Mobile Phone Theft.
Mobile phone theft is a serious issue in the UK
Mobile theft has risen dramatically over the last few years, despite many government initiatives.
"As many as 10,000 mobile phones are stolen every month. Two thirds of the victims are aged between 13 and 16. Many phones are also
stolen from unattended cars. Here are some practical measures you can take to keep your mobile phone safe."
Metropolitan Police Website -
www.met.police.uk/crimeprevention/phone.htm
Yet the crime figures are unrealistic. They fail to take a key factor into account:
Mobile phone loss.
So many insurance companies do NOT cover loss, that many people are insured, but not covered for loss. This means that when they lose their phones
(as is VERY common - more comon it would seem than actual theft), these people are forced to
commit insurance fraud by claiming their phone was stolen.
To avoid this dangerous and illegal situation, simply get an insurance policy that covers loss, such as the 2U
mobile phone insurance .
Mobile Phone Insurance UK Minister in talks to cut mobile phone crime
Mobile phone manufacturers are under pressure from the Government to help cut soaring handset thefts.
Home Office Minister Hazel Blears is to hold a private meeting with industry leaders, calling for tighter phone security
to stop thieves reusing stolen handsets. She will attempt to hammer out a new plan with manufacturers at the meeting, to
be held at the Home Office.
Ms Blears will thank them for their help in a joint police and Government campaign launched in November last year, designed
to cut crime figures.
Mobile phone thefts account for a more than a quarter of all street crime in London, and ministers hope that by making stolen
phones harder to resell this will cut crime levels.
Last year's campaign, funded by the police and industry leaders, was backed by the Home Office.
A massive database of serial numbers taken from stolen phones was compiled and the Government created the Mobile Phone
Reprogramming Act 2002.
This meant those convicted of reprogramming stolen handsets could now be jailed for up to five years.
Protect yourself with an insurance policy that covers loss, such as the 2U
mobile phone insurance .
