If you are the proud owner of a classic car you would not want anything untoward to happen to it such as having an accident or it being stolen. After all, you may well have paid a considerable sum of money for it or devoted many hours to restoring it.
A steering wheel lock may act as a deterrent to a classic car thief
Obviously, you will take out a suitable level of classic car insurance but is there anything else that you can do to reduce the likelihood of your vintage car being stolen?
Well, the short answer is: “Yes, there most certainly is” so let’s have a look at some of the thing you could do.
You could attach a steering wheel lock of a very high standard that is an obvious deterrent to a would be thief. It is highly visible and may stop someone even attempting to get in the vehicle. It is also quite an inexpensive security device.
Another option is to fit wheel locking nuts which, whilst not stopping someone steal the car, should prevent them from just taking the 4 wheels that could be costly to replace.
Other considerations are the likes of an alarm, an engine immobiliser and a tracking device. Obviously, these are more expensive than the previously mentioned things but are very effective. A high percentage of vehicles fitted with tracking devices are recovered “safe and well” and quite quickly after the theft has been reported.
Another benefit of fitting one or more security devices is that they can have the effect of reducing your classic car insurance premiums as an insurance company knows that they are less likely to have to pay out thus saving them money.
Of course, there is another thing that comes to mind and that is where you leave your car overnight. If you leave it in the street outside your home you are more at risk of it being stolen than if it were parked on your drive or, better still, locked in a garage.
We hope the above has been of some assistance.
