A trader who handled stolen luxury cars and keys pinched from Jaguar Land Rover's plant in Solihull has been ordered to repay £1.3 million in proceeds of crime or face an extra 10 years in jail.
A Pendragon accounts assistant whose £250,000 fraud was discovered while she was on maternity leave has been jailed.
Criminals are using WhatsApp groups to plan and execute car thefts, according to vehicle protection specialists at AX.
An accounts assistant ripped off the Evans Halshaw Ford car dealership she worked for and was only caught after she went on maternity leave.
There’s a saying in the cyber security industry about cyber attacks: “It’s not personal’’.
Toyota has highlighted the extra protection hybrid car owners can take to combat a rapid rise in catalytic converter thefts.
A car dealer in the Midlands has been found guilty of possessing an illegal stun gun.
The boss of independent dealer Karden (Europe) has been banned from running a company after misappropriating £77,000 of customer’s funds. Andrew John Austin ran the used car dealership in Sevenoaks.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a late night raid on Evans Halshaw’s Altrincham Ford dealership which resulted in the theft of five cars.
A suspected hammer attack has caused an estimated £25,000 worth of damage to more than 30 vehicles on a used car retailer’s forecourt.
Police are searching for nine cars after a police dog helped them to track down of of three suspects following a 15-car raid on a Blackburn car retailer’s forecourt.
Three high performance Audi saloons worth £75,000 were stolen from a West Lothian car dealer in an overnight raid which left other vehicles and the property with “significant damage”.
Tracker has warned motorists that 88% of stolen cars in 2018 were removed without the owners keys, confirming that keyless theft is a “harsh reality”.
Used car dealers who charged customers a £395 ‘re-stocking’ fee for sub-standard part-exchanges have been ordered to repay thousands of pounds or face a jail term.
A used car supermarket boss has offered a £20,000 reward for any information that leads to a conviction or return of "more than a dosen" vehicles stolen in a raid on his Sheffield forecourt.
A gang of more than a dozen car thieves have carried out a late night raid on an independent used car dealer in Sheffield – making off with 14 vehicles worth around £120,000.
Seven vehicles were stolen along with the keys and log books for a further 50 vehicles in a raid on the Motorcity independent used car dealership in Walsall.
Taggarts Land Rover in Motherwell has suffered approximately £850,000 of damage following an arson attack.
The roll-out of standard-fit keyless entry systems on Ford Fiestas has been blamed for a rise in thefts of Britain’s best-selling car by thieves who can exploit the technology.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is warning businesses to be aware of a new advertising scam.
