Stolen Range Rover snatched back from Calais by Automatrics 9 Feb 2017

[@like-icecream]

"my friend bought it for me" Good one mate.

[@ianmoone2359]

Having sold GPS tracking alarms a decade ago, what I know from hard won experience is no one who hasn’t already had a expensive car boat or bobcat etc stolen before ever buys them! Everyone thinks “It will never happen to me” - until it does! A fair %age of idiots believe the myth, “that’s what I pay insurance for & my insurer will make me whole again”, until it happens and they only get market value less excess etc and end up $10k out of pocket once (if) they get a payout! I recall one old lady had her car stolen and THEN bought a gps tracker off us for her replacement car, which not long afterwards was also stolen. She couldn’t remember what to do since the tracker had only been in the car for a couple weeks so rang us, & we tracked it, to barely 50 yards around the corner from her house in a side street! She took her key and walked around the corner, got in and started it up & drove back home pleased as punch. No real visible damage to the car, trip meter showed around 150kms had been put on it, and about half a tank of petrol gone. Lady said she wasn’t going to ring police because there was no damage to need to claim insurance, and the Police might think she was losing her mind and just forgot where she parked it! So we downloaded it’s entire “black box” memory of everywhere it had been in the previous 24 hours, and asked if she would object if WE contacted police about it having been stolen? She said no objection, so we made a report about all the places it had stopped during its stolen journey! Turned out Police had 2 burglary reports from the first to addresses reported that morning! 3rd address, belonged to someone convicted previously of receiving stolen goods (ie a “fence”). 4 th place it stopped was a petrol service station, & when Police obtained video footage from the servo at the time date stamped - they got footage of the driver getting out of the stolen car & buying cigarettes! Next place it stopped was a rental address & the tenants drivers license photo matched the servo video images of the driver of the stolen car! Last place it stopped was around the corner from where he stole it, which is where we had tracked it to, for its owner! So in essence this burglar was in the habit of stealing a car, going out and doing a couple of break & enter burglaries, drop past his fences house and sell the stolen gear, go past a servo & buy smokes, drop past his rental house & give his spouse his nights “earnings”, dump the car around the corner from where he stole it and walk back home puffing on a smoke! He got jailed for his efforts, the fence likewise also got convicted, the 2 burglary victims got their stolen gear back, & the old lady got her replacement vehicle back, all due to the gps tracker & it’s little aeroplane like black box memory! But no one who hasn’t had a car stolen at least once and learned the lesson the hard way will outlay $ to buy & install them! It’s human nature, not only can’t you sell the gps trackers, you can’t give the bloody things away. People are too stupid, I demonstrated the trackers to millionaires even who all reckoned they were terrific but not one of them actually bought one! People deserve to have their sh!t stolen, it’s the only way they learn the hard lessons in life. You can’t help people who don’t want to be helped! Criminals these days have developed a system for theft of expensive vehicles & equipment these days, they steal it then go park it in a dead end cull de sac industrial area on a Friday night, and they sit inside their mates factory unit drinking beer, and eating pizza & watching to see if anyone shows up to recover the vehicle for 24 - 48 hours in case it has gps tracking fitted! If no one shows up to recover it THEN, they go and strip it to sell for parts or truck it interstate to “ re- birth” it and license & sell it!

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

That's quit a story, thanks for sharing. We agree that's why we don't use direct marketing techniques to try to sell our services we just wait for people to find us.

[@ianmoone2359]

@Karl Hanks My comment was 4 years ago. If I wasn’t breathing over that period of time I’d have needed to be in suspended animation to still be alive and kicking here 4 years later.

[@IbericaOverland]

Ian happy to see you still breathing 4 years later. Nice story though. What you think about apple AirTags btw? Cheers

[@ianmoone2359]

@@IbericaOverland I think they are cheap / affordable, available & better than nothing. The units I used to sell had the whole 6 week wet cell backup internal power supply and the black box memory recorder that you could download, they had remote engine disable feature. You could ring the Police and say you were tracking your stolen car / boat in real time and when they got behind it ready to effect an arrest - you could remote disable the engine from your mobile phone via menu option 6. It would mimic a run out of fuel situation, where the gas / fuel gauge dropped to zero, the lowest fuel warning light came on, and the engine started to misfire / stall as if it was out of fuel before quitting completely. This allowed whoever was driving time to pull over to a safe spot thinking they were out of Gas, only yo have the Police pull in behind them and make an arrest. You can’t compare a $45 air tag to a $2k theft recovery gps gsm tracking remote disable alarm system. If you loaned your car to one of your kids you could set a over speed alarm & would ring you the moment your pre set speed was exceeded, then you could remote fisable the engine so your kid thought they were out of gas, instead of trying to see how fast dads car can go on the freeway. There were a host of features - a gps fence cordon, if it moved 100 yards from where you parked it because it was being towed it would ring you & let you know etc. Apple air tags do non of this BUT they are better than NOT being able to track your car.

