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Apparently this is a thing. A quick Google tells me this has been happening across Kent (and Sweden and Belgium it seems!).


Anyway my car window was smashed and the steering wheel missing when I got up this morning (Elmwood Road, North Dulwich)rendering car immobile.


I think I'll be buying a disk lock or something similar once I get the car back from the repair shop.


http://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-accessories/car-security/disklok-steering-lock-silver-large


Beware.

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There's a few YouTube vids out there that show exactly how it is done. It can be done under 2 minutes but this is dependent on the villains getting to the battery first and removing the negative terminal. If they don't remove the terminal then the air bag goes off when they tamper with it.


The simplest solution therefor is to make your battery terminals inaccessible. A simple shield with a secure lock is the way to go.


A supplementary alarm triggered by the breaking glass that initiates a smoke cloud is the other way to go. You mighr also consider a proprietary warning sticker that is clearly visible. Villains dont like the unknown

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