On 23/08/2019 12:18, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Mate has just had his brand new camper van stolen from outside his house.
Luckily, it has a tracker, and they located it about 3 miles away. Lots of
damage done to the electrics and so on. But they obviously managed to
drive it away, without the keys. So much for immobilisers.

Would a crook lock thingie or wheel clamp have made any difference in
these days of battery angle grinders?

nah they just hacksaw through the rim of the steering wheel and remove
it.......



There are full circle devices like a pair of dustbin lids with an arm
projecting from the side that make this more difficult. They cover
the whole rim.

Not much will withstand a battery-powered angle grinder though.