GROUND WORKS & RURAL VEHICLES
As the insurance industry reacts to the staggering increase of thefts versus the rising costs of the stolen goods, by raising their own insurance policies, they are creating a more and more impossible situation for farmers and rural businesses trying to make an honest living.
Equipment is expensive to buy and to insure. A target for organised crime, and when stolen, likely impossible to recover (less than 10% according to Plant and Civil Engineering).
This is where CarSmart’s technology-based solution comes in…
It’s no secret that as plant machinery, groundwork equipment and farming vehicles become more sophisticated, they also become more sought after by thieves.
In fact, according to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the total cost of UK rural theft was up by 22% last year – tipping the scales at almost £50M; £11.2M of which was attributed to agricultural vehicle theft.
In fact the total cost the Plant and Machinery sector was around £800 million (Plant and Civil Engineering website)
The global market for stolen agricultural vehicles, machinery and equipment has become a lucrative business for organised criminals, and with a sophisticated supply system operating all over the world.
CarSmart, a specialist security electronics company with over 40 years of experience, has developed a product that prevents electronic theft for any type of vehicle.
CarSmart was conceived to prevent the theft of vehicles.
It takes just two minutes for a car thief to scan for a car key signal and transmit that signal to open and start the car, driving away ready to sell on or break up for parts.
Carsmart helping
STOP vehicle theft
What was a common occurrence in towns and cities in the middle of night, is now taking place further afield in remote and rural areas.
When it comes to plant, groundwork and farming vehicles the consequences can be far more devastating than waking up to find your family car has gone.
When your vehicle is your livelihood, machinery and equipment is not only relied upon but difficult, and expensive, to replace, the financial repercussions go far beyond the value of the vehicle itself.
A custom-built smart phone app that works with IOS or Android devices is secured by either facial recognition or fingerprint reader and allows the transmission of a signal to the controller.
This means that the vehicle cannot be started without the permission of the owner — or designated user.
A simple installation process ensures the product can be installed by any competent person with vehicle electrical experience within an hour.
There is also provision for a detection device to prevent the vehicle being lifted or towed away in an unauthorised manner.
The CarSmart app also offers the User the option of 24-hour personal protection in or out of the vehicle; fully monitored by an alarm receiving centre.
Most compelling of all is that CarSmart is working with insurance companies to ensure a genuine solution to the growing problem of farming equipment and Plant and Machinery theft from exposed sites.
FMB Federation of master builders states that 1 in 5 of its members experiences theft weekly
Rural and plant theft is happening nationwide
Estimated 400 million pounds worth of plant machinery is stole annually
Rural crime can cost farmers up to 10% of there yearly sales
Less than 10% of plant machinery is ever recovered
The cost of rural crime has risen 22% since 2022 costing over 49.5 million in the UK
€1 Billion worth of plant machinery stolen in the EU every year
43 Rural police units in the UK have joined forces to create a national task force
UK construction and groundwork’s theft cost the sector over £800 million in the UK last year
Source: DR Kate Tudor Criminology: Durham University • Inspector Mark Earnshaw: Head of rural taskforce North Yorkshire • Hannah Binns: Rural affairs specialists
