Car stolen in Georgia: what to do in the first 30 minutes

If your car is not where you left it, the first half hour matters. The sooner the police get exact details, the better the chance of finding it intact.

In short:

• first make sure the car was not towed;
• call 112 with the plate number, make, colour and VIN;
• if you have a GPS tracker, give the police the current location;
• do not chase the car yourself.

1. Towed or stolen

Check whether the car was towed for wrong parking: look at the signs nearby and call your city's municipal parking service. It takes five minutes.

2. Call 112

The emergency number in Georgia is 112. Give the plate number, make, model, colour, VIN, and where and when you last saw the car. Keep the registration document at hand — a photo on your phone helps too.

3. Tracker data

If your car has a GPS tracker, open the app: the current location and the route since the theft are the most valuable information for the police. Share it with officers and keep updating it if the car moves. Ignition and geofence alerts often arrive before the owner notices the car is gone.

4. What not to do

Do not follow the car or try to stop it — it is dangerous. Do not post the exact location on social media before the police arrive.

5. Afterwards

Tell your insurer if the car is insured. Keep the police report number.

Prepare in advance

Photograph the car documents, write down the VIN and fit a hidden tracker with a power-cut alert. We explained how to choose one in how to choose a car GPS tracker. You can have it installed in Batumi at DriveBox.