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[The Clubby Hubby]

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Saw this today it looks like a mini in a cage would take a while for those scummy people to steal this one got me thinking out of the box of more ideas making them harder to steal

[Italianjob]

It would take less than two minutes to get that mini out of that cage. If someone wants to steal it chances are they will.

[The Clubby Hubby]

I'm aware of that but it's two more minutes to catch them and lock them in a cupboard 😄

[Tupers]

I know someone who welded a massive steel loop made from 15MM solid bar to their rear subframe and chained the car to another loop cast into their driveway.

 

It couldn't be driven or lifted away while chained and cutting the chain would have made a hell of a racket. 

[Black.Ghost]

That's ok, just drop the rear subframe off.

No security measures are 100%. All measures are only ever designed to delay someone enough or inform someone that something is happening.

[DFulton]

That's ok, just drop the rear subframe off.

No security measures are 100%. All measures are only ever designed to delay someone enough or inform someone that something is happening.

When I first started as a student, we were given a note on securing bikes by the local police.  They had an evaluation of all the standard locks on the market and the approximate time it would take a thief to get through them.  The times ranged from <10secs to 5-10 minutes (for the top of the range D-locks).  It's all just about delaying, or possibly making another car look like a better prospect.

[cal844]

I have a stoplock and autolock

Stoplock : http://www.halfords....ring-wheel-lock


And the Auto lock(gear stick to hand brake lock)::http://www.amazon.co...k/dp/B000X5S8LU

[Tamworthbay]

That's ok, just drop the rear subframe off.
No security measures are 100%. All measures are only ever designed to delay someone enough or inform someone that something is happening.

When I first started as a student, we were given a note on securing bikes by the local police.  They had an evaluation of all the standard locks on the market and the approximate time it would take a thief to get through them.  The times ranged from <10secs to 5-10 minutes (for the top of the range D-locks).  It's all just about delaying, or possibly making another car look like a better prospect.

very true, if it's too hard they will give up and find another one. The best way is to make sure as much as possible they don't know where it is to start with. A baby alarm works brilliantly as if they so much as fart you will know about it. A cheap shed alarm left on the back seat is also good as they won't go off when the door is opened (which is what they look for with a car alarm) then goes off when they sit in. Alarms are ignored so anything that is loud to the point of annoying is better. Neighbours might not bother about a car alarm but if there is a fire bell that is disturbing them watching deadenders then you have more of a chance.

[Dusky]

Dogs, absolutely amazing at keeping any burglar out. We've 2 a dalmatian and a very mad dobermann. Be lieve me, when the dovermann bites you december how stupid it was to try and steal something here...
More easier things are some 'hard' measures like taking the steering wheel off, and 1 of my favorite is to connect the horn to the coil or starter circuit, quite funny trick to play on your Friends too ;) dropping a heavy little lead bar in the dashpot stops them from starting

[mab01uk]

Manual in line fuel stop/cut off tap:-

http://www.demon-twe.../fuel-line-taps

[Cooperman]

If an electric fuel pump is fitted, a hidden switch in the power feed to the pump is ideal. The engine will start, then just stop a short way down the road and a thief won't want to be seen at the roadside trying to get it to start again. But the switch must be either well hidden or well disguised.

[maryquant]

I have been thinking about this a lot lately too, and want something pretty secure for our cars but the way I see it there are two scenarios:

 

a) It will be stolen by professionals to ring/steal bits off etc or

b) It will be stolen for a joy ride and eventually a BBQ

 

In both of these scenarios physical deterrants will only slow them down, loud sirens may well scare them off and each "security" device will present a different problem for the differnt type of theif (a wheel lock wont make any difference to someone lifting it onto a truck for example.)

 

If someone wants it, they will have it, and so I would spend my main chunk of money on speedy recovery, hidden GPS, car tracking systems, something that can help find the vehicle quietly whilst the theif is unaware. Have looked into automatic fireextinguishers too which could save a bunch of heartache if things took a turn for the worse.

[mab01uk]

CHIPnTRAC GPS tracker was featured in several car magazines last year, it has a one off cost of £149 and is popular with classic car owners for diy installation.
More details here:

http://www.rbs-prope...tracker_50.html

[Mini Waco]

Completely naive here, but how are the mini's stolen so easily?  Are they easily hot wired w/o keys.  Easily broken into?  What makes them such a magnet for theft?

[Ben_O]

I am not a fan of visible anti theft devices as they can make the car more appealing to a thief.

 

I used to have a lock up in a lot behind some houses and my first thought was to put lots of locks on the door which i did and someone broke in 2 days later.

after that, i just replaced the broken locks with one and had no trouble again.

 

Thing is with a car, chaining it down is not really practical if you have to park on the street etc.

 

I heard a story about someone who left their car on the drive with another car in front of it to stop someone nicking it while they were away and the thief hi-ab'd the car over the top of the one blocking it in.

 

My mum had her car stolen from the side of the motorway after a breakdown. The bardards winched it onto a flat bed and that was that. Mum found witnesses but they didn't take any details because they just thought it was being recovered!

 

All you can do really these days is have a decent steering lock and one for the handbrake/gear stick and if you can, lock it up in a garage.