Gone in 60 seconds: Car owners warned about catalytic converter thieves
Updated: April 19, 2021, 2:46 pm
Precious metals in catalytic converters are making them increasing targets for thieves, it has been warned.
Materials like rhodium and Palladium can be more expensive than gold, meaning stolen converters can sell for more than £500 on the black market.
A demand for cheaper second-hand catalytic converters has also been created by the volume of thefts.
Perthshire and Fife has been blighted by criminals cutting the mechanisms from car exhaust systems in recent months.
Such is the scale of the problem, Crimestoppers has launched a campaign for anonymous information to catch those behind the thefts in Scotland.
Catalytic convertor thefts in region soar
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