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Securing your vehicle

  • Always keep your vehicle in a mechanically sound condition in order to avoid breakdowns of any kind. This is when you are most vulnerable.
  • Ensure that your vehicle has a lockable fuel tank cap.
  • Ensure that your vehicle has an efficient immobiliser and alarm, if possible. Carry a vehicle steering wheel lock and use it whenever you leave and lock your car.

Things to carry in your vehicle:

  • A tow rope
  • Jumper leads for your battery
  • A torch or spot light which must be regularly tested
  • A road map
  • Any medical alert information regarding your health and requirements
  • A complete first aid kit
  • A fire extinguisher that is suitable for vehicle fires.

Things not to be left in your vehicle:

  • The vehicle registration papers
  • Any documents giving your name and address, or those of your family
  • Family photographs
  • Firearms
  • Vehicle and house keys
  • Cheque books and credit cards
  • Anything of value that might tempt someone to break into your vehicle, like car radios, CD players and CD’s