Sold Secure & Thatcham Approved
HAL-Locate GPS tracker Assists in Recovery of Swift Caravans
24th September 2009, Luton, England
The award winning Swift HAL-Locate tracking system assists AVCIS
team in securing the successful recovery of over £90,000 of property
in one operation.
Imagine the frustration of discovering not just one caravan stolen
but seven!
That was the situation faced by a Lincolnshire dealership recently
after thieves broke in overnight and helped themselves.
Needless to say the dealer team notified the local police
immediately the thefts were discovered.
The
thefts were notified to AVCIS (ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence
Service) Leisure Vehicles Officer, Tim Booth, via caravan insurance
industry specialists. Tim, as the industry’s specialist security
advisor, recognised that a new Swift Conqueror, fitted with
HAL-Locate as standard, was one of the stolen caravans. Having
confirmed the caravan’s identity with the dealership, contact was
made with HAL-Locate to establish whether contact could be made with
the tracking system.
The Swift Conqueror 630 was quickly located to a site near Skegness
and a police response deployed. On arrival the police were directed
to the exact spot where the Conqueror was hidden behind a tall hedge
and were able to not only recover the caravan, but also make one
arrest on suspicion of being involved in the theft. In the process
of securing the site, some of the other six caravans stolen at the
same time were identified, along with a stolen 4x4 vehicle.
AVCIS Leisure Vehicles Officer Tim Booth, Security Advisor to the
National Caravan Council (NCC) comments “Working with solutions like
Swift HAL-Locate allows us to recover stolen leisure vehicles,
identify those responsible and gain valuable intelligence on how
these vehicles are stolen and disposed of. This is beneficial for
all concerned; owners, insurers and the police service. These
devices assist insurers in recovering their losses in the first
instance, not only of stolen vehicles fitted with tracking devices
but also, as with this incident, associated vehicles discovered at
the time or as a result of subsequent enquiries. This has allowed
police and insurers to reduce exposure through targeted disruption
of those organised criminal groups responsible for directing and
orchestrating thefts which is a win-win for all involved.”
Steve Trossell, Director of Swift, comments “By fitting the Swift
HAL-Locate at point of manufacture we’ve improved the security of
our product throughout the supply chain so that now not only do our
customers benefit from the peace of mind and insurance savings of
having a class leading tracking system as standard equipment, but
our dealer partners are also seeing the benefits.”To find out more
about HAL-Locate or to obtain details of approved dealers, contact
Locate Sales & Marketing on 0844 3576313 or visit
www.hal-locate.eu
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