TheBig1
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its the same with farm and construction equipment heading out to eastern europe and luxury cars and 4x4s heading to the uae and certain african countries. the thieves book the ferry for heading out early hours and steal the vehicle to suit. with very expensive motorhomes and performance cars, the trick they use is to drive it a few miles then park up and watch it for 24 hours to see if a tracker is activated and the police bother to turn up. then it is driven straight to the ferry
a few months ago an international gang was taken down and hundreds of stolen vehicles traced to the united arab emirates. i dont believe all the found vehicles in that case were repatriated either. the insurance companies that owned them having paid out just sold them through auction for a portion of their value. it didnt even get much mention in the news media
its just politically embarrassing so will continue
a few months ago an international gang was taken down and hundreds of stolen vehicles traced to the united arab emirates. i dont believe all the found vehicles in that case were repatriated either. the insurance companies that owned them having paid out just sold them through auction for a portion of their value. it didnt even get much mention in the news media
its just politically embarrassing so will continue