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Auto Theft Prevention
Auto theft is a national crisis
- Empowering Drivers: What you can do to protect your vehicle
- Thinking of buying a new vehicle? Or want to see how your current car measures up?
Auto theft is not a victimless crime – when thieves steal, we all pay.
Auto theft is a national crisis, with the rates of auto theft soaring in the last 10 years. The crisis is placing pressure on drivers’ insurance premiums, compromising public safety and leaving innocent Canadians with real concern, disruption and trauma.
The crisis is also making communities less safe. Many of these thefts are tied to organized crime, with the proceeds helping fund the trafficking of guns and drugs.
How bad have things gotten? One in four Canadians say either they or someone they know has had their car stolen in the last five years.
Empowering Drivers: What you can do to protect your vehicle
The best offense is a good defense: Équité Association encourages consumers to take a layered approach to protection:
End auto theft in Canada
We need a whole-of-society approach to turn the tide: no one organization or industry can solve the problem of auto theft on its own. It starts with the federal government coordinating a national auto theft strategy with a focus on stopping the illegal export of stolen vehicles.
Thinking of buying a new vehicle? Or want to see how your current car measures up?
While there are many factors that impact the cost of insurance premiums, typically, the less likely your car is to be stolen, damaged or in a collision, as well the less expensive it is to repair, the less you will pay to insure it.
See how your current (or future) vehicle measures up via IBC’s How Cars Measure Up (HCMU) online tool.
The tool analyzes the frequency and cost of insurance claims for Canada’s most popular vehicles and provides a ranking to show how each vehicle measures up.
More Information from Équité Association
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IBC’s How Cars Measure Up (HCMU) online tool helps drivers make informed decisions when buying or leasing a vehicle. It analyzes the frequency and cost of insurance claims for Canada’s most popular vehicles and provides a ranking to show how each vehicle measures up.
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