Probably 5 times as many ford fiestas on the road though compared to A3/S3 though (I'd assume)
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Exactly this ^^^. it's like saying buy a Ford Capri as 0 got stolen last year
self install CCTV and motion sensing led security lights.....to slightly ease your anxiety......house security comes before car security....
Fully agree, since having my cctv & security lights I've been asked once by the Police and twice by my neighbours if they picked anything up. The Police when a car down the road got stolen, neighbours when next door got conned by a mobile fishmonger! and across the road when they found their car at the bottom of the hill, Police said they had left the handbrake off, but the neibour thought it had been moved. So if the police and neighbours spot the cctv you can bet the thieves do.
Thank you for the replies everyone a lot of valid points and it is appreciated .
Got new anti snap locks fitted earlier on and some extra locks to sure up the patio doors
Gonna to look into getting some cameras fitted and better locks on the windows too
hopefully that does the trick .
Like others have said if they want to get in they will, all you can do is make it look harder for them and hope they move on. At the end of the day they could just smash the patio window and walk in through it. You can buy bars that just sit under the handle of your door, so it they do break the lock they can't open the door.
Sorry to hear about what happened. Personally the best precaution is a good GAP insurance policy that way you’ll never be out of pocket.
As others have said the best deterrent is good home security to prevent any more break ins. Some suggest hiding your keys or installing extra security on your car such as GHOST etc but I personally wouldn’t opt for either, I wouldn’t want thieves rooting around or being unable to start the car with the key and coming back inside to find out why...
GAP is 100% worth it, my nephew was in two minds to get it or not when he bought his new car, I pushed him to it. Unfortunately his car was written off and he had to claim on it, if he hadn't had it in place he would have been down by about £3,000.
As for the Ghost see my reply below the next quote:
The first thing I did when I bought my X3 was get a Ghost fitted. Not so much for when it was parked at home, as it's always Garaged, and they'd have to move another car out of the way to get it. But for when I was out and about. I didn't want to be out for a walk over the lakes, or out on a night out, to come back to find the car was gone. Bad enough having your car stolen, but if you're 80 miles from home in the middle of no where, then it becomes an even worse situation.
As for a Ghost as home. I still think they are a good idea. If they get into the car (via keyless signal) and the car starts but shuts down. Will they then want to start breaking into your house to ask for the code? Once you hear the car start, you'll probably be awake and either shouting to scare them off, or phoning plod. And if they have broken in for the keys, it's the same situation. Why go back into the house, when Plod is on their way, and most people would then barricade the family into 1 room.
But yes, some may well come back in. There will always be those who will. But hanging around inside your house is not what they want.
The other option to do with the Ghost system at home is to put it into valet mode, that way they get the keys/clone them and drive off thinking they've got away cleanly, only to find that the Ghost system arms itself a few mile up the road, then when they try to start/move it again they can't! No way they are coming back to ask why then!
I have Ghost on my car, but I don't intend to get it on the next one. I'm just going to have GAP and the pro lock, the car is only going to cost about £21k, so if it goes I'll just get another one with the insurance payout.
Edit* Door jam, hmm can't get it to show the link! Search Amazon for 'Frostfire 5014 Dual-Function Home Security Bar'