Prevention - Advice

We all like our cars but please remember your personal safety is more important than you car.

We all need to take care of our vehicles in this day and age but choosing the best method can be difficult and unnecessarily costly if you don't take the best advice.

Our members are trained to high standards in vehicle entry techniques? Many supply and install security locks, security grilles and bulkheads for high risk vehicles particularly light commercials.

At home

• Do not leave your keys in view of an external door or window and definitely not on the stairs or table in view from a letter box.

Away from home

• Keep your keys with you at all times

• Immediately remove tags with your registration number on your key ring (used when vehicles are serviced)

• If you keep your keys in a bag do not have personal details like a driving licence and address in the same one.

If your keys are stolen or lost

• Contact the police

• If you are unable to get an Auto locksmith straight away use a spare key to move you vehicle to another location.
  If you do not have a spare key Immobilise it as soon as you can by either a security device or remove something that would prevent it from starting or being moved or block it in with another vehicle.

• Contact your insurance company.

• Your local ALA member may even be able to advice on alarm and immobiliser installations in some cases to insurance standards.