Have you locked your car

Hello Resident, it's PCSO Priest here.

And I have a question for you. Have you locked your vehicle?

Lock your vehicle

Locking your vehicle, even when filling up or parked on your drive, greatly reduces the possibility of it being targeted by an opportunist thief. Even if you have locked your vehicle, check you haven’t left any windows or the sunroof open.

It is also illegal to leave your vehicle running unattended even if you are away for only a few minutes.

If your vehicle has wing mirrors that fold in automatically when locked, make sure you lock it properly. Criminal gangs are looking for vehicles like these where the wing mirrors are still out because it is clear to them that the vehicle has been left unlocked.

Keep the keys safe

Vehicles today are by and large more difficult to steal than ever, unless the thief can access your key or fob to clone them. Keep your keys safe, out of view when at home, and away from your front door. It’s not uncommon for car keys to be stolen from inside your home by thieves fishing for them with a stick and hook through the letterbox.

And if you have a Keyless vehicle what we see a lot of now days. Thief’s can use a device what picks up the radio waves what come from your keys what travel to your car. Intercepting the radio waves and opening the car without ever using the key. Even if you have the key inside your house. The best way to protect your keyless car is by blocking RFID signals with items like a Faraday pouch, or a Faraday box. Or if you are waiting for one of these items to be delivered then you can also use a microwave for the time being.

We hope this advice protects your vehicle.

Kind regards.