Essex Police have apprehended a 20-year-old Hockley man after a high-speed pursuit on the A13 near Basildon, where a car was driven in the wrong direction at speeds reaching 100 mph. In a related incident, a 21-year-old man was arrested and a stolen Range Rover was recovered within an hour of the theft being reported in Hockley. Amidst these events, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been facing scrutiny over vehicle thefts, with the company's CEO arguing that policing vehicle theft should take precedence over UK tax cuts. The rise in targeted Land Rover thefts has led to a hike in insurance costs, with some owners struggling to insure their vehicles at all. The company has resorted to paying police to combat the thefts, and insurance premiums for these vehicles have surged, with an average increase of 60% compared to 2023. Despite this, JLR denies that their Range Rovers are the UK's most stolen cars. A Range Rover owner recently returned his vehicle when quoted an insurance premium of Β£14,000, only for it to be stolen the following day.
No wonder they're uninsurable! Range Rover owner hands back his four-year-old model when he is quoted Β£14,000 for insurance - and it is stolen one day later https://t.co/LHz4OYaKgI https://t.co/qjyUDDFDhR
The boss of Coventry-based jaguar Land Rover attacks claims that the firm's vehicles are the most stolen in the Uk. Tap to Read: https://t.co/XAzKlZRJ09
I was speaking about this with Jaguar Land Rover on Wednesday. Cars are being stolen to order, shipped to Europe / ME. No Police at ports Iβm told so theyβre having to fund them. Meanwhile car insurance is up on average 60% vs 2023. Home Office needs to get a grip @JLR_News https://t.co/9YuBSIm2nu
The boss of Jaguar Land Rover has denied that his company's vehicles are especially vulnerable to theft. https://t.co/85ebPdim03
Our Range Rovers are not UK's most-stolen car, says Jaguar Land Rover https://t.co/WKvZ2XqAAU
πΈ Jaguar Land Rover pays police to stop wave of thefts https://t.co/5d7HfQbqVb
The reinvention of car crime by car companies is hilariously dumb. JLR chief says vehicle theft policing should trump UK tax cuts via @FT https://t.co/r05svpgJ3b
JLR chief says vehicle theft policing should trump UK tax cuts https://t.co/0hI3SB94rh
Essex Police say man, 21, was arrested and vehicle recovered within an hour of the theft of a Range Rover being reported to officers in Hockley https://t.co/9YpOtETbh3 https://t.co/8OgYQ8kGNx
An increase in targeted Land Rover thefts has led to a hike in insurance costs. Some Range Rover and Land Rover owners have been telling the BBC, they're struggling to insure their cars at all π§ Listen: https://t.co/8xXoDpqfVA
Essex Police say Hockley man, 20, has been arrested following pursuit in the wrong direction of the A13 near Basildon involving car that was travelling at speeds of up to 100 mph earlier today https://t.co/8JgVyy89T9 https://t.co/I6C3it4Clm