Go-ahead for changes to cut GPS thefts off farm vehicles

MINISTERS have given the go-ahead for legislative changes that will cut the theft of expensive and essential GPS devices from farm vehicles.

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The news follows a high-profile campaign, launched by Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price last October.

Dan Price brought MPs from across Cheshire together with the National Farmers Union (NFU), the National Rural Crime Unit (NRCU) and local farmers to highlight the issue of serious organised crime and its impact on the agricultural community.

They signed an open letter calling on agricultural equipment manufacturers to retrospectively add forensic marking on GPS devices, quad bikes, tractors and excavators to deter theft and aid with tracking stolen goods.