AVCIS has announced a partnership with Cobra UK, the European
market leader for stolen vehicle tracking, as part of a joint
initiative to combat vehicle-enabled crime, reduce police response
times and improve recovery rates. Car theft today is a far cry from
a decade ago and criminals are resourceful in finding new ways of
stealing cars.
Improvements in alarm and immobiliser security are forcing
criminals to steal vehicle keys as the preferred method of
overcoming anti-theft devices. Head of AVCIS, Paul Lambotte, said:
"A significant percentage of stolen cars, not recovered within 72
hours, are taken out of the UK. Sophisticated vehicle locating and
recovery systems are now more important than ever before. Cars that
are fitted with devices, such as CobraTrak, have a significantly increased
chance of being recovered, compared to unprotected vehicles. AVCIS
supports vehicle locating technology, and we are pleased to include
Cobra as one of our partners."
Cobra is unique in offering pinpoint GPS tracking across 36
European countries and Russia, with police liaison undertaken in
local language to avoid misunderstandings. This seamless
international infrastructure means that Cobra UK is well placed to
assist AVCIS in the fight against vehicle-enabled crime.
Andrew Smith, Managing Director of Cobra UKexplains, "Today's
high value vehicles provide rich-pickings for professional car
thieves. We are confident that by working closely with AVCIS we can
encourage people to be more aware of the threat posed by
vehicle-enabled crime. CobraTrak systems use the
latest in GPS and GSM technology to provide pinpoint positioning of
a stolen vehicle and offer the very best solution in Europe-wide
stolen vehicle tracking."