Motorists sleep with their car keys

May 18th, 2011

Where do you keep your car keys at night - in your hand bag, near the front door, in your pocket … or in your bed?

According to swiftcover.com more than 1.5 million motorists take their car keys to bed with them. This has resulted from the increase in home burglaries where car keys are targeted.

Despite this growing trend there are still 4.5 million motorists who leave their car keys next to their front door, and a quarter of Brits leave them in a bag or coat pocket.

Robin Reames, claims director at swiftcover.com, said:

Millions of motorists are so worried about car key burglaries that they’re resorting to taking their car keys to bed, but millions more are ignoring the dangers. Modern cars are extremely difficult to steal without a key, thanks to sophisticated security systems but the downside is that car key burglaries is now an increasing threat to UK motorists. Motorists who keep their keys on a surface near their front or back door are the easiest targets for burglars and may even be victims of car key fishing where thieves literally fish for the keys through the letterbox.

Where ever you decide to keep them, make sure they are in a safe place and out of view of prying thieves.

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