This section collates formal submissions, research papers and correspondence relating to vehicle crime governance and data integrity. Material is published for transparency and record-keeping purposes. It does not allege misconduct unless expressly stated.
Policy Submissions
In 2026, CarCrimeUK provided a short policy submission to relevant oversight bodies concerning structural issues in vehicle theft recording and fraud identification. The document is anonymised and focuses on system design rather than individual conduct. It is published here in the interests of transparency.
02/2026 – Parliamentary Question Submitted:
Investigation
19/03/2026 – Unexplored Lines of Enquiry
- The “Third Key” Problem: A Hidden Gap in Vehicle Theft Investigations – read more here
19/03/2026 – Vehicle theft investigation quality and complaint-recording limbo (HMICFRS) – West Mercia Police
25/03/2026 – Systematic Failure of Complaint Recording (HMICFRS) – Gwent Police
Research Papers
2025 ‘stolen’ vehicle number discrepancy – DVLA vs. Constabulary (to follow)
Data Analysis
09/01/2026 – Request for Authoritative Determination – Potential Systemic Under-Recording of Stolen Vehicles
07/01/2026 – Home Office counting rules – Vehicle THEFT vs. FRAUD
Statistical Commentary
13/03/2026 – A Policy Consideration for Vehicle Theft Reporting and Recovery (Home Office) and the accompanying Policy Briefing Note
Information-Sharing & MoU
04/2026 – an FoIA loophole? If the system cannot reliably establish what was held at the time of a request, its effectiveness must be open to question.
2025 – Consent, Third Party Subject Access Requests (TP SAR) & s.184 DPA – the provision of police crime reports in response to a consent or TP SAR request.