Good afternoon Resident, 

Below are some tips and crime prevention advice regarding how to keep your vehicle secure and a reminder to keep your car doors locked.

- 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.

It is actually illegal to leave your vehicle running unattended while you de-ice it or warm it up in cold weather, if someone takes it whilst it is left like this, your insurer wont pay out because you wont be covered. 

- 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 and out of view when at home. Its also best not to leave them near to your front door as it is not uncommon for car keys to be stolen from inside your home by thieves fishing for them with a stick and  hook trough the letterbox. 

-KEYLESS ENTRY  

Cars with keyless entry unlock automatically when the key comes within a short distance of the car, this can be inside a pocket or a bag. Thieves only need to be within a few metres of your car key to capture the signal even if it is still inside your home.