AA has seen a 6,760% 'explosion' in catalytic converter thefts in four years
Daily Mail
The AA said it was called to just 57 breakdowns caused by catalytic converters being stolen in 2017,though that figure rose to 3,910 instances in 2020. Becky John, inset, is one of those victims.
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