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On 14/08/2016 19:15, ARW wrote:
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"James Wilkinson" writes:
If someone parks in front of your house, simply use a large power
tool such as a brush cutter, and start sending bits of twig flying
everywhere. The car will get moved very quickly :-)

Would love to know how to get rid of an abandoned car in the road,
where we are short of parking places.

When I was a young and stupid teenager I would have moved it for £20
cash and no questions asked.

This is one of those occasions when citizens should act, but
surreptitiously so the authorities aren't forced to act. Have a word
in
the ear of the local cops, then late at night pull the car onto a
transporter (smash the glass to release the handbrake and knock it
into
neutral) and take it away. The destination is your choice, but if
it's
left somewhere where it's causing an obstruction the council will
remove
it. A possibility is somewhere along a long straight narrow rural
road.

Interesting, I'd never thought of that - a car, no matter what
immobilisers it has etc, has no way of preventing theft by towing..

That is just plain wrong. A decent GPS based remote alarm system will
prevent that because the owner will be notified and can prevent that.

Someone with a transporter could easily steal any car they liked.

Not when its got a decent GPS based remote alarm system.

Aren't hose only in top end cars?

Nope, completely trivial to add to any car for peanuts.

Most don't bother doing that kind of upgrade.

Irrelevant.

My point is that every car should prevent you from engaging neutral and releasing brakes without the key. It should be part of the immobiliser, like the steering lock.

There is nothing to prevent unlocking of all 4 wheels.

That's wrong too with a decent locking system on the gearshift etc..

Never heard of that.

Then you need to get out more.

Show me a few examples of it on production cars.

Production cars are irrelevant.

They are relevant, as most people have them left at production specs.

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