converters

Toyota to covertly mark more than 100k catalytic converters to catch thieves

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Toyota has announced it is to spend more than £1million as part of a ploy to capture catalytic converter thieves red handed. The Japanese car maker has said it will ‘covertly’ mark more than 100,000 of the devices fitted to older cars – at no cost to owners – in a bid to help police … Read more

Thefts of catalytic converters from parked cars increased SIX FOLD last year

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Owners of petrol cars are being warned that their vehicles are at high risk if parked on the street as catalytic converter thefts surged last year. Thefts of the devices from the underside of cars rose six-fold in 2019 with 13,000 reported cases in England and Wales – up from 2,000 the year previous, according … Read more