Coin In My Car Door

Coins in car door theft warning there has been no rash of car or property thefts due to nickels or pennies jammed in door handles and car experts say that warnings about them are implausible.

Coin in my car door.

Last updated on january 11th 2016. The thief jams a coin into the door handle on the car s passenger side. Here s how it works. You probably wouldn t notice it on the passenger side or one of the rear doors but when you go to lock your car the coin will keep that door from locking properly leaving the door open for thieves.

The thief wouldn t even have to follow you anywhere. Also most cars with central locking systems have car door sensors that signal when all four or five doors are opened or closed. Rumours are spreading across the internet that claim a new trending crime amongst carjackers is to insert a small coin into the handle of the passenger door when the owner is not with car which according to the rumour will prevent the central locking of the car to function correctly the next time the owner uses it. Then when you re ready to lock your car the coin will keep the latch from locking properly leaving it open for thieves.

The original article claims that car thieves have discovered that wedging a penny or nickel in the passenger door handle will prevent the car from being locked. The thief doesn t even have to follow you anywhere. It involves putting a penny or another coin in the car door handle just like this. When the owner tries to lock the car the mechanism fails because the passenger door handle is jammed which gives the thief the ability to enter the car through the unlocked door.

So if a penny or coin were thick enough to unlatch the door handle you d receive a door ajar dashboard alert.