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Businesspeople go for armoured vehicles to keep criminals at bay

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Demand rises for expensive bulletproof cars, with prices starting at R1.1m and going up to R1.7m

Grant Anderson shows a bulletproof window that saved the driver’s life in a hijacking attempt. Picture: DENIS DROPPA

“People that are vulnerable are now opting for bulletproof vehicles, armour-plated vehicles, protection officers, body guards, simply because they are being targeted. In January, a businessperson was allegedly kidnapped from his vehicle after leaving his business situated in Jeppe, Johannesburg. The police subsequently arrested six men, including the owner of the house where the victim was held.

The number of quotations sent out to potential clients was 1,450 in 2020, 1,600 in 2021 and then surged to 1,920 in 2022.

 

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