[@IbericaOverland]

@@ianmoone2359 thanks for the info

[@chrispoumbouris1373]

They park expensive cars up for a few days, and if no one comes to get them then they know there is no tracker on it

[@kennygregg9571]

@Don't Shoot just because this one was on the move doesn't mean that's not what is a common tactic genius. So you know differently how ? Fools always think they know it all.

[@florence1395]

I was told after having work done on my vehicle they stolen vehicles are taken to multi storey car parks for a few day’s & left before they are re~taken!

[@HandsomeMoose]

Tracking devices should be mandatory in expensive cars and other equipment.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Not tracking device..... theft recovery location systems... key differences in technology and service :)

[@thephantom1492]

Except that they can be bypassed by any competant theif. Whatever they say, and this compagny will not like you to know this, good theif are aware that there is tracking devices that transmit the position. What they often do is steal the car, put it in a box truck or a container. The metal block all radiowaves. First thing it kill is the GPS signal. The gps being fed by many satellite is a very weak signal and is easy to actually kill. Proof: most GPS unit will not work inside your house. Then of course, it will prevent the transmission of the tracking device, as it will be blocked by the metal. Then they will work inside the truck/container or inside a warehouse, or even a garage. Wherever they do it, all they need is a faraday cage, which is easy to make. A container is already one. A simple metalic "6 walls" will do the trick. Then, scan the car with a receiver to see where there is a signal transmission. You found the antenna. Follow the wire and you get to the module. Remove it. Repeat until there is no more transmission at all. Of course, it get a bit more complex than this, but this give you an idea of the process. They succede to remove even passive devices, which basically are RFID tag like: it need to get some radio signal, it convert the signal back to electricity, power itself with it, then it can transmit back. This require no battery and can be a real issue to locate, as they can also be programmed to reply only if hit by the proper code. Yet, some theif succede to remove all of them. So this system that use cellular network WILL transmit on a regular basics (mandatory for cellular network operation) and with a powerfull signal. It HAVE to be connected to a permanant power source, which ain't that common in a car. Under the hood, under the dash. That's it. It most likelly won't be under the hood, too hot, too wet, too obivious. Under the dash it goes. Any real car mechanics should be able to identify it and remove it without issue. It just take time. Fortunatelly, most theif are idiots. They claim 98% recovery rate, chance is that it is 98% of idiots, 2% of proper theif.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Yes we agree there are also key differences with an amateur or professional thief. Guess that’s a further reason for those exposed to super talented bandits to consider a professional theft recovery system say over a standard GPS tracker, to improve chances of a successful theft recovery outcome.

[@Lipi19821]

Gps/gsm jammer will do... And the guy you took the car from will have 0 /zerro problems with police...he goona say he lost his phone and didnt know he wasnt allowed out of state...

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

We still have RF to locate it without GPS and GSM. The driver would be released, but the gang leader was arrested in the UK.

[@Croiseeman]

Releasing thieves back into the community, Job security.

[@danielbermingrud3655]

Not their job.

[@jameslovell8682]

Good point.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@jameslovell8682 If the crime hadn't been reported yet then they did what was legal.

[@charlesmurphy1510]

Ian Montgomery not quite.

[@lordnibbler88]

Thier job was to track and hopefully recover the vehicle, they have no authority to detain. They gave him the option so they can complete the job with no conflict. It was well done. The have the information required to the authorities and that will be taken care of within priority. The car has been returned to the owner and....to the next range rover....

[@MrMaxggangster]

wow! you guys really go the extra mile for your customers.

[@carolinehoward180]

I’m not sure I could just let a thief walk away without kicking him extra hard in the nuts at least.

[@NorthernMouse52]

Car thieves don't have any Nuts! Their dickless little coward's!

[@mkkm945]

"For logistical reasons, we took it to Southampton". I hear that as "It's a RR Sport. Gonna drive it one more day, thanks." Haha! Great job nonetheless.

[@devanvelo3725]

What's the point in the police, good businessmen will always provide the best service. The plod wouldn't have even investigated.

[@fieldmarshaljoe]

Devan Velo out of the country out of their jurisdiction. Back in England it would have been a completely different story, automatrics always call the police to the crime scene

[@Macias1000000]

fieldmarshaljoe exactly my point.

[@sleepyhollow8205]

Devan Velo The point of involving the police is to have the criminal prosecuted and (even if only temporarily) prevent others from becoming victims. >out of jurisdiction You can't evade jurisdictions inside the EU. You're one of those "libertarian" cultists, aren't you? So you probably believe that we shouldn't even have police or those annoying laws which stop people with a little bit of money making up their own rules and simply handing over some cash when caught, Latin America style. If the private company executed or broke the arms and legs of the criminal, you might have a point, but they don't, they don't even involve the police because less thefts = less revenue for the repo men. These parasites are in a symbiotic relationship with the theives, like glaziers who pay children to smash windows during the night.

