Do you leave valuables in your car?

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

UK drivers leave valuables in car
Almost 40% don't make efforts to hide them
Two-fifths of drivers have had car break-in

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Drivers in Britain are leaving valuables worth an average of over £100 in their car, according to new research.

Radios, CD players and satellite-navigation systems left in cars are worth an average of £106 per car - a total of £3.6 billion worth of equipment nationally, according to the poll for security firm Barriers Direct.

38% of drivers leave their phones in the car, and nearly a third don't take their radio out when they park up.

Another 29% are silly enough to leave cash on show, and one in five store their golf clubs in the boot.

These figures are despite 37% of drivers having had their cars broken into - and 12% of those were within the last year.

What is concerning is that 16% of the 2500 people polled were less worried about leaving expensive items on show, despite 67% of people thinking car crime getting worse.

The most commonly stolen item from a car is the radio, followed by cash and clothes, and the average cost of stolen items is £77.

Despite recent attacks on people confronting news, 83% of people polled say they would try to stop a thief if they saw them breaking into their car, and 63% said they would attempt to stop a crook breaking into someone else's car.