacturers are falling behind car makers in combating vehicle theft, according to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).

Its chairman, Neil Summerville, says: "Very few commercial vehicles are fitted with quality anti-theft devices at the time of manufacture and this must change."

He describes the cost of such devices as a "negligible" addition to the cost of the vehicles. "Considering the value of goods carried by some of these vehi

cles you have to wonder why manufactures don't regard security as a more important issue," he says.

Summerville's comments coincide with the BVRLA's publication of 1994 theft figures for CVs owned by spot-hire companies. These show that, although the percentage of CVs stolen from BVRLA members has fallen from 4.4 to 2.8%, these thefts still costs the industry £26m a year.

Up to 75% of stolen spot hire vehicles are never recovered; up 4% on the 1993 figure.


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