[@devanvelo3725]

Sleepy Hollow calling me names, how old are you?

[@sleepyhollow8205]

Devan Velo An ageist as well as a libertarian. What next, want to know the color of my skin?

[@g-r0370]

Always shocks me when I see an expensive modern car being stolen; you think cars in that class would have security measures that a common thief wouldn’t be able to bypass.

[@l337pwnage]

By design. Stolen cars mean people have to buy more cars.

[@daviniazahra8622]

@@l337pwnage idiot secure vehicles is a big USP . The Morden cars with push start proximity keys can be hacked

[@will4may175]

Well they have gotten better even if still very easy to steal, in the 80s I owned a Cortina and a Capri as did most of my m8s, most of us could open each others cars with our own key and if done right start the car, fun times.

[@jegun]

Great job! Hope you filled the boot with loads of cheap booze!

[@Big2009Gee]

jegun alcohol is now cheaper in the UK due to the drop in the pound so wouldn't be worth it

[@JohnnyDub16]

Big2009Gee Not cheaper if you also earn your wages in pounds

[@jegun]

Wine is cheaper in France by a long mile!

[@keithlloyd4254]

A kilometre surely? How is it that though we use miles in here in UK, the BBC & co. use kilometres? Fucking patronising bastards they are.

[@ecutechltd]

I refuse to drive in kilometres. Everything is further away

[@thirdrail8548]

Thanks for the awesome views of the "Chunnel" train system!!

[@cageordie]

Every time I see you driving you seem to be stuck in traffic. God but I hated living in the south of England, and I was out in Bedford. My trip to work in 1997 was 15 minutes if I left the house before 7:40 and an hour if I left at 8! The continuous awful traffic! Congratulations on the recoveries. Very impressive.

[@PhillipParr]

I can confirm that between 2010 and 2016, and sporadically since, my experience of the journey from Bedford to anywhere south is still horrific at rush hour. *shakes fist at M1*

[@abit9485]

Can't believe I've just watched a video of someone picking a car up from France. Triffic

[@markblix6880]

I can't believe this guy walks away. If I was there he'd have a limp and a lump.

[@mehda_dz5233]

Exactly Keyboard warrior

[@ateleskier7066]

@@mehda_dz5233 Not everyone is a keyboard warrior. Come and steal from me and find out.

[@mehda_dz5233]

@@ateleskier7066 🥱

[@ateleskier7066]

@@mehda_dz5233 Ah, you're a thief - I get it now.

[@mehda_dz5233]

@@ateleskier7066 give me your address and planning. I want to come to say hello and find out your abilities 😎

[@andrewcbartlett]

I hope the Bandit filled it up so now you've stolen his Fuel lol!!

[@harriamwinter4632]

Why do you cover the reg plate at 4:40 but show it at 4:56?🤦🏼‍♂️

[@AaroMesa]

easter egg

[@dannypeters4067]

yea letting the tires down was a pretty clever idea but if am wrong i think there is suppose to be a tire pump hidden somewhere in that range rover that came with it from the factory

[@davelew2014]

Says valves removed in description pump would be useless

[@philbury3985]

The Chunnel uses a number plate recognition system, not sure about ferries, why can't this be integrated with th UK police system? Than people can be stopped at the border! On the video in France you say it wasn't on the NRP system, then you're concerned it may still be on your return. Whilst I appreciate your promoting the system and service, and all car thieves should be shot, this could easily just be a set up.

[@danineira366]

Phil Bury because it takes time to be processed into the system, meanwhile the recovery team want to recover the car as soon as possible reducing the risk of it being lost forever, they have a team to track the car and know it's location, have keys.. while the police file the report put it on the system the car can already be in France

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Great answer just spot on Dani

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Not on the PNC (Police National Computer) when we snatched the car But was later registered on the PNC when we drove back across the UK border

[@thefiestaguy8831]

@@AutomatricsMtrack It takes literal seconds to put it on the PNC system, a person just needs to update the vehicle file and the marker is added. I serve in a UK police force and i've called up to get an LOS marker added, it's usually done within 2-3 minutes, most of that time is the controller asking when it stolen, where from, and by what means (i.e burglary for the keys, stolen whilst parked near an address, carjacking etc).

[@heals005]

How did it get to France when it was stolen , was the reg changed

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Went through Tunnel crossing on same plates, the trouble was it was not PNC at the time.

[@Monster12255]

Wait is that a train for your car? I live in the US so I have never seen something like that.

[@hedgehog3900]

Look up Eurotunnel.

[@BF1GUN]

It's the tunnel that connects UK to France. It only carries vehicles and takes about 35 minutes.

[@UncleanerBullet]

its not the most common thing but even US has those, and so do many other countries even Finland.

