POLICE action saved a stolen car from being chopped up.

Essex officers including members of the dog unit and the Specialist Stolen Vehicle Examination Team combined to mount a raid on an industrial site in Basildon.

They found a recently stolen Range Rover inside a unit, along with several other stolen vehicles which were being dismantled.

Police took to social media to say an investigation into the chop shop is ongoing. saying: Following teamwork with police in Basildon and the dog unit, we attended a small industrial area in Basildon and located this recently stolen Range Rover which hadn't met its fate yet.

"Other remains located there were examined by us that weren't so lucky. Our investigation continues."

Anyone with information about the illegal site is asked to contact police on 101 and quote incident 99 of November 30.