Despite headlines rife with stories about Defender thefts, it is the Range Rover that continues to be the most-stolen vehicle in the UK, according to the latest data from Tracker.
In fact, Land Rover models have dominated Tracker’s top 10 most-stolen and recovered models for five years now, with the Range Rover Sport consistently appearing in the top five: this year it topped the charts, while the Range Rover Vogue and Discovery ranked third.
The data also showed that the thieves don’t even need the keys to the vehicle, as they reverse-engineer the security tech. In fact, 96 per cent of cars recovered by Tracker were (between January and July) stolen without keys, compared to 92 per cent during the same period last year.
Clive Wain, head of Police Liaison…