The effectiveness of tracking devices on caravans has been proven after a stolen mobile home was recovered just hours after it went missing.
Police managed to track down the thief using the TRACKER device after the owner received a text message in the middle of the night to alert him that his vehicle was being moved from its Worcestershire storage unit.
Just three hours after the theft, officers stopped the criminal on the M5 motorway, only to discover that the car he was using was also stolen and being driven with fake number plates.
TRACKER police liaison manager Adrian Davenport explained that the incident showed exactly how vulnerable caravans are to theft when in storage.
“If the owner hadn’t made the wise investment of fitting a TRACKER caravan recovery product, the theft of this caravan most probably would not have been discovered for several weeks,” he said.
Mr Davenport added that the device had made the difference between the criminal enjoying a holiday in “‘his’ new caravan” and spending some time in prison.
In other news, caravan manufacturer Airstream chose the National Boat, Caravan and Outdoor Show to re-launch the Bambi 422 model.
