Doing More Than Just Locking The Doors – Keep Your Vehicle Even Safer
Almost every one of us have been a victim, or know a victim of vehicular break-ins. It is fair to say that they can happen at anytime and anywhere. These immoral crooks will either smash their way into the vehicle to make a grab for the goodies they can spot through the windows, or take off with the car in attempt to sale it as a whole or in pieces. The car doesn’t even have to be an expensive new model like you’d find in a car magazine – in fact, it’s more likely to be a less-well-protected older car! Pay attention to the following tricks and advice, and adding yourself to the climbing car crime statistics.
You first idea might be getting a car alarm. But know that by this day and age, an activated alarm poses no physical barrier to anyone who is already plundering his way into your vehicle. All that matters is the psychological impediment an activated alarm may hold towards a less experienced thief. A sticker displaying the logo of a famous car alarm company can produce this effect.
The time a victim takes to get inside a vehicle is a golden opportunity among muggers and carjackers. Pay attention to your surroundings as you approach your car, and make sure to have your key ready so you may enter the vehicle in the shortest span of time. Lock the doors the moment you get into the seat, since a seated driver is extremely vulnerable to a hijack attempt.
Leave nothing potentially rewarding inside your vehicle. Handbags and laptops are obvious no-noes, while even a jacket or a schoolbag can be a tempting invitation for anyone looking to pry inside their contents. By simply putting them out of sight i.e. moving them inside the trunk can induce disinterest for individuals prowling for a car to break in.
Investing in a top notch steering wheel lock should be considered. These have proven to be very discouraging towards car thieves as they significantly lengthen the time they require to gain control to your vehicle. Note that a blaring car alarm provides no physical barrier to an intruder of your car, another lock does. Read up on some reviews and find the best contraption you can afford.
More and more groups of car thieves have been known to deploy tow trucks, and this allows them to haul away their victim’s vehicle in broad daylight under the cover of legitimacy. Next time you use public parking, steer your frontal wheels toward the curb and apply the emergency break. Both of these actions will make your car harder to tow.
There is one last simple axiom you should eternally follow: there is absolutely no reason for you leave the key in the ignition. Even if you just want to pop in for a quick ATM withdrawal, or just grab a pack of cigarettes, you are providing more than enough time for the an opportunist to jump in the driver’s seat and make off with your wheels. There’s no need to make their lives any easier! Otherwise, you’ll end up the result of a stolen car check and will become yet another statistic.
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Hugo Foundry on April 17th 2011 in Car Insurance