Recent reports in regional and national press have highlighted a rise in agricultural vehicle and tractor thefts throughout the UK.
Last year alone there were over 2,000 reported thefts of farm vehicles in England and Wales, with key factors being the difficult economic times and, more importantly, the fact that farm vehicles are not as secure as modern cars.
Regional police forces in Oxfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and other areas of England are raising awareness of farm motor thefts within the rural community through farmers markets and local rural events.
In response, Rural Insurance, one of the UK’s leading agricultural and rural insurance specialists are advising owners of farm vehicles to take steps to better secure their farm vehicles.
New 7.5% discount now available
Rural are keen to reward clients who are taking risk management more seriously and are now offering a 7.5% security discount on all agricultural vehicles, covered under their farm motor policy, that are fitted with a THATCHAM approved immobiliser.
Rural’s new 7.5% security discount is available on all new and renewing policies which means you can now offer more competitive agricultural vehicle insurance for your customers.
How does my client qualify for the discount?
To qualify for the 7.5% security discount Rural will require, at quotation, evidence of the fitting of the immobiliser for each vehicle on the policy, in the form of a copy of the certificate of installation provided by the installer who will be accredited by the Vehicle Security Installation Board (VSIB).
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