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New technology means cars are harder than ever to steal. So now more and more thieves are targeting the keys to get the car. Make life harder for thieves\u00a0\u00a0with our four \u00a0top tips writes Geraldine Herbert<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Don’t display your car keys in the hallway<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If a \u00a0thief spots them through the letterbox, it’s too easy for them to break in or use a \u2018hook and cane’ to get them. \u00a0But remember if someone is willing to break into your house in order to get to your car keys, it\u2019s better that they find the keys and leave rather than ransacking your home \u2013 so it’s preferable to leave them downstairs when you go to bed.<\/p>\n

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    1. Never leave your car with the keys in the ignition<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      While you’re paying for petrol, popping into the shop or simply opening the boot, a thief can easily drive your car away if the keys are still in the ignition.<\/p>\n

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      1. Keep your keys with you<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Don’t hang up your jacket with your car keys in the pocket: keep them with you and out-of-sight at all times.<\/p>\n

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        1. Don’t leave your car running to \u2018defrost’ or heat up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          At this time of the year this is one of the most common causes of car theft using the original keys. There’s no need to warm up modern cars, and an ice scraper will do the job just as fast.<\/p>\n

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          13th September, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          New technology means cars are harder than ever to steal. So now more and more thieves are targeting the keys to get the car. Make life harder for thieves\u00a0\u00a0with our four \u00a0top tips writes Geraldine Herbert   Don’t display your car keys in the hallway If a \u00a0thief spots them through the letterbox, it’s too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[356,13,117,108,14],"tags":[2465,2044,5837,1646],"class_list":["post-13336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driving-tips","category-owning-a-car","category-latest","category-my-car","category-safety","tag-car-thief","tag-keys","tag-safety","tag-security"],"yoast_head":"\nThe key to a car thief's success - wheelsforwomen.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Make life harder for the car thief with our four top tips writes Geraldine Herbert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/the-key-to-a-car-thiefs-success\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The key to a car thief's success - 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