Nissan GT-R recovered by Cobra in 19 minutes
flat
A Nissan GT-R owner on the leafy boundaries of Merseyside was
surprised to be contacted by Cobra early afternoon on
2nd April. An alert had been generated at
14.49 after the vehicle engine was started without
the Driver Card present.
The customer decided to rush to his home nearby (an action not
recommended by Cobra) to check on his vehicle himself, and found
thieves brazenly sitting in his vehicle on the driveway. On
seeing him approach they reversed out at high speed and sped off in
the car.
The customer confirmed the theft to Police and to Cobra at
14.52, a mere 3 minutes after the alert was first
generated. He then discovered that his house had been broken
into and the car keys had been taken. This is the most common
method of vehicle theft today, as it is the only means of bypassing
high levels of standard security features fitted to high value
vehicles. The thieves had also stolen a number of electrical
items from the property.
Cobra immediately established an open line to Merseyside Police
with live updates at one minute intervals. By
14:57 Cobra confirmed that the vehicle was
travelling at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
At 15:01 Cobra were able to inform Police that
the vehicle ignition had been switched off and that the vehicle was
now stationary.
By 15:08 Police were on the scene and secured
the vehicle which was undamaged and in pristine condition.
Sadly, there was no sign of the thieves, or of the other items
stolen.
The customer had only taken delivery of the car two months
earlier and thought long and hard before deciding to fit Nissan
Tracking System, the only Nissan approved tracking system. He was
astonished at the pinpoint accuracy of the tracking and the speed
of recovery, and was delighted with the service received from
Cobra. He commented that without the alert generated by the
Driver Card not being present when the engine was started, the
vehicle would have been in the wrong hands for much longer that the
19 minutes between the alert being initially
generated and the car being secured by Police.
In fact high value vehicles stolen to order using the keys,
which are generally obtained via a house break-in, are frequently
transported out of the UK within 72 hours according to AVCIS, the
Vehicle Crime Division of The Association of Chief Police Officers
(ACPO).
An excellent result for the customer and his insurer, the
Police, and also for Cobra, for whom this represents routine
service delivery.
Nissan Tracking System
Nissan Tracking System has been specially engineered for Nissan
by Cobra, the European market leader for Stolen Vehicle Tracking,
and is the only tracking device tested and approved by Nissan
Europe for the Nissan range. The system is Thatcham CAT 5
accredited - the highest UK security rating for any tracking
product. It comes with Pan-European tracking coverage as standard
across 36 countries plus Russia through Cobra's network of Secure
Operating Centres, providing local language Police liaison to
established procedures. Featuring Automatic Driver Recognition, the
system provides protection even if the car is stolen with the keys.
It also benefits fully from the Nissan 3 year warranty.