Statistics are not encouraging. According to some reports, every 10 minutes in the world there is a car theft. Of course, no one wants to get into the police reports with an insulting "addition" to his name - "the victim". What are the ways to protect the car from theft?
Car alarm system
For a very large number of people, the word"Car alarm" is strongly associated with reliable protection of the car from theft. There are cases when the owner installed on his car two, or even three, alarms - well, so they surely did not steal! But is this anti-theft safe? Unfortunately no. After all, the work of car alarm - "signal", i.e. just to inform you that a disaster has happened to your car. To prevent the criminal from opening and stealing a car can not be any signaling. Moreover, if you are far enough from your car, you may simply not hear her "shouting for help". Several can correct the situation with car alarm with a pager. In this case, wherever you are, you will learn about the misfortune. But will you manage to prevent theft? There is one more thing. Car alarm has a very unpleasant "habit" to work, for example, from heavy rain or if someone just touched the car, passing by. All the time running to check - pleasure is small. In addition to its main - security - functions, modern car alarm has a number of pleasant additional "bonuses". With the help of this device you can easily find your car in the parking lot, remotely start the engine, open or close the windows, turn on the lights in the cabin and perform many other useful actions that greatly facilitate the life of the car owner. The choice of the model must be approached with all seriousness. But there is one more important point. Do not make life easier for the hijackers, leaving on the car stickers that advertise the model of your alarm. Such information will greatly simplify and speed up their work - because knowing what you are dealing with, it is much easier to bypass all the "obstacles". Is that what you want?
Immobilizer
This "tricky" anti-theft deviceis responsible for the engine of the car. Immobilizer is not visible from the side. He will not "shout" and "call for help," but quietly and calmly do his job - will not let the hijacker leave your car. More precisely, to go a car will go ... Yes, that's just not far. After a short enough time, the security device will turn off the gearbox and the engine power supply, stop the fuel supply. What do you think, what will the grief-hijacker do in this case? Correctly, most likely, he will simply try to quickly leave your car and get lost in the crowd. Old models of immobilizers simply did not allow to start a car, but sometimes criminals still managed to "get around" it. Modern devices exclude this possibility. It is worth noting that most foreign cars have a regular immobilizer. But, unfortunately, it is quite simple, in addition, its device has already been well studied by hijackers, "specializing" in this or that model of cars. Therefore, experts recommend to equip your car with an additional device. The smart device can be switched off by direct contact - for example, with a code key, a hidden button, or manually entering code - or remotely, using a magnetic card, a transcoder, or a special label. The most "advanced" immobilizers react to the fingerprints of the owner. The most convenient are, of course, remote systems - the device will automatically shut down, "sensing" that the key is approaching. 
Satellite Security System
Perhaps, for today it is one of the mosteffective devices to protect your car from theft. How does this "technological miracle" work? A special unit is installed in the car, which receives signals from the satellite with information about the location of the car - its coordinates. Further, these signals are transmitted to the guard room on duty. There they are processed, and all information about the movement of the machine comes to the nearest patrol traffic police. And that is not all. For example, when attacking a car, the owner simply press the button and the system will give an alarm. In this case, audio and video recording may be included in the cabin. Some car owners refuse to install a satellite anti-theft system, fearing that their right to privacy will thus be violated. After all, few people want his location to be so easy to install. However, these fears are in vain. The "calculation" of coordinates begins only if the car is infiltrated illegally. The truth is, this system has its drawbacks. The first is its price. The system itself and its installation on the machine is quite expensive. In addition, for its maintenance you will have to regularly pay a monthly fee. But if the brand of your car takes the first line in the rating of "the most favorite car hijackers", then, perhaps, the installation of such a system would be a good solution. Another drawback is that sometimes even satellite security does not help to find a car. For example, if it is hidden in the garage.
Mechanical anti-theft systems
Mechanical ways to protect the car from theft are notless popular than electronic. Practice shows that the need to overcome this "defensive line" stops most hijackers. All mechanical anti-theft means can be conditionally divided into six groups. Group one. Gearbox blocking device. It is a kind of lock, reliably blocking the moving parts of the gearbox. As a result, the car either can not move at all, or can, but only in reverse. Gear box locks are bezshtyre and pin. Bezshtyrevyh are considered more convenient to handle - in order to "force" them to work it is enough to turn a special key. The second group. The rudder blockers. This device locks the car's steering wheel in a certain position. As a consequence, it is impossible to control the machine. There are three main types of blockers - easily detachable, concealed installation and lock-locks. Perhaps the most reliable of them is the lock blocker. Group three. Door interlocks. This is an electromechanical device, the pins of which pass through the body pillar and the car door. The owner controls it with a keyring. The task of such a blocker is not to allow an attacker to get into the car salon. And, as a rule, it works. The only problem with this security device is that if, in order to get into the car, the hijacker decides to break the glass, then such a blocker will not stop it. Group four. Braking system inhibitors. This device is activated by one turn of the key. When you first press the brake pedal or clutch, a special mechanism is triggered and the wheels of the car are locked and the clutch remains wrung out. The hijacker has nothing left but to leave the car. The brake system blocking device is not a cheap device. Therefore, it is advisable to install it on frequently stolen or expensive cars. Group Five. Wheel lockers. This is a fairly effective device that reliably protects the car from theft. The problem is that it's not easy even for the car owner to remove such blockers. Wheel lockers can be divided into three types: "traps", "crabs" and devices mounted on disks. The most reliable, but also the heaviest - up to 10 kilograms - "traps". Group Six. Hood blockers. Having cracked the hood lock, the criminal can easily turn off the alarm. Therefore, they try to crack them often enough. Such a blocker will not allow the hijacker to get to the electronic engine control unit. A professionally installed blocker can save you from this problem. The phrase "car theft" continues to appear daily in police reports. And, unfortunately, no protection system will give 100% guarantee that your car will not be stolen. But to make the life of the hijacker more risky and difficult - it is quite possible for everyone. Motorists know that the ways to protect the car from theft are only good in the complex. Then the effect will be much stronger. Have you decided what to choose?
