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Action on truck thefts

26th November 1992
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by Karen Miles • Truck thieves are about to be hit by major inititiatives in the North-East and the South-East.

The schemes are designed to combat truck thefts which are now running at 100 trucks a day. Stolen loads and plant account for £400m a year.

In the North-East the police are to offer operators a disc system to protect their vehicles.

Next week Road Haulage Association members in South Humberside should receive letters from Scunthorpe police asking them to participate in the scheme.

More than 20 trucks valued at 22.2m, have been stolen in the area this year.

The scheme involves fixing two-part luminous discs to vehicles. The driver would remove half the £5 disc when leaving his cab and police would then be alerted to stop any truck they spot being driven with an incomplete disc.

In the South-East there are plans to revive the Truckwatch scheme in the new year. Trials in Essex and Kent will involve up to 170 operators: the system has broken down because of poor communication between police, operators and drivers when reporting a stolen truck.

The new scheme will involve a simplified procedure. It is expected to be sponsored by the vehicle security company Vecta.

Both moves follow an antitruck theft meeting held in April between police forces in 10 counties from the East and South of England. But so far little progress seems to have been made on promoting co-operation between the forces. Last year in Essex 914 CVs — 100 more than the previous year — were stolen, costing hauliers more than £7 million. About 300 trucks were stolen in Cambridgeshire. Police from the Met, Kent, Herts, Hants, Bedford, Northampton, Cambridge, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex have agreed to share intelligence on truck thefts.

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