Van theft up by 45% over past four years, says VW

Van theft across the UK has soared by 45% over the last four years, with 30,000 vehicles stolen since 2015, according to research conducted by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

A total of 32,056 vans have been stolen over the last four years with almost 10,000 thefts recorded across the UK in the last year alone, official police statistics show. The 2018/19 figures represent a year-on-year rise of 4% and a 45% increase since 2015/16. 

Of the 9,371 van thefts reported in the past 12 months,...

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