BIKE THIEVES - UNDETERRED BY COVID-19 SAY BIKETRAC


June 10th, 2020.


BikeTrac, the leading dedicated motorcycle tracking company, has reported a busy start to what would normally be the beginning of the motorcycle riding season, with theft and recovery figures for March, April and May tracking that of 2019.


With an expectation for motorcycle theft to slow under the unprecedented pandemic conditions, the BikeTrac team has been kept busy throughout lockdown, with theft continuing to be problematic in and around major UK cities.

BikeTrac’s Bill Taylor commented, “The reality of the pandemic wasn’t quite what we expected. Clearly bike thieves won’t just stop, but with less commuting, less opportunity normally presents itself for the opportunist thief. But the reality has been results that pretty much track our 2019 figures - one of our busiest years to date over the last decade. More importantly though, we’ve seen more arrests, which is encouraging to say the least.”

Comparing the 2019 and 2020 figures for the period that usually sees thieves strike, saw an almost identical number of thefts, with a total number of 47 stolen and recovered over the period. Notable thefts in this period included a Ducati Hypermotard stolen and hidden in a secure car park at a block of flats in London, seeing the BikeTrac team utilise its unique Radio Frequency technology to pinpoint the bike as well as another stolen Ducati at the same location; having it back with its owner in under one hour. Another owner was unfortunate enough to have his bike stolen while being taken to hospital after an accident. Once again, BikeTrac pinpointed it via RF to a nearby bin shed, recovering it again in less than one hour.

Further boosting BikeTrac’s effectiveness during the pandemic, has been the association with security experts, Securitas, giving owners further confidence should their bike be stolen during such a difficult and unprecedented period.

As dealers start to open again post lock-down, the BikeTrac team continue to seek new dealers in key open points across the country. BikeTrac offer strong margins, with dealers able to opt into a 0% finance scheme for customers that covers the unit and fitment also.

Any interested dealers are asked to contact bill.taylor@biketrac.co.uk or by calling 01327 317980.



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