On average, a car is stolen every 26.4 seconds in the United States. It can take a very long time to recover your car, if you revcover it at all. By having the police search for your car, i can take away time and valuable resources to track it down when they dould be doing something more urgent. It is recommended that you have a car recovery system which makes it easy to be able to recover your car if it is stolen. Today, there are may resources that car owners have at their disposal in order to get their car back quickly. Some of these car revocery systems include:
- Onstar- With this service, Onstar representatives can work with the police to recover your car
- Lojack - A very effective car recovery service.
- 3rd party tracking systems-With this you can know the location of your car at all times by using your computer and seeing the location off of the manufacturer's page. With this service, you can collaborate with the police and recover your car with you in charge.
- StolenCarReports.com- with this service, alerts are sent out to people in your area through email and SMS to cell phones. These people will look for your car and call the cops to pick up your ride.
With these services, you would be able to:
- Get your car back quicker
- Get car thieves off the street
- Lower or maintain taxes due to police resources
- Get back to your normal life quicker
One thing better than having your stolen car recovered is not having your car not stolen in the first place.
Some tips for this are:
- Take your car keys with you at all times. Do not leave them in the car. Almost 20 percent of vehicles stolen had keys left in them.
- Lock your car at all times. Unlocked cars are easy targets.
- Park in a well lighted area and as close to stores or other establishments as possible. Avoid parking in lots that are unattended, especially in the night.
- Take all valuables such as purses, cameras, video games or money with you when you leave your car. Do not leave any valuables visible as temptation. Hiding an extra set of keys under the car in a magnetic key box is a bad idea; auto thieves can easily find them.
- Install an alarm system with a flashing bright light. When the thief sees this bright light, he will know you have an alarm system making you car a hard target.
- Park your car with the wheels turned sideways, whether it's at the curb, driveway or at the parking lot. Also, apply the emergency brake every time you park. These actions make it harder for a car to be towed away by auto thieves.