Prevent Theft From Your Car

(NewsUSA) - Vehicle theft is the law-breaking that makes you keep on paying and paying. Additionally to the real loss, victims might facing the costs of higher insurance premiums, putting back valuables, time spent addressing with police, car lease fees, dropped work clock time and even conceivable identity theft.

LoJack Corporation, the company that contrived the stolen vehicle recovery market 2 decades ago, has teamed up with insurance fraud and vehicle theft protection expert, the National Insurance Crime Bureau, to launching an education initiative designed to inform the world about the risks of vehicle theft and how to prevent it. If you guess vehicle theft can not happen to you, consider once more. In the U.S.A., a car, SUV or light truck is stolen every 25.5 seconds.

A joint survey commissioned by LoJack and the National Insurance Crime Bureau appearances that bad habits make people easy targets for nowadays professional stealers. The survey discovered that:

* 33 percentage of people have left their car running to warmly it up or to run a fast errand

* 47 percentage of people don't ever park in well-lit fields

* 40 percentage of people do not hide valuables

* 48 percentage of people have left mail, and 26 percentage have left a wallet or purse in their vehicle, putting them at risk of identity theft.

What can motorists do to prevent themselves from getting victims? Common-sense thinking can go a long way. Ne'er leave a reserve key in the vehicle. Close and lock all windows and doors. Park in a well-lit field. Do not leave valuables in your vehicle, and ne'er depart the area when your car is running.

Use of a theft-deterrent device adds a layer of protective covering. Think a car alarm or a visible device such as a steering wheel lock or window etching.

As an added layer of protection, use a vehicle immobilizer. Set up a smart key or fuel cut-off device to make it harder for a thief to get your vehicle.

The last layer is to apply a stolen vehicle recovery system. Since professional stealers can outsmart most deterrents, these systems of rules assist authorities track down and recover your vehicle if it's stolen.

For a complimentary booklet that particulars the steps that owners able to take to protect their vehicle of theft, visit the LoJack Knowledge centre at www.lojack.com/theftfacts, or the National Insurance Crime Bureau's internet site at www.nicb.org and mouse click on "Theft and Fraud Awareness."