For several weeks, one or more thieves have been targeting Renaults parked in a district of Lyon, and more specifically the reversing camera.
Car thieves are everywhere in France. However, we have heard about Lyon several times since the beginning of 2024. While a few months ago the capital of Gaul had made headlines for repeated car thefts in the Part-Dieu district, this time it is no longer so much the belongings in the cars that are the target of thieves, but a very specific element and on well-targeted vehicles. In this case, models of the Renault brand. It is on the site -.fr that we discover that for several weeks, one or more thieves have been targeting cars marked with the Diamond. And moreover, precisely the logo of the car itself, the one on the back, provided that it has a rear-view camera.
Several dozen complaints
The photos published by our colleagues show in fact several Renault Capturs with their rear diamond removed. And in the middle of this missing logo, a square-shaped hole in which the rearview camera is usually inserted, the one that helps with parking. It was precisely while reversing to park that one of the victims realized that nothing was displayed on his central screen, and he discovered the disappearance of the camera when he went to check in the back. This same victim who went to his garage the next day, and who found myself queuing behind three other people who came for the same problemA theft which, it seems, has already claimed several victims in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon alone: wow!
A piece that is resold on the internet
While the police have specified that they have received several dozen complaints, they say they remain mobilized to find the perpetrator(s). Moreover, a real market for reversing cameras is emerging. Indeed, a certain number can be found on a famous online resale site. Which does not mean that all of them are stolen. But in any case, This also perhaps answers the fact that the part in question, for the Captur 2, is out of stock on the Renault spare parts website…
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