A blue Land Rover Defender was stolen from Oxford Road, East Hanney, near Wantage on Friday 8th November, and a green Land Rover Discovery was stolen from a car park in Didcot, on Saturday 9th November.
Thames Valley Police are advising Land Rover owners to be extra vigilant. The Crime Reduction Advisor, Alison Smith, has provided the following crime prevention advice and suggested preventative measures for your consideration:
Unless your Land Rover Defender is a “County” model it is unlikely to be fitted with an alarm or immobiliser. This makes it easy to steal without the keys.
Our advice is as follows:
- Don’t leave your Land Rover unattended away from your house/business for any length of time. Choose car parks which are well lit and where there is CCTV in evidence.
- Where possible park your vehicle overnight in your garage if you have one.
- Fit an alarm/immobiliser and a tracker if possible. The alarm may not be so effective in a remote location. The immobiliser should prevent them “hotwiring” the vehicle and the tracker will help locate the Defender if stolen.
- Block your Defender in with other parked cars at your house/business.
- Use the steering wheel lock and consider wheel clamps to slow the offender down.
- Make sure you don’t leave the keys in the vehicle or somewhere where a thief will easily find them, such as a hook on the wall, or a table in the hallway of your house (they will hook them out through the letterbox).
- Report any suspicious persons or incidents to The Police on 101 or 999 if it is a crime in progress.
- Consider CESAR marking your Land Rover
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