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Lorries on British motorways are increasingly being targeted by criminal gangs when drivers park up at night.

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Cargo thefts from lorries is a growing problem and haulage companies say it is costing them thousands of pounds in lost goods and contracts.

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In 2010, more than 拢25m worth of goods were stolen from lorries parked up for the night in Britain according to Truckpol.

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Lorry drivers could also be putting themselves at risk. As the centre of the road network, the West Midlands is a particular hot spot for cargo theft and has also seen attacks on drivers.

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麻豆社 Inside Out looks at what action is being taken to prevent lorry thefts including a 'dummy trailer' with covert police cameras.

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Lorry hijackers are being targeted by police from across the West Midlands, a region regarded as a hotspot for such crimes.

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"A truck is a mobile warehouse and even with a basic load you could look at many hundreds of thousands of pounds," said PC Steve Rounds, of the Central Motorway Police Group.

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"And that's on a vehicle parked on a secluded lay-by with just the driver there as security."

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It is big problem that is big business for criminals - goods worth 拢25m were stolen from lorries across the UK in 2010, according to the most recent national figures.

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