Do you lock your car?
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Been talking to a work colleague, who claims he never locks his car.
Must admit, I did suggest a similar thing when my car got broken in to on my drive - the cost of repairs far outweighed the value of the things they stole so I effectively ended up far worse off.
Cars don't seem to get stolen as often as they used to - I don't know anyone who has had a car stolen in recent memory.
So why lock your car on your driveway? If a thief sees something inside they fancy they will just put a brick through the window and grab it, or bend back the door frame to shatter teh glass with a screwdriver leaving you with a hefty bill for repairs.
Better to remove anything of any value and leave it unlocked?
Must admit, I did suggest a similar thing when my car got broken in to on my drive - the cost of repairs far outweighed the value of the things they stole so I effectively ended up far worse off.
Cars don't seem to get stolen as often as they used to - I don't know anyone who has had a car stolen in recent memory.
So why lock your car on your driveway? If a thief sees something inside they fancy they will just put a brick through the window and grab it, or bend back the door frame to shatter teh glass with a screwdriver leaving you with a hefty bill for repairs.
Better to remove anything of any value and leave it unlocked?
I don't lock my van for exactly the reason you state.
People break into vans looking for tools or equipment.
I have a newish Astravan Sport which has a completely black limo-tint rear window and a full height carpeted bulkhead between the front cabin and the rear, so it is physically impossible to see into the back of it, which is completely empty.
I leave it unlocked all the time to stop someone having to break in only to find out there's nothing in there.
I came to it one morning to find the drivers door open, and the tailgate pushed closed but not properly shut, so someone was definitely keen for a look inside.
Come to think of it, why do I lock my car? There's nothing in there to steal!
People break into vans looking for tools or equipment.
I have a newish Astravan Sport which has a completely black limo-tint rear window and a full height carpeted bulkhead between the front cabin and the rear, so it is physically impossible to see into the back of it, which is completely empty.
I leave it unlocked all the time to stop someone having to break in only to find out there's nothing in there.
I came to it one morning to find the drivers door open, and the tailgate pushed closed but not properly shut, so someone was definitely keen for a look inside.
Come to think of it, why do I lock my car? There's nothing in there to steal!
Always, else you could find an immigrant snoozing on the back seat....
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When I lived in Reading in the 90s while at uni I had my car broken into twice. After that I removed the glove-box door and parcel shelf and always left it unlocked. Never had any more problems.
I fitted a custom immobiliser via a reed switch under the middle of the dashboard. It needed a magnet held in the correct location over the dashboard to start the car. If I parked in a really dodgy area I would even remove the rotor arm and take it with me.
I fitted a custom immobiliser via a reed switch under the middle of the dashboard. It needed a magnet held in the correct location over the dashboard to start the car. If I parked in a really dodgy area I would even remove the rotor arm and take it with me.
Assuming you're a normal person with a normal car, just take your gold and jewels in the house with you and leave the glove box open.
Anyone leaving their car unlocked all the time is just trading on the fact that 99% of people's cars are locked and it isn't worth the time for idiot kids and the homeless to go around pulling on door handles waiting to find an unlocked one.
Anyone leaving their car unlocked all the time is just trading on the fact that 99% of people's cars are locked and it isn't worth the time for idiot kids and the homeless to go around pulling on door handles waiting to find an unlocked one.
boyse7en said:
Riley Blue said:
Wouldn't leaving a vehicle unlocked be a bit of a complication if it were stolen and you made a claim?
Probably, but when did you last here of a car being stolen? Joyriding died out years ago when immobilisers came in.boyse7en said:
Riley Blue said:
Wouldn't leaving a vehicle unlocked be a bit of a complication if it were stolen and you made a claim?
Probably, but when did you last here of a car being stolen? Joyriding died out years ago when immobilisers came in.You can't steal a car these days without the keys or some fancy OBD kit, and in either of those cases I doubt locking car would stop them.
So yeah, I just leave mine open.
Check on this thread?
I lock mine. I used to park on a (nice) street between town and the local scroteville estate.
I've witnessed people walking down the street checking all the door handles on more than one occasion.
So the answer must be leave the door unlocked with a Tazer wired to the handles.
At which point the thieves will buy rubber gloves.
I lock mine. I used to park on a (nice) street between town and the local scroteville estate.
I've witnessed people walking down the street checking all the door handles on more than one occasion.
So the answer must be leave the door unlocked with a Tazer wired to the handles.
At which point the thieves will buy rubber gloves.
While there's a risk that somebody would break into an enclosed van to see what's inside, so leaving a van unlocked might (just) be beneficial depending on the van and the area etc, are cars so difficult to see into?
It's not so much the risk of theft that prevents me from leaving a car unlocked overnight (always locked anyway) as the possibility of a random scrote damaging trim in an attempted theft of accessories, taking a sharp edge to leather, taking a leak, or having a dump.
It's not so much the risk of theft that prevents me from leaving a car unlocked overnight (always locked anyway) as the possibility of a random scrote damaging trim in an attempted theft of accessories, taking a sharp edge to leather, taking a leak, or having a dump.
Always lock mine. It deters opportunistic thieves and kids. Years ago when I was growing up in a sleepy town the local tramp walked down the road trying doors one cold night until one opened, he got in and fell asleep. Police found him later and did him for drunk in charge. It was the only offence he'd committed.
So for this reason and the reason that I don't want to have to empty my car of CDs, change and satnavs, yes.
So for this reason and the reason that I don't want to have to empty my car of CDs, change and satnavs, yes.
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