Total theft claims fall after the pandemic but technology stays a draw for criminals, says insurer.
Gangs are using e-scooters to sneak on to UK farms and steal high-value GPS technology, an insurer has said.
But it says the overall number of theft claims in 2020 fell by 20% to £43.3m, amid the coronavirus lockdowns. "Without GPS... harvests can be delayed and farmers are left unable to work," said Rebecca Davidson, rural affairs specialist with NFU Mutual.Det Con Chris Piggott, from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service, said: "The pattern we are increasingly seeing is of gangs who patiently watch farms from a distance to discover where expensive tractor GPS kit is stored.
The total cost of the insurer's claims for the theft of GPS, quad bikes and other all-terrain vehicles amounted to more than £9m last year, a drop of only 2% on 2019.says the overall cost of theft in the UK countryside fell in 2020 because of the lockdown, the existence of more police rural crime teams, and increased farm security.
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