Luxurious cars & Limos easy Target for Car Jacking...

With more and more modern advancements in vehicle safety and security, it is almost impossible for thieves to steal a new luxury car without the keys. Therefore, many car thieves are moving into carjacking, putting chauffeurs and luxury car owners at risk.

Not only is a car jacking a distressing ordeal to go through, chauffeurs who have been car jacked, often face a dip in their income and business as they must wade through the claims and forms, as well as face an increased insurance cost.

Chauffeurs are often driving expensive and luxurious cars and limousines and are an obvious target for car jacking. Chauffeurs therefore need to remember to keep the windows of their limousine up, the limo’s doors locked and not to get out of the car if approached by a stranger. 

Many car jackers will try to lure a chauffeur out of their limousine by flagging them down on the street and pretending there is a problem with their car. While there may be something wrong with your car, wait until the other driver has driven away before getting out to inspect the ‘problem’, after locking your car.

While it is hard to be wary of everyone on the roads, a new way to combat car jacking is to have a tracking device installed in your limousine. While a tracking device may not stop your limo being car jacked, it does increase the chances of you finding your limo again after the theft.

Also, having a tracking device installed in your limousine will also bode well with your insurance company who will probably give you a discount, as well as receiving tax benefits if you own your own company.

A tracking device is a small price to pay for insuring one of your most valuable pieces of your business. So, combining all of the above, chauffeurs should be able to minimise the damage done by the newest initiatives of UK thieves.