It’s a Wednesday morning in the West Country and the hunt is on for a premium stolen car.
We’re with a private investigator searching for a 26-plate BMW, worth around £60,000 new, taken from outside a home in London four days previously.
Investigator Rob is being guided in real time by colleagues who are following pings sent from a security device within the car. The trail leads us to a rural industrial unit, where Rob finds the BMW, or at least what’s left of it.
The engine sits on a pallet. Its door rests against a stack of wheels. There are parts of various cars everywhere.
The team calls in the police and Rob shows them what he’s found. A 31-year-old man is later charged with offences including conspiring to receive stolen goods.
