Thirty Ways To Deter Car Theft

Author: Fabiola Castillo

Source: articledashboard.com



Fact: a vehicle is stolen every 25 seconds, garages, in the U.S. New vehicles are not the only targets, but, garages, older vehicles are actually a fan favorite because most of them are easy to steal, and its parts are in high demand. A vehicle that is stripped and its parts sold are, garages, actually, garages, worth 2 to 3 times the value of the car intact. No vehicle or anti-theft, garages, device is 100 of all vehicles stolen had the keys in them.

Lock up your, garages, car. Approximately 50% of all vehicles stolen were left unlocked.

Never, garages, hide a spare key in your car. Extra keys can easily be found if a thief takes time to look.

Park in well lit areas. Over half of, garages, all vehicle thefts happen at night.

Park in supervised lots. Car thieves do not like witnesses and prefer unattended parking lots.

If you park in an supervised, garages, lot, leave only the door/ignition, garages, key. If your trunk and glove, garages, compartment use the same key as the door, have one of them changed. Do not give the attendant easy access to your glove compartment and trunk. Upon returning, check, garages, the tires, spare tire and battery to ensure they are the same as those you had when you parked.

Never leave your car running even for a minute, garages, . Vehicles are commonly stolen, garages, at gas stations, convenience stores, ATM's, etc. Many vehicles are also stolen on cold weather mornings when the owner leaves the vehicle running to warm up. In some states, leaving your key in an unattended motor vehicle is a crime.

When, garages, parking close your car windows all the way. Do not make it any easier for the thief to enter your vehicle.

Never leave valuables in plain sight. Do not make your car a more favorable target that attracts thieves by leaving valuables in plain sight, garages, .

Park with your wheels turned towards the curb. This makes it tough for your car to be, garages, towed away. Turn your wheels to the side when parking, garages, in the, garages,, garages, driveways and parking lots.

If your vehicle is rear-wheel drive, back into your driveway. If it is front-wheel drive, park front end first. For four-wheel drive vehicles the, garages, rear wheels sometimes lock, making them difficult to tow.

Always use your parking brake when parking. Not only does this prevent the car from moving during PARK, but it also makes it tougher for thieves to tow.

If you have a garage, park your vehicle inside. It is safer for your car to be parked in a garage than having it sit out on the street.

When parking in a garage, lock the car and the garage door. By doing so, car theft prevention, garages, greatly increases.

Do not, garages, leave the registration or title in, garages, your car. A car thief, garages, will use these to sell your stolen car. Keep the title at your home or office, and carry registration, garages, in your, garages, purse or wallet.

Disable your car when leaving it unattended for long periods of time. Remove the
electronic ignition fuse, coil wire, or otherwise disable your vehicle anytime thieves may have extended access to it.

Use, garages, straight locks instead of "T" shaped lock asssemblies. Some vehicle doors have lock assemblies at window level that flare out in a knob or "T" shape. A thief can use various tools to gain access inside the vehicle, grab and pull the lock. Straight locks prevent this.

Etch the vehicle identification number (VIN) on several major car parts. Stolen cars/parts are more easily traced when vehicle VIN numbers have been etched on car windows and major parts.

Engrave identifying numbers on expensive accessories,, garages, garages, . Engrave personal I.D. numbers such as driver license, garages, numbers or the last four digits of your social security number, garages, on car stereos, CD players, cell phones, etc., so the thief will have difficulty disposing of them.

Put business cards, address labels, or other identifying information inside vehicle doors. Car thieves usually change vehicle identification numbers. By marking, garages, your vehicle as much as possible, you help police in identifying your car.

Install an ignition kill switch. Splice an inexpensive toggle switch into your ignition, garages, wire or starter. The trick is hiding the switch well.

Install a fuel kill switch. The valve that enables the flow of fuel is closed when the switch is off.

Use a visible steering wheel lock such as "THE CLUB." This prevents the steering wheel from being turned properly.

Use floorboard locks to disable the gas or brake pedal.

Use, garages, gearshift locks, garages, . This disables shifting of the transmission by locking it in place.

Use tire/wheel boot, garages, locks; i.e. a Rhino. Wrap it around the wheel to prevent the vehicle from moving. This is the same tool that municipal parking enforcement and universities use to enforce parking violations.

Use hood locks. This, garages, prevents the thief from gaining access to your security system and battery to disable your alarm.

Use an armored collar around the steering column. This protects the column and ignition.

Use an alarm. Loud warnings should sound when doors/hood/trunk are opened.

Use a GPS in your vehicle. This is a silent transmitter hidden in car. This enables police to track the car. Example: LoJack.

Boost Your Home's Security

Author: Ray J. Walberg

Source: isnare.com



If you apperceive what you are accomplishing, garages, again alteration your locks is not so difficult. You can acquisition lots of altered styles of handles and altered kinds of locking, garages, mechanisms for your, garages, door. Each affectionate, garages, of lock has its own backdrop so accomplish abiding you apprentice about them afore you get new locks, garages, for your place. Read this section for tips on how to change, garages, a lock and what affectionate of appearance you should choose, garages, .

You charge to apperceive what purpose your lock serves and what affectionate of aegis needs you accept afore you change it. Think about these styles afore you buy a new lock.

If you ambition to change the handle on your closet doors and you will not charge the locks again opt for a chargeless through access handle. You, garages,, garages, can acquisition them in a bulge appearance or in a batten style. You should accomplish abiding you don't accept annihilation that needs to, garages, be bound up if you use this affectionate, garages, of handle.

IF you charge, garages, aloofness again opt for a aloofness aperture knob. This affectionate of lock will acquiesce you to alleviate it from the central by artlessly axis the bulge or a switch. These are absolute for the bathroom.

If you charge an access lock than you will ambition something that will advice you to accumulate things defended in your barn or anywhere you ability accept alarming things stored. You will ambition this if you charge to accumulate aciculate altar safe, tools, or machinery. , garages, You could put this on a fence that surrounds your pond basin or your acreage if you ambition to accumulate trespassers out.

If, garages, you ambition to advance the attending of your home than, garages, you can opt for adorning aperture knobs. These are generally placed on French doors or you can, garages, put them on your abdomen as well. These don't accept locks, garages, so you will ambition to use them abandoned in areas of your home that you don't charge to accomplish secure. These handles can be put on both abandon, garages, of the aperture or you can put them abandoned on the alfresco if you wish. On the added ancillary, garages, will be a cap with a agnate blush, garages, and with affected trim if you don't accept the bulge on both sides.

Get a aegis, garages, individual barricade lock if you ambition to, garages, defended your home from the foreground or aback door. You can put them on autogenous aperture that connects to the barn and the central of your home. You should use this lock if you accept a aperture with no bottle panes or abroad anyone could access by just breaking the bottle and extensive into fool with your lock. You can aswell add a alternation lock to your aperture to accomplish it even added secure.

Try a adorning barricade and latch set which can be fabricated either like a bulge or handle and it can accept a barricade lock and a aperture latch all together. Or you can use the two pieces abandoned as well. It all depends on what you charge out of your lock.