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Stolen trailers fall through the police net
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PC ANDY ROUND believes his fellow police officers need more training in how to record vehicle losses if the road transport industry is to have the best chance of recovering stolen trailers Trailers are often not reported as stolen, even though the theft of the load and tractor unit has been noted by the police.
Round explains that this stems from how most officers perceive a vehicle. Cars and rigids are both noted on the Police National Computer (PNC) as vehicle thefts; this leads many officers to record an artic as a single unit as well, overlooking the fact that the trailer will usually be uncoupled and the original tractor unit dumped quite quickly.
"Trailers are often found abandoned and when the police check it out it is found not to be listed as stolen on the PNC," says Roun d."This means we can't track it back to the original crime. It is definitely a police training issue.
"It is included in force orders, but it is still often being overlooked. My predecessor Mark Galliers was very keen to see a national trailer registration scheme, which would help a lot,but we appreciate that this incurs an additional cost for industry." Round stresses that operators can help police recover trailers by providing a full description of livery and the fleet. chassis and VIN numbers.
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