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Land Rover• Объект бренды » Бренды на l » Land Rover owners
are now chaining their
cars to TREES
to stop 4x4s
being stolen in lawless
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Desperate Land Rover• Объект бренды » Бренды на l » Land Rover owners are now chaining their cars to TREES to stop 4x4s
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Land Rover• Объект бренды » Бренды на l » Land Rover owners have taken to extreme measures to protect their expensive
cars amid a surge in thefts across London• Великобритания » География Великобритании » Населенные пункты Великобритании » Города-сити Великобритании » Лондон
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Worried drivers have started chaining their motors to trees to avoid thieves
pinching them after crooks started using the car's keyless entry to steal the
vehicles in seconds.
A post on social media shows a Land Rover• Объект бренды » Бренды на l » Land Rover parked up on a quiet, leafy
residential street with a bike chain looped around a nearby tree and attached
to the back of the expensive car.
The heavy-duty chain is rapped around the car and tree at least twice and
secured with a large padlock in an attempt to deter thieves.
The high-end vehicle which was earlier this year dubbed Britain's• Великобритания 'most stolen
car' is currently battling an reputation crisis.
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The Landrover was spotted parked on a quiet residential road in London• Великобритания » География Великобритании » Населенные пункты Великобритании » Города-сити Великобритании » Лондон
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a house
The car was chained to a nearby tree with a hevay duty chain and padlocks
similar to a bike chained up
The decision to chain up the expensive car comes as the brand was dubbed
Britain's• Великобритания most stolen car
In a bid to shake off the bad press, Jaguar Land Rover announced plans last
month to put up £1million to help the police catch car thieves as they look to
restore the reputations of their vehicles.
The Range Rover has three of the top five most stolen car models in the UK• Великобритания,
MailOnline analysis revealed .
DVLA data showed that Lexus RX• Транспорт » Транспортные средства » Автомобиль » Легковые автомобили » Легковые автомобили Lexus » Lexus RX was the most stolen car model in 2023, but the
Velar, Sport and standard Range Rover models all made the top five with the
brand's Evoque placing sixth and the Land Rover Discovery• Транспорт » Транспортные средства » Автомобиль » Легковые автомобили » Легковые автомобили Land Rover » Land Rover Discovery in seventh.
The company's bosses denied reports that the car was vulnerable to theft and
said the money they were investing was to support police operations in theft
hotspots, as well as to fund intelligence gathering.
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Jaguar Land Rover puts up £1m to help police catch car thieves
But owners have been complaining that insurers have been hiking their premiums
dramatically, or even refusing cover, leading to the luxury vehicles suffering
a large price drop.
Earlier this year, business• Экономика » Бизнес owner Mark Perring, 52, revealed that he was being
quoted £14,000-a-year for an insurance policy• Страхование » Договор страхования on his four by four after he was
told Jaguar Land Rover's own insurance• Страхование would not cover him.
The frustrated motorist decided to ditch the car brand for good and bought
himself a new Mercedes GLE which he could insure for about a tenth of the
price.
In January, CCTV footage showed two masked thieves steal a £70,000 Range Rover
in seconds .
The pair pulled up alongside the vehicle in St John's Wood, north London• Великобритания » География Великобритании » Населенные пункты Великобритании » Города-сити Великобритании » Лондон
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motorbike and pried open the front window of the black 4x4 with a crow bar,
before successfully starting the engine and driving off in under a minute.
The rise in thefts as seriously undermined Range Rover prices.
The car has seen a sharp decline in price, as owners struggle to get the
vehicles insured because of their high theft rate.
The average price of a used Range Rover has fallen 9 per cent since May to
£35,224, compared to a decline of 3 per cent for all cars according to Auto
Trader.
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