[@matetotally3742]

It goes under the sea between England and France, several tunnels 35miles long that take trains that carry vehicles, normal passenger trains, and freight trains that just carry freight trucks.

[@swashbucklingadventures9929]

UncleanerBullet I've NEVER heard of such a thing in the U.S. at least not for public transportation purposes. Maybe for freight companies.

[@notmenotme614]

Why wasn’t the police involved when you first saw someone sat inside the Range Rover?

[@koitorob]

Nice to see the system work, but what a half arsed way to recover it! The UK police should have been informed and then as you knew the location of the vehicle the French police could have met you there and ARRESTED THE THIEVING GIT!

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

The UK police were informed but claimed they had not jurisdiction in France to get involved. They could coordinate with French Police once the crime was active on the UK PNC to then link to French law enforcement, but that took a few hours. So unfortunately the police response is not always quick enough and can risk the recovery operation.

[@twistyturd]

Koito rob yeah the French police are pathetic. I've bloody lived here for 10 years I should know!! Good job.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Thanks ....you need to move fast in these situations and that can be difficult even in the UK let alone out of country. Right now we have a customers stolen asset tracking unit in Lithuanian for 7 days and we estimate at least another 2 weeks before they can agree for us to show local Lithuanian police where it is. Thanks again for your comment :)

[@symbolicof]

Koito rob I had a tracker on a motorbike. The tracker company acted quickly to coordinate with UK police and communicate with me. However UK police failed to act. They didn't respond to the incident for at least 30 mins. By then the bike had been parked up and batteries disconnected. U honestly cant rely on the police. I didnt know tracker companies got involved like this, its great to see. If only they had powers to arrest

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Your tracker should have still worked even with the battery disconnected ? It should have had a back up battery that should last a minimum of 8 hours ? (that's if it was a Thatcham approved device ?) . Our re-chargeable battery units are not wired to the bike and they last 18- 30 months. Yeah we recovered 2 x BMW RR from underground flats in London a few months back by just snatching them back without the police in attendance..... although they did turn up eventually.

[@shhmule]

Still watching these videos in 2022, they are such great entertainment! I wish I could get one of these trackers for my Motorcycle in New Zealand.

[@whodar3swins]

some brilliant thinking putting the tyres down :P

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Certainly took away the need to chase it across Europe or beyond

[@hvt8147]

He should always carry a pump in his car.

[@Salman-sc8gr]

I worked for Land Rover in the 90's and the P38 had the most vicious immobilisation, suspect these new keyless ones are easy to hack into.

[@metalmicky]

How did he get the keys to nick it in the first place?

[@tommclaren0460]

He hired it

[@Zel0978]

This is the third range rover recovery vid of yours I've seen...very impressed with AutomatricsMTrack but shocked at how easily it is to pinch a range rover. This put me off wanting to buy one!

[@NigelTolley]

To be fair, you can steal any car you've hired, since they give you the key.

[@martinjamesdaley]

"We didn't arrest him"? Presumably because we you have no powers to arrest, other than making a citizen's arrest?

[@emsservices6090]

Citizens arrest = exactly same power to arrest as the police, including using force if needed. Your point being ?. Not just police who have the power of arrest you know ……

[@CP-dr7qy]

Ems Services not in the uk I don’t think ......

[@1nm1]

They were FROM the UK, but the incident took place in FRANCE.

[@MaxAmmoNeeded]

Plus the fact it’s a hire car, so can’t prove theft. It’s purely a civil matter.

[@tysonator5433]

Problem with citizens arrest ( by physical force ) is that the arrester can be charged with imprisonment even if the driver is carrying out a criminal act. You can only detained an individual with minimal force, and that is only if police are on their way. However in this case no police were called. So was the driver picked up in the UK upon entry by boarder customs or the police ! ?

[@GhostwingV2]

what a fantastic piece of kit wish i could afford one of them for my car would take a lot of worry away good work guys

[@DotaProBadTurk]

My Audi A7 13 plate GU13YHX was stolen in October 2016 unfortunately wasn't recovered good thing got money back from insurance.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Sorry to hear about your car theft .... just out of interest you had to claim on your insurance, so then are you expecting that a high value your fault claim will be tagged onto your insurance profile ? If so we thought that claim record was then shared and would significantly increase insurance premiums for the next premiums 5 years ? Not trying to do a sales pitch on this........we just had so many viewers of our channel outside the UK say their insurance premiums are not increased after a theft claim. So we just wanted to get our facts straight. :)

[@DotaProBadTurk]

Mostly likely my car insurance premium will go higher no doubt but don't mind because main thing I got the money back and next time if I get a high end car will fit tracker on it for sure.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Thanks for that... From what I hear the Insurance in US and AUS is quite cool to just pay out on theft and then not hold it against the policy holder. Maybe we will soon be able to shop around for insurance outside are native countries.

