According to the Metropolitan Police’s PANIU team around 200 Utility Trucks are stolen each year in the UK with approximately half being John Deere Gators. Many machines are ‘stolen-to-order’ and shipped abroad within hours of being stolen.


CESAR Datagged Gator

The official CESAR Scheme uses a range of security marking technology supplied by Datatag ID, including tamper evident plates, with a unique registration number for each piece of equipment, RFID tags, forensic DNA and Datadots to give each machine a unique fingerprint that thieves cannot remove.

Datatag ID Managing Director Kevin Howells commenting on John Deere’s announcement said, “I’m delighted that John Deere has decided to expand its support of CESAR and introduce it as a standard fit for its Gator range. I’ve every confidence that this move will be as successful for Gators as it has been for John Deere tractors in reducing theft.”

John Deere’s Marketing Manager, Chris Wiltshire said, "We have an ongoing responsibility to address the concerns of our customers over the security of their machinery. The CESAR system is a proven method of protecting against theft, successfully recovering stolen equipment and reducing insurance premiums. With this announcement, we are very happy to demonstrate our continued support of the system by fitting CESAR as standard from now on to our best-selling Gator UTV range."

CESAR is widely recognised to have contributed to an overall drop in equipment theft of over 60% since its introduction in 2007. Many leading insurers offer discounts for all CESAR marked equipment including NFU Mutual who offer up to 12.5% insurance discounts.