Tractors are routinely fitted with GPS systems these days - and criminal gangs know it ENGLAND IS suffering from a surge in thefts of tractor global positioning systems – and Scottish farmers have been warned the criminal trend could be heading their way. Rural insurer NFU Mutual has recorded thefts of expensive GPS kit in East Anglia, the Midlands and North West of England, and is now cautioning all farmers to secure their machinery against what appear to be well-organised gangs of thieves. “We’re seeing a resurgence in GPS theft in some areas and we are concerned it could spread to other parts of the UK,” said Bob Henderson, who leads the Mutual’s Agricultural Engineering Field Team. “Thieves are stealing all makes and models of GPS control units, together with screens and domes. It’s worryingly similar to last year’s unprecedented surge in GPS theft, which saw equipment stolen from farms across the UK.”
Classic Land Rover Defender still a theft risk due to lack of modern security features
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4 May 2021 • 3:29pm
The Defender, produced from 1990 to 2016, bore an obvious lineage to the original Land Rover of 1948. This is a 1995 model
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Farmers told to up security amid spring surge in GPS thefts
29 April 2021 |
NFU Mutual is warning farmers to increase their security amid a spring surge in GPS thefts
Farmers are being encouraged to boost security in their farmyards as thieves increasingly target expensive GPS kits following the easing of lockdown.
In recent weeks thefts of expensive global positioning system (GPS) equipment has been reported in East Anglia, the Midlands and North West of England.
Opportunistic criminals are stealing all makes and models of GPS control units, together with screens and domes.
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is warning farmers to increase their security amid a spring surge in thefts.