It has been revealed that every day 53 households have their cars stolen off their driveways after key burglaries.  Keys being stolen when the owners were asleep and keys been stolen from workplaces, are amongst the most common claims for key theft.

AA believes that the ‘key’ to preventing key burglary, and therefore car crime, begins at home.

Simon Douglass, Insurance Director of AA says that often home owners make it easy for burglars to get hold of keys.  "A common tactic for thieves is to take keys off hall tables or from convenient key racks near the door, simply by 'fishing' for them with a pole through the letterbox.

He adds "Burglars are also adept at opening doors secured with conventional slam-shut barrel locks. Once in the house, they'll often find the keys left on a table or sideboard and can make a quiet getaway in the stolen vehicle. It could be some time before the family realises that their car has gone after a frantic search for their keys."

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