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Car insurance UK news
25/06/2008
Car thieves target keysCar insurance company research has revealed that car thieves are using new tactics to steal cars, especially high end models. Rather than force an entry the crook steals the driver's keys and makes off with the car completely intact Car insurance UK figures show that since the beginning of 2008, 93 percent of claims for vehicles worth over £10,000 that had not turned up or were found burnt out had been stolen using original keys. Gym locker car thefts are also on the increase. The thief follows a gym user into a changing area then steals keys from the driver's locker. A motor insurance company spokesman said, "It is a concern that improvements in car security are now driving hardened criminals towards much more serious crimes in order to steal cars. Insurance is there to protect our customers' cars but this type of theft puts car owners and their homes at risk too.
"Now that key thefts are the dominant cause of car thefts on our books, we would urge car owners to redouble their vigilance. It's essential to keep car keys hidden and never leave them anywhere on display or within the reach of criminal hands."
The most worrying finding of the car insurance company survey was the use of violence to get keys in the cases of house burglary and car-jacking.
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