The hidden costs of having a vehicle stolen

  • 📰 ctvottawa
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 38 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 67%

Car Car Headlines News

Car Car Latest News,Car Car Headlines

Auto theft has surged in recent years and while police have made significant gains to stop criminals in their tracks and recover those cars and trucks, there remains frustration for victims, who are not always covered by insurance. ottnews

As Luc Robichaud slept, thieves walked up the drive of his Cassleman, Ont. home in early January, drilled a small hole in the driver's-side window to pop the lock, and ultimately drove off in his brand new Dodge Ram pickup truck.

After police processed Robichaud's vehicle, it was towed to a dealership, where it remains because of continued supply chain problems. Thomas also notes that as the amount of money insurance companies pay out in claims could eventually increase the overall cost of coverage for all drivers. "It’s an ongoing issue and growing issue not just for the province of Ontario but I would certainly say Canada as a whole," says Const. Justin Dickson, with the Ontario Provincial Police. "This is something we’re seeing every day on our highways. We’re coming across stolen vehicles and police are working diligently stopping these vehicles arresting these criminals who are being held responsible and accountable for this.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Insurance company’s always find ways outta paying you , weather an accident or a theft people need to learn to drive older cars I don’t need to look cool I just want a dependable vehicle my keys are under my Mat come and get it , oh my backseat is also my dogs house .

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 29. in CAR

Car Car Latest News, Car Car Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Audi plant in Ontario 'a real possibility' with VW battery factory there, say analystsVolkswagen Group’s choice of Ontario for a new battery cell manufacturing plant puts Canada in contention to land an additional auto assembly operation, as the German automaker’s luxury brand Audi weighs establishing a new North American site to build electric vehicles, auto analysts say.
Source: AutoNewsCanada - 🏆 77. / 51 Read more »