Theft - Land Rover Discovery vehicles 2010-2018 in particular

Theft - Land Rover Discovery vehicles 2010-2018 in particular

Dear Marlborough & Pewsey Residents,

I have been contacted by our burglary team as we have seen a high number of Land Rover Discovery type vehicles being stolen in the Wiltshire area.

As you may of heard there are a number of different methods used to steal these kind of vehicles. One such method is by using a device to mimic the signal of the vehicles key known as ‘relay theft’. Another MO that we are seeing is whereby thieves are smashing vehicle windows and accessing the vehicles on board diagnostic port (OBD port) and using a custom computer to bypass the alarm/immobiliser and start the vehicle.

I would advise owners of these vehicles to be vigilant and increase their security.

Using 'Faraday' pouches when storing the vehicle keys in your property. These can be purchased on amazon / ebay etc.

Using pedal/steering wheel locks. Malicious removal of these items creates a lot of noise especially when battery powered angle grinders are used.

Blocking the vehicle in with another.

Motion activated CCTV which alerts the owner when movement is detected.

PIR LED Floodlights which illuminate when motion is detected.

Placing a tracker in the vehicle such as an apple air-tag / smart tag in a hidden location in the vehicle. Thieves seem to know where the factory fitted trackers are located.

Kind Regards,

PCSO Jonathan Mills

Reply to this message

Message Sent By
Jonathan Mills
(Police, PCSO, Devizes NPT)