Car Insurance Companies Warn Of Thefts

There has been a lot of research conducted recently by car insurance companies on the amount of increasing theft which is occurring.

With more claims being made to a car insurance policy due to theft incidents, the higher the premiums are likely to go. There can be many basic things that the driver should be aware of that would lessen the likely occurrence of a theft. Points include where your car is parked. This may seem quite obvious but many drivers still make silly mistakes. Even if the car is parked in driveway it must still be locked and if it has an alarm, it should be on. If the driver is on a day trip and needs to park somewhere, it is advisable that the car is parked in a busy area with many people, and if it happens to be at night, make sure there are lamps lighting up the street.

Other basic things would be never leaving the car unattended while the keys are in the car or if the engine is running. This may seem like the most basic safety point but according to the information gathered by the car insurance companies reveals many drivers still do this.

Car insurance companies such as insureyourmotor.co.uk hope by taking precautions, it will eliminate the cars being so easily stolen.

Date - 21/09/2006