[@apmbus]

Turk 1990 how was it stolen exactly?

[@marcusokodugha2101]

A7 is the best car

[@alexpitcher6785]

those range rovers have a pump in the boot lol

[@greatitbroke]

Brilliant. Glad you guys got it back. great job.

[@fieldmarshaljoe]

How much is a motorcycle tracking device from you guys? And what are the maintenance costs after purchasing? How much does it cost for you to recover the bike and replace the battery ?

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Rechargeable unit is £191 (last 18-30 months before 12 hour recharge) Annual monitoring £108 , optional remote control to arm and disarm motion sensor £45 . Prices Ex VAT. There is no cost to find the bike, recovery is down to the owner you can check this out here www.trackersecurity.co.uk/buy.html

[@rockafellaash2183]

Am getting me an automatrix tracker for my gti

[@guy4469]

ive been doing europe as a driver 30 years, theres no checks leaving dover,just passport. and ive been stoped in at least 5 countries loadsa times .i have never been asked for insurance or v5 or mot just driving licence ,then on my way .different vehicle every time,,, .and once 4 of us hired a car in athens for a weekend . and left it at europe car in calais, and posted the keys cheaper than flying ,never heard a word about it .....

[@steveprice638]

Best advert for BMW runflat tyres I have seen...

[@charlesdahmital8095]

Why would you want your Rover back? It's worth more as an insurance write off.

[@pigs6667]

Great work! Nice to see some people actually do get their vehicles back but problem is they'll just go steal another one while the deterrent is you just have to walk home...jokes!!

[@LehewTech]

OOI MATE U GOT A LOISONCE TO RECOVAH A STOLEN CARR?? Great work thanks for documenting how its done

[@voicetube]

I'm only 2 minutes into the video and have already seen something quite spectacular - I didn't know they had trains ... that carried… CARS (basically, like passengers)!! That's absolutely brilliant (and probably worth a KZbin video on its own :-)

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Cool ......we do try to add interest where possible :)

[@voicetube]

Thanks man; and thanks for not coming back with a "troll-like" comment. On top of that, I REALLY appreciate what you do to help people recover their vehicles - great technology and you seem like good folks.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

voicetube Hi, that’s the train system that takes cars and trucks in the channel tunnel to and from France / UK.

[@MWNWN16]

R u gay or something.

[@Jez1963UK]

@@MWNWN16 No, but I bet you are. In fact, I don't bet, I know. The question is, do you ?

[@Desertfox24]

Why no darkened rear windows like all the RRS delivered to the USA?

[@goodtimetraveler8261]

This RR was not "snatched back". Being a RR it probably broke down and the thieves left it in the parking lot...

[@Gollammeister]

Would something like this work in say a canal/narrowboat ?

[@boldford]

You might have problems getting it onto the shuttle to bring it back from France.

[@fredbrackely]

You should have rearranged the thieves face and vided his baseball batting live.

[@lauradehaan3690]

Please upload more often, these videos are so addictive haha

[@iheartcryptoverse2857]

"Do you think I would have driven a stolen car?" Well yes. Why do you ask? Beautiful car.

[@CycolacFan]

Done a bit of this type of recovery before including a car that was missing for nearly four months before we found it, never quite got rid of the uneasy feeling as I was driving down the motorway that the thief might have sabotaged something on the car like sawn through a suspension mount or removed the airbags...

[@williamstrachan]

Yeah, the loss of accountability for how the vehicle is treated in even just a typical "garage joyride" is grim, let alone when it's been months!

[@Dermuu]

Well done. You do an amazing job!!

[@michaelopere5424]

The compressor that powers the air suspension system in the car can inflate the tires,all they needed to buy was an adaptive horse pipe.

[@PJGrant85]

top job guys

[@purge98]

Did you take him round the back of the shopping centre and show him how hard a baseball bat is when smashed across the knees and round the back of the neck at least 10 times?

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Arh a form of capital punishment for a crime. I do remember being slipper-ed at school once, not nice, I guess we have progressed a little these days...

[@geoffdundee]

i got the belt at shool for throwing snowballs and after then i stopped doing it........i also used to get my arse smacked as a child too and guess what - punishment works............thieves need their fingers or hands chopped off and if that doesnt stop them stealing cars then chop the feet off too so they cant use pedals.

[@franticstorm7411]

Some progression, is not necessarily a good thing. I, as I'm sure many others do, still believe in 'old fashioned' education. Guys! If you're going to let down tyres, purchase a tyre inflator to pump them back up again.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Yeah noted, but this was cross border team effort where we just established a plan whilst on the go. The clients French colleagues traveled to the shopping car park area and sorted the tyres as we were still purchasing our tickets at UK side Eurotunnel.

[@mrj57f]

Who pays for the cost of recovery ?

