
Vehicle Theft is on the Rise
The challenge of vehicle theft continues to plague the mobility industry – notably rental vehicles, car clubs, ride sharing, corporate lease and other fleet-focused businesses.
Van theft cost UK businesses £264¹ ($318) million in 2020. The top 3 vans that are most frequently stolen² are:
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 CDI – 1,169 vans stolen in 2020 and only 247 recovered
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 314 CDI – 860 stolen in 2020 and 112 recovered
- Ford Transit 350 – 756 stolen in 2020 and 220 recovered
In some cases, the disappearance of a vehicle has less to do with theft and is often the result of an overdue vehicle being kept longer than its originally intended hire – such as is the case with vehicles in rental vehicle, car club and ride sharing businesses. Nevertheless, the focus shifts to the safe location and return of the asset.
While a number of disparate vehicle services and products exist on the market, they do not provide a comprehensive approach to confidently ensure vehicle security.
It’s time for your business to not be required to assume the headaches and challenges of self-managing key aspects of vehicle location and recovery.
¹ https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-9187613/What-cars-stolen-2020-according-DVLA-data.html
² https://www.commercialfleet.org/news/latest-news/2021/03/17/vans-the-top-three-most-stolen-vehicles-in-2019/2020
Presenting the IMS Vehicle Security Solution
The IMS Vehicle Security Solution is the only complete, one-stop vehicle security solution for rental vehicles, car clubs and other fleet-based organizations. Only IMS offers a fully managed solution backed by over a decade of vehicle security experience.
Going far beyond standard vehicle tracking, the IMS Vehicle Security Solution uses predictive analytics and machine learning to identify early-stage behaviors that suggest inappropriate usage and impending criminal activity.
The Vehicle Security Solution is extremely flexible including choice in hardware option, configurable 24 x7 monitoring and alerting, and repatriation and recovery services – so you can use the full solution or just the precise services your business needs.
Solution Components
Choose Your Security Hardware
As part of the fully managed IMS Vehicle Security Solution, you have complete choice in the security hardware you install. Based on your specific fleet needs and use cases, you can install:
Get started. Choosing the hardware option best suited to your needs.
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Vehicle Security Solution – Security Hardware Options
DownloadWhy Choose IMS’s Vehicle Security Solution
Going far beyond standard vehicle tracking, the IMS Vehicle Security Solution uses predictive analytics and machine learning to identify early-stage behaviors that suggest inappropriate usage and impending criminal activity.
Solution Features
Solution Benefits
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