{"id":15076,"date":"2021-03-25T08:53:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=15076"},"modified":"2021-04-19T10:21:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:21:52","slug":"with-car-thefts-on-the-rise-can-you-afford-not-to-get-gap-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/with-car-thefts-on-the-rise-can-you-afford-not-to-get-gap-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"With Car Thefts on the Rise, can you afford not to get GAP insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Car theft is becoming a big problem in the UK.<\/strong><\/a> Figures released just prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic suggest that around three-hundred vehicles a day were being taken in England and Wales \u2013 which represents a rise of around fifty per cent over six years.<\/span><\/p>\n Just 0.6% of these cases ended up in a conviction, of which less than half result in jail time. Clearly, the odds are in favour of the would-be car thief, and it\u2019s incumbent upon motorists to take steps to protect their property.<\/span><\/p>\n While the pandemic has seen rates of vehicle crime decline, and some of this decline has been most marked in particular areas, it\u2019s reasonable to assume that the rate of crime will rebound to previous levels once the lockdown restrictions have been fully eased. We might, in fact, see a minor boom in incidents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The burden is not shared equally among all motorists. Certain kinds of vehicle make for far more appealing targets. These aren\u2019t necessarily the most expensive models, but the ones that can be sold quickly on the black market. The longer it takes for the vehicle to be sold on, the greater the risk that the thief is assuming.<\/span><\/p>\n