so ok mr tea leaf has opend my bonnet and somehow started the motor
how does he now open the door?
then dissable steering lock??
the remove wheel clamp?
then remove steering wheel clamp?
then remove clutch clamp?
then drive motor away?
all because he could open the bonnet

If you are saying that you fit all that EVERY time you get out of your landy then I am gonna have to call you a liar.
 
it does take the **** dont it
so you say that i make it easy for the tea leaf by installing a bonnet catch?
but then when you find out what i try to do to prevent im from nicking it you say it takes the ****??
obviously i regard my landy a bit more than you obviously do??
 
i dont go out every eve so it may be left on from previous outing,but if i do go out a couple of eves in a run i can assure you it gets fitted!!!!!!
5 mins for wheel clamp and then another 5 mins for the clutch and steering wheel lock i can bring me self to do that
 
arnt we moving the goal posts here
all this cos he can get in a bonnet

I am not trying to have a go at you. Since I have had 1 landy nicked and sold on via ebay and then a 2nd landy that someone has attempted to nick, bypassed the alarm, snapped the steering lock and then pushed it down the road and tried to burn I know what it is like. I also work with stolen cars everyday.

When your car doesn't start do you open the bonnet or the door to get it running?
 
I am not trying to have a go at you. Since I have had 1 landy nicked and sold on via ebay and then a 2nd landy that someone has attempted to nick, bypassed the alarm, snapped the steering lock and then pushed it down the road and tried to burn I know what it is like. I also work with stolen cars everyday.

When your car doesn't start do you open the bonnet or the door to get it running?
???????? dont understand if my landy didnt start i would already have the vehicle open
if a tea leaf had the bonnet open the doors would still be locked
 
My bonnet catch does not stick, but if it did i'd like to consider what options were available to me. I therefore thank Wiltshire for his idea, and I am not going to be a smart alec and try and poo poo the idea.

I might point out any issue but not try to belittle it!!!
 
???????? dont understand if my landy didnt start i would already have the vehicle open
if a tea leaf had the bonnet open the doors would still be locked

If you are inside a vehicle and the owner is stood outside it is hard to get out without getting caught.

Often car thieves targetting specific vehicles will get the bonnet up and engine running BEFORE getting into your car. It is much easier to run if you are spotted.

If it's just joyriders out to get any car they see then they will get in your car to start it.
 
If you are inside a vehicle and the owner is stood outside it is hard to get out without getting caught.

Often car thieves targetting specific vehicles will get the bonnet up and engine running BEFORE getting into your car. It is much easier to run if you are spotted.

If it's just joyriders out to get any car they see then they will get in your car to start it.
blimey i think we is moving way off centre now...
lets leave it that if i teal leaf wants you car hes gonna have it all you can do is slow him down
its all to easy to say shoulda woulda coulda what if
 
You can tell he's from Wiltshire can't yer?

It's simple... if the bonnet is up then, in the eyes of joe public, the OWNER OF THE VEHICLE is trying to fix it... even if they're breaking into the door (they've obviously locked their keys in it) or smashing the steering lock (they're obviously ****ed off that they can't fix it) once they've forced a door or unlocked it with a coat hanger, as everyone KNOWS that you can't open the bonnet unless you can get inside... even though you can.

So instead of having about a minute, usually, before plod get informed and are on their way... they've got all the time in the world... oh yeah... and yer alarm won't go off when the door gets opened, further 'proof' to the casual observer that the monkey nicking your pride and joy is the 'owner' so they won't bother reporting anything.
 

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