Anti-Theft

A typical car anti-theft device and car alarm system is often not enough to prevent thieves from seizing a car or truck. As improvements are made, and anti-theft products become more sophisticated, so do the criminals who make a living out of stealing cars. Unfortunately, no matter how much we spend on anti-theft alarms and other anti-theft devices for our automobiles, we are never guaranteed that our cars are free from the dangers of vehicle theft. Professional car thieves are constantly working on new ways to breach anti-theft security measures.

Anti-Theft Systems Can't Help Get Your Vehicle Back

Even the most formidable line of anti-theft defenses cannot help get your vehicle back like LoJack's Vehicle Tracking System can. Unlike anti-theft devices, LoJack is the only Vehicle Recovery System operated by law enforcement, LoJack is used to monitor the location of a stolen automobile and return it to you quickly and safely. When a thief gets past an anti-theft device, a stolen car report is filed, local law enforcement computer systems immediately activate LoJack's Recovery Device hidden in your vehicle, unlike most anti-theft devices. Local police then track the signal emitted by the device and recover your stolen car or truck. Anti-theft devices cannot aid the police in this effort.

The LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System, unlike most anti-theft equipment, is small enough to be hidden in as many as 20 different places on your car or truck. While professional car thieves are often able to cash in on the vulnerabilities of competing anti-theft devices, the LoJack system is hidden where thieves can't even find it (even the car's owner doesn't know where it is).

The LoJack System works through concrete walls, ceilings and other barriers to locate LoJack-equipped vehicles. Other anti-theft services use a satellite system, which requires a direct line of sight between the vehicle's satellite antenna and orbiting GPS satellites.

A Complete Anti-Theft Security Plan

The best method of preventing car theft is a comprehensive anti-theft plan. The National Insurance Crime Bureau outlines a layered approach to anti-theft protection. According to the NICB there are four layers to the anti-theft plan:

• The first layer of anti-theft is simply locking doors, parking in well-lit areas and completely closing all windows.
• The second layer of anti-theft defense is an audible or visible car alarm system.
• The third layer of the anti-theft plan is a vehicle immobilizer system of kill switches and ignition disablers.
• The fourth layer of anti-theft is a tracking system that emits a signal to police when a vehicle is reported stolen.

To learn more about how LoJack as an auto tracking device, click here.