[@daystate123]

you should have eaten at flunch before heading home lol

[@jameslovell8682]

What?....as a professional you don't even carry a tyre inflator on these recovery jobs? Astonishing.

[@chooselife3000]

"Stolen" "Stolen" not on police computer. Lets the "thief" walk away. Maybe they just fancied a day trip to Calais. Better drive to Albania at 160 kph all the way.

[@leonardgoduni8124]

Why Albania, I mean you can take it to Kazakhstan that way Borat will be a happy man.

[@tobykhan9106]

I had my BMW 535d stolen from my home Christmas 2016. Broke into my house and took keys. Ended up finding out they took it straight to Hull that same morning. Received a pcn two months later. Never got the car back, but got paid out from insurance. Only had the car for 3 weeks. Still devastated

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Why be "Devastated" Its a hunk of metal , who cares! I,d be "Devastated" if one of my children got injured in a car accident Or my Dear Old Mum took ill ! But a hunk of metal , PLEASE...........................................

[@narkatameister]

5 car thieves watched this video

[@marquisdemoo1792]

Makita make a pump that operates off their 18v batteries, which is really great for this kind of situation. You can even set the pressure. I keep one in the back of the motor.

[@pdtech4524]

Great result recovering the Range Rover but why the hell are the thieves allowed to walk off without any repercussions? It just doesn't make any sense and will just allow these organised gangs to continue stealing cars! I suppose from your perspective it makes good business sense to let the thieves carry on stealing cars lol 😁😎👍 What a joke 🤔😮🤨🙁

[@pdtech4524]

@Dave Klonpenberg The car was rented and stolen from England, I'm guessing the thieves would also have been English? These luxury cars are stolen, taken abroad, given new identities and sold on, it's a huge business done on an industrial scale, literally gangs and gangs of organised thieves who mostly steal to order. The UK police had jurisdiction as the thieves would have to pass back through customs and border control to get home lol they seriously wouldn't be hard to find as they would have been on the next ferry or Eurostar lol 👍😎 The police are happy for these gangs to carry on regardless and turn a blind eye, these guys who sell these trackers are happy to let thieves carry on their activities, after all it makes good business sense🤔😯😮🙁🤨 The British car owners pick up the costs in increased insurance premiums and costs of these trackers 🙁🤨🤔

[@pdtech4524]

@Dave Klonpenberg Great stuff! It's one thing being able to track and recover these vehicles but it's essential these organised gangs are brought to justice 😎👍

[@goclunker]

Does this work in America? Can the owner track their vehicle? I'd like to get this for my car in California

[@SheCat1964]

Well wow. I just learned something new and awesome. Im in Canada. You have a car train there? Wow so cool!

[@gerard4039]

꧁Cat G꧂ it’s just to cross the Eurostar Chanel under the sea from England to France .

[@paulinebrawn3867]

It’s a great drive/ride, I can recommend it.

[@sdaiwepm]

This recovery would no longer be possible post-Brexit. Another "benefit."

[@xrfil]

Love all the people saying get the police involved! Once that happens, it would get recoved by french side, impounded etc = delays, paper work, more money from the owners pockets. Been there done that and that was in the uk! Only thing i would have done to the driver, to make his day even worse, remove him of his passport, cards , any id and money, and destroy the lot of it!

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

At last someone who knows the game :)

[@donaldlee6760]

Throwing away the thief's passport and cash down a drainage pipe would have been perfect!

[@SCYorks]

Fully agree with you.

[@BonziBuddys]

Things are different in the United States. Over here that driver would have been arrested anyway even if the car wasn't already reported stolen. Plenty of evidence to arrest him, since he was found driving a car that he could not prove he was authorized to drive. Additionally, you being pulled over in that car after it was reported stolen would have resulted in a felony stop, which means you would have been taken out of the car at gunpoint and arrested until you could explain the situation.

[@martinchallinor6951]

Showing as untaxed at the min from jan 2019

[@82barth]

Good job guys. I'm not sure the word "stolen" is right though. I appreciate that he hired the car and he was not contactable but was his intention established?

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Well theft by fraud is one of the most common methods to pinch vehicles these days. The clients security dept conducted their paperwork checks in this situation and immediately concluded the car was being stolen through fraud. This was further endorsed when another car hire company reported that the same guy had additionally hired another Range Rover on the same day and that they were now unable to contact the driver after their tracking system went dead. There are often professional employees in car hire company to detect this type of theft.

[@scoobydoo6344]

Very good job by you guys and I hope the guy bad guy enjoyed his long walk back, I bet he was gutted😭😭

[@mezalong]

They could have at least offered to pay for his ticket back. Poor thief

[@bobdavis95]

so you got the insurance money and vehicle back? Double dipping?

[@Algorithm347]

Why is this in my recommended???

[@matthewmuellner]

How the fuck would we know

[@snowwhite3901]

Who cares?

