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Peter Verbakel and Rosalie Winter from Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch with Snr Constable Dan O’Hara (Dalby-Burnett Crime Prevention Co-ordinator), Constable Jennie Bride and Snr Constable Dan Walters show what anti-theft number plate screws look like on a vehicle front-end donated by Huston Motors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last time Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch decided to “Turn The Screws On Crime” in the South Burnett, the Kingaroy event proved very popular.<\/p>\n

So they\u2019ve decided to do it again after a longer-than-expected break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

For a modest $3 per vehicle, drivers can have their vehicle’s number plates refitted with special anti-theft screws which make it extremely difficult for number plate thieves to make off with them.<\/p>\n

The fittings will take place on a vacant lot next to Repco in Youngman Street, Kingaroy this Saturday morning (November 14) between 8:30am and 11:30am.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy Police officer-in-charge Snr Sgt Dave Tierney said while number plate theft wasn’t an everyday crime, it certainly happens.<\/p>\n

“You’d be surprised how often we call people because someone took off from a petrol station without paying, using their number plates,” Snr Sgt Tierney said.<\/p>\n

“When we call them, they usually have no idea their plates were taken until they check their vehicle.”<\/p>\n

Thieves target number plates for many reasons: to disguise vehicles during petrol drive-offs or other crimes, and in the vain hope that police won\u2019t notice the wrong plates are fixed to an unregistered vehicle.<\/p>\n

The theft always causes a headache for the car owner: new plates have to be bought, insurance companies notified … and then there\u2019s the speed camera fines which can arrive in the mail.<\/p>\n

The way to beat number plate thefts is with special anti-theft screws.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These can be tightened but cannot be removed except with special tools (and no, you can\u2019t buy these tools at your local store!)<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Kumbia Neighbourhood Watch volunteers and Queensland Police will be happy to put one-way screws on as many vehicles as possible.<\/p>\n

And for $3, they’re probably the cheapest form of car insurance on the market.
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