Failed attempt to steal my car, what next?
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Should i be worried that an attempt to steal my car the other night failed?
2am, my alarm goes off and the tracker company calls to ask if my car is ok. I bolt out of bed and throw open the windows, the car is just below the window, but i can't see anything. Assume it was a cat jumping on the car and subsequently get back into bed and lie down, but keep hearing noises outside; my street is dead quite after 11:30pm; no through traffic.
I get back up and take another look outside and see something flapping on the drivers side of the car, which is facing away from the house.
After going outside, i can see that they have put a sticky plastic sheet over the drivers windows and smashed it twice. Once to shatter the windows, and the 2nd time to make a hole in the windows (which was not covered by the sticky plastic), by the door-mirror to try and open the door. Deadlocks prevented this thankfully, can't open from the inside when set.
My keys were wrapped in foil, so i guess they couldn't do the signal relay, and had to resort to smashing. But the deadlocks prevented them too.
Now i'm worried they will come back into the house.
Autoglass are not coming out till Thursday, so I've ordered a car cover for now, although to be fair i may use it more often. And i also have a steering wheel lock being delivered.
So knowing that it wasn't stolen, is it likely that they will try again, what's the usual pattern to a failed attempt to stealing?
I've only had the car a few weeks, but will most likely sell it back to a dealer, and take a loss, if it's going to cause me grief.
2am, my alarm goes off and the tracker company calls to ask if my car is ok. I bolt out of bed and throw open the windows, the car is just below the window, but i can't see anything. Assume it was a cat jumping on the car and subsequently get back into bed and lie down, but keep hearing noises outside; my street is dead quite after 11:30pm; no through traffic.
I get back up and take another look outside and see something flapping on the drivers side of the car, which is facing away from the house.
After going outside, i can see that they have put a sticky plastic sheet over the drivers windows and smashed it twice. Once to shatter the windows, and the 2nd time to make a hole in the windows (which was not covered by the sticky plastic), by the door-mirror to try and open the door. Deadlocks prevented this thankfully, can't open from the inside when set.
My keys were wrapped in foil, so i guess they couldn't do the signal relay, and had to resort to smashing. But the deadlocks prevented them too.
Now i'm worried they will come back into the house.
Autoglass are not coming out till Thursday, so I've ordered a car cover for now, although to be fair i may use it more often. And i also have a steering wheel lock being delivered.
So knowing that it wasn't stolen, is it likely that they will try again, what's the usual pattern to a failed attempt to stealing?
I've only had the car a few weeks, but will most likely sell it back to a dealer, and take a loss, if it's going to cause me grief.
two things will happen
they will from now on ignore your car as its known to be not easy to steal
they will come back with a view to breaking in and taking the key to get it
depends on how rare / valuable the car is
disklock and maybe make sure the keys are easy to find if they do break in
they will from now on ignore your car as its known to be not easy to steal
they will come back with a view to breaking in and taking the key to get it
depends on how rare / valuable the car is
disklock and maybe make sure the keys are easy to find if they do break in
Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 9th October 11:46
I do have the Stoplock Pro Elite coming today, which i've read as one of the better ones, although not as cumbersome as the Dislok.
The worry is that i live in an area where this type of thing doesn't happen, or hasn't happened as most of the neighbours were shocked to learn about it.
It's a small village and people talk, and so this leads me to believe that the car could have been targeted.
Yes the alarm did go off, and the tracking company called a moment after that.
The worry is that i live in an area where this type of thing doesn't happen, or hasn't happened as most of the neighbours were shocked to learn about it.
It's a small village and people talk, and so this leads me to believe that the car could have been targeted.
Yes the alarm did go off, and the tracking company called a moment after that.
Edited by bunchofkeys on Wednesday 9th October 11:54
bunchofkeys said:
I do have the Stoplock Pro Elite coming today, which i've read as one of the better ones, although not as cumbersome as the Dislok.
The worry is that i live in an area where this type of thing doesn't happen, or hasn't happened as most of the neighbours were shocked to learn about it.
It's a small village and people talk, and so this leads me to believe that the car could have been targeted.
Yes the alarm did go off, and the tracking company called a moment after that.
I live in a small village, when they tried to force my front door to get the keys to my RS3 the police informed me there where gangs that travel into the UK and go area to area looking for cars on their 'shopping list' usually premium German cars and they had already taken a 1 year old Audi convertible and an X5 from the next village over.The worry is that i live in an area where this type of thing doesn't happen, or hasn't happened as most of the neighbours were shocked to learn about it.
It's a small village and people talk, and so this leads me to believe that the car could have been targeted.
Yes the alarm did go off, and the tracking company called a moment after that.
Edited by bunchofkeys on Wednesday 9th October 11:54
Fortunately they did not appear to come back, although early in the year a neighbours door bell recorded 2 scortes in hoodies checking houses at 2am
bunchofkeys said:
I do have the Stoplock Pro Elite coming today, which i've read as one of the better ones, although not as cumbersome as the Dislok.
The worry is that i live in an area where this type of thing doesn't happen, or hasn't happened as most of the neighbours were shocked to learn about it.
It's a small village and people talk, and so this leads me to believe that the car could have been targeted.
Yes the alarm did go off, and the tracking company called a moment after that.
A ~£90k car in an area where this doesn't usually happen suggests stolen to order, or at least a group of people who might not be disincentivised by one failed attempt. The worry is that i live in an area where this type of thing doesn't happen, or hasn't happened as most of the neighbours were shocked to learn about it.
It's a small village and people talk, and so this leads me to believe that the car could have been targeted.
Yes the alarm did go off, and the tracking company called a moment after that.
I assume you have no CCTV? (not that it might help against truly determined ones) or a garage you can stick it in?
mikeveal said:
On a car worth £90K I'd install one of those remote engine disablers.
Let the thief steal the car, let them drive away. Disable engine about a mile from your home.
Several companies sell them as part of their monitored tracker packages.
that's a good idea, although i might make sure its more than jogging distance back lolLet the thief steal the car, let them drive away. Disable engine about a mile from your home.
Several companies sell them as part of their monitored tracker packages.
and they will have an escort car
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