At present road freight crime costs the UK more than £50m a year, and HGV thefts are on the increase across the country as gangs increasingly steal vehicles to order and to ship parts abroad.

But police admit they have no idea why West Yorkshire has seen such a massive spike in offences, soaring to 309 vehicle thefts last year, twice as many as in previous years and some 80 per cent higher than the next worst-hit area.

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Although the theft of Large Goods Vehicles has reduced road freight from last year, LGV theft numbers still remain very high. The low recovery rates, means damage to industry is exacerbated.

The most popular targeted makes, are, as last year: Iveco, Scania and Leyland DAF. Box vans, Tractor units and Tippers are the most commonly air cargo stolen body type. 'Hot spots' for theft of vehicles are West Midlands and South Yorkshire.

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  • Although we have few instances of this type of offence being reported to us, we believe these types of offences are on the increase and we urge all hauliers and drivers to familiarise themselves with this method of crime.


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