Is the theft of catalytic converters no longer an epidemic?

Atlantic Dawn

I've not noticed for months any mention of catalytic convertor thefts in the news, has it died off? Seems to be out of the news in the UK too. Has the price of the metals collapsed or have authorities regulated the whole recycling network to kill it off?

colm_mcm

It’s still high. Some of the most common cars for these thefts like mk2 Prius and mk1 Yaris are getting to end of life now though. Some cars have more precious metals in the cat than others, and some are more vulnerable than others. A lot of cars have the cat closer to the engine block now so they’re harder to steal from underneath.

enricoh

Price of them collapsed, very few bother with them anymore.

As soon as price recovers, the cordless grinders will be fully charged!

gossamerfabric

https://www.mining.com/plummeting-platinum-group-prices-could-worsen-shortage-report/

commodity prices are down.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121750837#Comment_121750837

I’d say most of them have worthless Chinese cats fitted at this stage as well

hoodie6029

Apparently it was one criminal gang doing this out of Dublin 15. Unlike their grinders, they weren’t the sharpest tools in the box. Kept all their stolen cats in one unit in an industrial estate as they waiting to offload them quietly.

Someone in the gang ratted them out and they lost a high 6 figure amount of ‘their’ stock to the State.

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch.

Oscar_Madison

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121751143#Comment_121751143

One persons “rat” is another’s “hero” 😀

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121756591#Comment_121756591

Still, had a hand in causing a lot of misery though. Hardly a white knight.