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    Editorial

    Nov 19, 2020 3 minutes
    Martyn Knowles, Editor

    Email martyn.knowles@kelsey.co.uk

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    Catching the cats

    Something I mentioned in my June 2019 Editorial: the theft of catalytic converters from the roadside is still a huge menace to motorists around the UK. Perhaps even more so this year - I’ve heard of so many cats being cut from exhausts it’s starting to sound unreal.

    The thieves arrive in either a stolen vehicle or a cloned one - usually three-up - one is the driver, one the look-out/ helper and the

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