[@davidforde1973]

Coz your a thief maybe

[@projectaffordanything1884]

@@davidforde1973 AHAHAHA XD

[@Spirittism]

Cuz your car is about to be stolen.

[@mattbeardsworth3201]

Would you have had a legal right to detain the individuals you retrieved the car back from and call French police?

[@bobbythompson3544]

What an epic tale! So in a nutshell the police couldn't give a flying f.. K, and our insurance keeps going up!

[@kensanity178]

Yeah my bike was stolen. Had an Air Tag in it. Phone told me the exact location. Cops wouldnt let me accompany them to the location. Minutes later, they came back to me and said " They say they dont have it" What? Then they threatened to arrest me for saying I'm going to recover it myself. I staked out the house, she the bike leaving, followed, call the cops, who did come out and make an arrest, but they read me the riot act and said I shouldn't have done this. What? I did their job for them.

[@tommyroche9142]

Quick question. If your client reports the vehicle stolen to police, presumably they will also have reported it to their insurance company. Will the insurance company then cover the cost of vehicle recovery ? I realise that you won't want to go into what you charged the client in this particular case but I'm assuming it was a considerable cost given the logistics involved.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

The client pays a general subscription for services, that subscription includes finding operation in any country. Our clients in this case were self insured.

[@paulbroderick8438]

Well done. Fill the Chunnel in and get it over with! Greetings from a Brit in the USA.

[@itsnotketchupgames]

paul broderick you're on crack the chunnels bless

[@-BuddyGuy]

The irony

[@JohnSmith-ld4bi]

Please start dealing with the people that actually steal the cars

[@4MotorCross]

Hes from a tracking company... hes not police, what's he ment to do

[@itchyliabdo]

Simple,, don't buy anything unless it has a tracker on it. It's 2019.🤠🤠🤠

[@dirkdiggler3964]

how many times does he say, "Stolen Range Rover"?

[@givman2004]

top job but aint no way you can arrest anyone. you can call the police but that's all.

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Yeah sure ... but the client (an Ex police officer who knows the rules) could have had the driver arrested by the French police. He only decided not to call it in on this occasion due to delays on the PNC which meant the French Police could not act easily to support us until the UK computer update came through via Interpol links. We could have requested Police to the scene and chosen to argue the case until the PNC report was live but the client choose not to do that ...... so that was the real message we were trying to convey in the video log :)

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

"we are not going to have him arrested" I guess would have been a more accurate statement ........but this stuff is totally unscripted as you can imagine !

[@user-is1yg8ce1m]

They could have citizens arrest

[@Macias1000000]

Zain Mahmood these lot aren't french citizens.

[@Zeamus634]

Why not just clamp it instead of letting tyres down? That amount of weight pressing the rim down into the rubber is not good!

[@tomwilliam5118]

What happened to the driver of the car who stole it or was that the shopping center

[@09jimmer]

Respect to you guys.

[@saivaj6915]

Fat Fredd0y c

[@adonisuk]

just curious, once activated, do the clients pay for your expenses incurred retrieving the tracked item? I have seen you taking flights, hire cars, chunnel etc. If this is all part of the service......first class!! One day i might own something valuable enough to track.....

[@dkaloupis75]

If it was REALLY stolen i can assure you that within 6 hours max. the vehicle would be parts and any tracking device in the Adriatic sea....adios muchachos

[@dkaloupis75]

More likely mate but you are aware about Automatrics BOLLOCKS@SQUARE AND TIMES THAT IN n=6,023x10@23rd

[@dionlindsay2]

Not all thieves are that organised! Stealing a car you've hired doesn't mean you're a master criminal

[@dkaloupis75]

@@dionlindsay2 Challenge accepted....you go rent it and I will take care all the rest...

[@lokirangecroft5679]

Him is this device seperate from the car supply, as cheap trackers can be disabled via the 12v socket

[@nickclark6001]

Tracking devices have had their own internal batteries for at least the last 30 years,

[@Macias1000000]

why am I thinking that your actions are illegal outside the UK...

[@richardevans8908]

Macias1000000 because you're fucking stupid

[@Macias1000000]

Richard Evans a clever one said... you couldn't make it up. my question stands.

[@Macias1000000]

Richard Evans big lol, mate...

[@barrybritcher]

not really. Its their car lol

[@Macias1000000]

Barry Britcher not theirs. didn't you listen? lol my point is, they operate in a foreign country, not uk. remember? so, they need to cooperate with local authorities, don't they? don't they have a licence to operate outside the UK? last, but not least... it's their video. they can tell you any story they like, can't they. You Britons are so easy to manipulate. unbelievable...

[@speedbird737]

you should always have a tyre pump in the car - its an essential

[@toysareforboys1]

Wow, scary at the border there! Good thing they let you through :)

[@BF1GUN]

They nearly didn't!! Increased security is now necessary due to terrorism.

