Pick-ups stolen as second-hand machinery prices rise

Double the number of farm pick-ups have been stolen this year compared to last, new figures show.

NFU Mutual is warning farmers to the new trend and advising them to fit additional security measures to their pick-ups – even on battered 10-year-old models.

Theft claims dealt with so far this year by NFU Mutual show that older Toyota Hilux and Mitsubishi L200 are the most regularly targeted pick-up models.

The average age of L200s stolen so far in 2022 was 12 years, and 10 years for Hilux vehicles.