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Dear Resident, We want to help look after your vehicle and prevent vehicle crime. We encourage you to consider the following advice and guidance: Try and park in well lit, busier areas. If you are using a car park, look for a site that is ‘Park Mark’ accredited.When parking at home, you can further protect keyless or higher value vehicles by blocking them in or using collapsible bollards.Remove valuables from your vehicle. Items should be removed, or hidden out of sight, even a few coins can be worth it to a thief. Always lock your vehicle and close the windows and sunroof when the vehicle is left unattended to help prevent an opportunist thief.Fitting a Sold Secure steering wheel, gear lever or clutch pedal security device
will give you added protection. Devices can be used to jam the signal from your key. Manually check your vehicle has locked before walking away. Keep keys in a safe place. Thieves can retrieve keys through your letterbox. Keep keys out of sight and away from doors and windows.Thieves can intercept the signal from your key from a few meters away. You should keep all keys well away from the car, put keys in a signal blocking pouch (faraday pouch) and if you can, turn off wireless signals on your fob when not in use. Remember to reprogramme keys if buying a second-hand car. Remember, thieves need either the original car keys or access to your keyless signal to steal your vehicle. If this means committing a burglary to obtain the keys, they will, so make sure you follow our advice on keeping your home safe by visiting - Crime prevention advice | Cheshire Constabulary. We hope this information helps. Kind regards, Crime Prevention Team It is important to us that we know about the issues that cause you concern. We have set up a survey where you can tell us about the things you would like us to focus on in your area. Resident's voice | Cheshire Constabulary |
