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BBC has commissioned Trace, Track, Get My Car Back!<\/em> from Rare TV for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

The 15×30-minute series will follow the teams of investigators who are fighting back against car theft in the U.K., where 130,000 vehicles are stolen every year. The episodes follow them from the first call that a vehicle is missing through the chase as they follow its movements down motorways and B roads, through housing estates and warehouses, until they are finally able to swipe it back.<\/p>\n

The series will also feature officers from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) as they intercept stolen vehicles being smuggled out of the country at Britain\u2019s ports. Victims of car crimes also feature, watching back dramatic CCTV footage of the moments their cars were snatched.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve all seen shocking footage of how quickly any of us can fall victim to vehicle crime,\u201d said Rob Unsworth, head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak Commissioning. \u201cBut until now, we\u2019ve never seen what happens next. This gripping series will for the first time show the efforts made to retrieve stolen cars, and we\u2019re sure viewers will be on the edge of their seats as we follow the teams on a mission to get them back. But will they succeed?\u201d<\/p>\n

Julie Shaw, commissioning editor for BBC Daytime, commented, \u201cThis series really delves into the underworld of vehicle theft and the toll it can take on its victims. It will give in insight into what happens to cars once they are snatched and highlights the work of authorities battling to retrieve the stolen cars, tracing, tracking and getting them back!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to be making another series for BBC Daytime out of Belfast, this time with the help of Northern Ireland Screen,\u201d added Emma Barker, director of content at Rare, and Edward Hart, executive producer. \u201cWe hope this series will shine a light on a problem that is plaguing modern Britain. The cat-and-mouse chase between the criminals and the trackers makes for gripping television and gives viewers the satisfaction of seeing stolen vehicles being snatched back from the criminals and returned to their rightful owners.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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