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Trace, Track, Get My Car Back

2025

Last aired: S1 E16, Episode 16 · 2025-10-06

Real crime, real recovery. The specialist teams taking on the UK's car crime crisis - using hi-tech trackers to hunt down stolen vehicles and swipe them back for their owners.

Cast

Sunetra Sarker Narrator

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 2025-10-06 · 28 min Tracker Neil and his team are closing in on a Land Rover linked to a spate of street robberies in Manchester. With the car in their sights, they call for police back-up.

E2 Episode 2 2025-10-06 · 28 min Tracker Richard is racing to find a stolen Audi before it's chopped up for parts. It's being stored in a garage in Newport, south Wales. But will Richard get to it in time?

E3 Episode 3 2025-10-06 · 28 min Former police officer Neil plays a tense waiting game after tracking a Toyota Hilux stolen from outside Aston Villa's football ground on match day.

E4 Episode 4 2025-10-06 · 28 min A car's been stolen by suspected drug dealers – but a team of trackers, led by former police officer Neil, are pursuing it through the streets of Croydon.

E5 Episode 5 2025-10-06 · 28 min Former police officer Ahron is tracking a stolen MG following a spate of car thefts in Leeds. He finds an illegal chop shop – but has the MG already been broken up for parts?

E6 Episode 6 2025-10-06 · 28 min Tracker Neil hunts down a stolen Toyota Hilux hidden on a remote industrial estate. But before he can seize it, he's confronted by a man claiming he bought it at an auction.

E7 Episode 7 2025-10-06 · 28 min In Felixstowe, intelligence officer Adam finds a stolen car wedged into the back of a shipping container. On the back seat, there are children's toys, including a teddy bear.

E8 Episode 8 2025-10-06 · 28 min Bike recovery specialist Bilal is hunting down a stolen £2,500 e-bike which has a child's seat on the back. As a father himself, Bilal's determined to get the bike back.

E9 Episode 9 2025-10-06 · 28 min Vehicle recovery specialist Richard is on the trail of a caravan that's been stolen during a late-night raid on a site in Nottingham.

E10 Episode 10 2025-10-06 · 28 min Vehicle recovery specialist Richard is tracking expensive farmyard vehicles stolen in broad daylight. He traces them to a scrap yard, but as he arrives, they're on the move again.

E11 Episode 11 2025-10-06 · 28 min Trackers Neil and Jason snatch back a hire car that the customer is refusing to return. But when they search the vehicle, they make a shocking discovery.

E12 Episode 12 2025-10-06 · 28 min A family car fitted with a child seat is stolen by heartless thieves. Tracker Richard is hot on their heels but there's a setback when the thieves discover the hidden device.

E13 Episode 13 2025-10-06 · 28 min Tracker Shaquille is desperate to hunt down a car before it's smuggled out of the country and shipped to Romania. But the clock's ticking – will he find it in time?

E14 Episode 14 2025-10-06 · 28 min Trackers Jason and Alan are in Maidenhead, closing in on a stolen hire car. But before they get to it, the vehicle pulls away. Will they be able to trace it a second time?

E15 Episode 15 2025-10-06 · 28 min When machete-wielding thieves steal a luxury car, a vehicle tracking company jump to action. But will they be able to trace the much-loved motor?

E16 Episode 16 2025-10-06 · 28 min A motorist is reunited with his car after it was stolen outside his home. But it's fitted with a tracker, and recovery agent Joe finds the vehicle just two hours after it was taken.

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