Fleets are being warned that vehicles are being stripped for parts wherever they are parked, rather than being stolen and dismantled at another location.
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Clive Wain, Head of Police Liaison at Tracker has warned “few insurers will pay out” if drivers have not taken “reasonable care” to prevent their car from being stolen.
He added: “Frost-jacking is when your vehicle is stolen in the minutes the car engine is on to defrost or warm up the car, and the car is left unattended.
“It could be frost-jacked when you are getting ready for work, popping into a shop or dropping the kids into school, with or without keys or a car fob.
“Whenever you leave your car engine on, unattended, you are inviting criminals to take your car from you.”