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While motor vehicle theft is on the decrease, motorcycle theft is on the increase and cost
the community $9m last year. Statistics from the National Motor Vehicle
Theft Reduction Council (see table) show that in the 2003/2004 financial
year, motorcycle theft rates jumped from 5% to 7% of all thefts.
While seven in 10 stolen cars are recovered, less than
three in 10 motorbikes are ever found. And while 60% of stolen cars are
more than 10 years old, most stolen motorcycles are just a few years old.
These factors indicate that motorcycles are more often targets of
professional crime. They also mean motorcycles incur huge insurance
premiums, and for high risk categories such as off-road bikes, insurance
is often not available at all.
The Solution
DataDot Technology Ltd delivers a community-responsible theft deterrent
system that has won official regulatory support in several jurisdictions.
Our theft deterrent system for motor cycles is called
 .
Between 1,000 and 4,000
are applied per vehicle, all of them laser-etched with the unique Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or a Personal Identification Number (PIN).
The
can be applied by both individuals or by the manufacturer. A simple,
effective Do-It-Yourself procedure has been developed for individual bike
owners to brush
on to their motorbike. This allows customers to DataDot their own assets
in their own time with ease. On the manufacturing end, DDT has developed an
innovative spray
process. This process covers the engine, drive train and any other expensive parts with
, in less
than three minutes.
is impossible to remove cost effectively. Moreover the size of the
makes it impossible for a thieves ever to be confident they have removed
every single one. Furthermore if a whole motorcycle brand uses the
system, any vehicle or bike parts of that brand found without dots will
immediately raise alarms. Therefore to a professional thief, a bike with
the
system is far more dangerous than a bike without the system. So what can a
thief do? The only solution is to stop stealing bikes that have the
and that is
exactly what has happens.
The Results
In its 2002 report, Motorcycle Theft in Australia, the National Motor
Vehicle Council of Australia singled
out as “the
most effective countermeasure” in reducing the volume of motorcycle
thefts.
In Australia, Harley Davidson importer / distributor, Morgan & Wacker
has been using our component identification technology solutions since
1997 with similar success as experienced overseas. |
