AX Track will offer its stolen vehicle tracking service to farming communities in Gloucestershire to fight back against thieves targeting the area.
Offered at a substantially discounted rate, the collaboration with Gloucestershire Police – which secured Home Office funding through the Police and Commissioner’s Office to part fund the AX Track service – is aiming to reduce agricultural machinery and vehicle crime in the county.
By partnering with Gloucester Police, the aim is to reduce thefts in the county and bring those responsible to justice, with rural crime being a major focus in the Police and Crime Prevention Plan for Gloucestershire 2021-2025
The initiative will support Gloucestershire Police in tracing farming machinery and vehicles which are stolen, helping to reduce the pressure on limited resources while ensuring that farmers do not lose valuable machinery that is critical to their operations.
AX Track has developed a comprehensive portfolio of technology-driven solutions supported by an experienced team of stolen vehicle recovery specialists. It will track every piece of agricultural machinery and every farming vehicle stolen across Gloucestershire which has AX Track technology installed, even if they are taken across the county border. The AX Track team will work closely with Police resources and help to expose locations, properties and individuals linked to rural crime.
The initiative was officially launched with a live demonstration to landowners this week in Dumbleton near Tewkesbury. The ground-breaking project is designed to help harden the county, deter criminals from stealing machinery and ensure it is recovered if taken without permission.