Brazen crooks are going on crime sprees in the dead of night to rip cruise control sensors from the front of vehicles in seconds.
Fitted behind the badge of some motors, furious drivers have hit out at manufacturers for a 'design flaw' that they say is making it easy for their beloved cars to be targeted for the speedy thefts.
It is leaving anguished car owners to foot the £1,500 bill to have the sensors replaced.
Thieves have been captured on Ring doorbell cameras ripping the badges in seconds, before moving on to other vehicles in adjacent streets minutes later. Volkswagens, BMWs, and Mercedes appear to be at the centre of the targeted thefts.
They are then selling them online on places such as eBay and Facebook Marketplace for as little as £200 - with the cut wire dangling from the sensor still visible in the picture.
