Latest Way For Thieves To Steal Your Car

Sunday, 22. February 2009

Car crime statistics are misleading and could be causing drivers to be complacent according to vehicle security provider Cobra. Contrary to Home Office statistics which show car thefts falling, believed to be as a result of more cars being fitted with anti theft devices as standard, more surveillance cameras and more local community police, Cobra’s survey suggested quite the opposite with car crime still on the increase. The problem is in the area of theft of car keys from houses. Rather than break into cars thieves burgle the house, steal the keys then just drive away in the stolen car. Unfortunately this is then not recorded as a motor theft but as a house burglary. So whilst the Home Office recorded a drop in car crime during the second half of last year it recorded an increase in burglary of 4%. So the warning is to hide your keys away when you get in and certainly don’t leave them on a table by the front door that can be accessed from the letter box. Thieves have some sophisticated contraptions to lift keys from a table inside the house without having to break in, simply collect them from the letter box. By Graham Hill