Anyone who has changed a light bulb in their Volvo will know that it takes less than a minute to open the hood and remove the light. And every thief knows that.
There are many “Volvos” in demand among thieves in Latvia, the lights are easy to remove and relatively expensive. It is not for nothing that the Volvo xc90 and Volvo xc60 headlights have been on the first place in the list of stolen spare parts for several years.
“Volvo lights are on the top. 267 cases, followed by Porsche – 79. Well, less than BMW and less than 30 cases of Volkswagen,” said Sergejs Smirnovs, the representative of the State Police.
“That top is basically pretty much the same. It’s Volvo lights, Volvo control units, BMW steering wheels, BMW control units. Everything else basically pales against this named background.
In order for the owners themselves to make the work of thieves more difficult, insurers and the police recommend not only marking the lights, but also a hood lock and a lock for the lights themselves. But it is safer if you don’t leave the car in an unguarded place.