[@danhamjam]

Bazza why would they not let you through?

[@BF1GUN]

With the vehicle being marked as stolen police could have held it until they made further enquiries and received official documentation. Due to the relationship that the recovery agent and investigator have with the police they were able to satisfy police that they and the circumstances of the vehicle transport were genuine.

[@team3383]

No video or sound track of the police handing the car back to them in Calais...... All they did was park the car and take a picture. LOL. This whole video is a scam advertisement.

[@BF1GUN]

If you read the comments you'd learn that this was a recovery led by the vehicle owner and recovery company. The police, at either end, were not involved other than on the UK side for putting the vehicle on PNC which is why it got stopped on the return leg. I can assure you and all other doubters that this isn't a "scam". Had this been left with the police to deal with I doubt the vehicle would have been recovered as quickly as it was, if at all.

[@kernow24]

"we're not going to arrest him" do behave, you'd have no legal authority to do so in the UK, let alone a foreign country

[@iangee3311]

Citizens arrest is an option in France as well as in the U.K.

[@thefiestaguy8831]

@@iangee3311 Citizen's arrest is confusing enough in the UK - let alone understanding another country's version of it. Citizen's arrest in the UK does apply to both indictable and summary offences, but ONLY applies to summary offences where there is a necessity to arrest - from a definitive list, this list is smaller than the necessity reasons list that applies to police officer like myself. As a general rule most people don't get involved unless it's a serious crime, or pretty apparent that they would be legally protected by detaining someone - i.e a robber or burglar, terrorist etc.

[@AnaMaria-ud2ik]

750 thieves dislike this video 😂

[@chris4240]

Why would the police ram a car that's sitting in the parking lot. These guy walked up to the guy and asked him to give them the car. Are you really co-signing this?

[@carforumwanker]

Fake , just a self promoting film

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Not fake , our video recovery logs simply show what we do and the efforts we go to for our clients

[@carforumwanker]

I doubt it . People can buy their own tracking units on amazon and ebay for less than £50.00 . At what point in your contract do you provide recovery like this and at what cost etc ? Also I wonder when you booked your side of the travel ? :-) This is as Trump would say "Fake news" to try and promote a business

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

Customers finding is included without further charge but they must handle any recovery transportation or police storage fees, we cover our costs as a part of their professional monitoring service. We paid for travel at the departure gates. Customer paid going out and we paid coming back. DIY GPS only tracker are really only for fun and should never be relied on for theft recovery. They are not independent tested to any known security tracking standard, they are very easy to jam GPS signals and have have no possibility to work indoors where there are no GPS signals. We track assets back even without GPS signals. We can 100% reassure you that this is not fake news, we are just doing a job that we are paid to do. The video logs on our KZbin channel record events and yes potential customers can see about our service, that's it really

[@FOCUSEGO]

AMT do you sometimes wonder why you bother when you get stupid 'flat earth' comments against videos like this. Keep up the good work within the limitations imposed by legislation or logistics.

[@theravedaddy]

FOCUSEGO i wouldnt have bothered with the wanker...that is his name after all....

[@MRVW-32]

How much does this cost and does it cover a classic vws

[@AutomatricsMtrack]

£191 for the Automatrics MTrack unit £108 for the monitoring, finding and recovery annual fee and £38 for the remote control to arm the motion sensor detection (recommended for Bikes) .Prices Inc next day delivery but Ex VAT Can be used on any asset as no wire connections www.trackersecurity.co.uk/buy.html

[@Zeddington]

If it was a Range Rover the thieves probably returned it.

[@davecc0000]

How do the thieves steal such modern cars? I thought these modern cars were impossible to steal-short of towing it to a chop shop and doing major VIN and ECM swaps, that is. Aren’t these keyless? Isn’t the security system the ECM module itself, under the hood, un-hackable, short of intercepting the owner keyfob signals? How was this done?

[@aaroni5074]

Easy mate. Really easy

[@RWL2012]

it was a hire car, so it was hired... had the keys...

[@TehHijack]

Another job well done! These videos are such an interesting watch.

[@davidwebber6956]

did the thief get arrested ?

[@cobrasvt347]

Is that train thing what they call a eurotunnel?

[@scottscott232]

Nice bit of tracking kit. I visited the website, and am surprised at how reasonably cheap it is. I'll get one of these. Better to have piece of mind.

[@charleswebster207]

Do you think he mentioned anything about a stolen range rover ?

[@thefirebirdflock3440]

I wish they had trains for cars like that here in America. That would really be awesome.

[@qooqle]

Its only on the euro tunnel which links France and the UK under the sea

[@littlefarmer32]

Great work fellas, I could use this system for my BMW

[@Backyardmech1]

Kinda cool seeing an Auchan. I haven’t seen one in almost 30 years where I’m from. I know they tried reaching out to part of the world, but their idea got swept up by Walmart.