Horsebox theft on the increase in Home Counties.
Horsebox
theft is on the increase in the Home Counties, warns South Essex
Insurance Brokers, with vehicles left unattended at stables or
livery yards being most at risk.
Three
vehicles, one worth £30,000, were stolen on one night. After
another spate of thefts in early April, one owner located his
vehicle after a tip-off and police subsequently recovered it together
with five others.
South
Essex recommends that, if possible, horseboxes should be kept
at home. If not then, owners should look at livery yards or stables
with CCTV. Any horsebox left overnight or for long periods should
be immobilised, the company suggests.
Another
line of defence is to fit a tracking device as this provides a
better chance of the vehicle being recovered and the thieves convicted
"Tracking systems are now relatively inexpensive compared
to the value of the horsebox and any excess an owner might have
to pay if it is stolen, "a spokes person said, adding that
the company had an "arrangement" with one specialist
company and clients should contact them for details.
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