And the number one tip to prevent carjacking: buy a s*** car.

Bonus Tip: Don’t drive around Liverpool unless you look like Jason Statham

I did have an attempted car jacking many years ago, only a few months after passing my test. I was driving through a very dodgy part of Walsall late at night, I could see three dodgy looking blokes by a crossing, a good distance down the road, I slowed down and surely enough, they pressed the button as I got closer, they’d had plenty of time to cross beforehand, I was the only car in sight and it was obvious they want to stop me… I stopped quickly, a distance back from the crossing and as I did, they came towards, one holding a knife and another had a hammer… I quickly backed up far enough to take a good run at them… they soon jumped out of the road when they realised they were about mowed down at speed… they never managed to put a finger on the car but it still frightened the life out of me. Nothing like that has happened since thankfully.

I think it’s motorcyclists that are most at risk of being robbed while on the move in the UK, especially in London with these gangs on scooters going around.

For #10, while it’s illegal to use your phone while driving, there are exemptions in law where you can use your phone in an emergency. Being followed like this would fall under that exemption

The fact that this even has to be a video is shocking. So many thieving scumbags who've never worked a day in their lives trying to take other peoples hard earned goods.

I am a taxi driver in London and these tips are really good considering the dangerous neighbourhoods that I am driving through.

I was followed on the road between Thame and Aylesbury a few years back, white Fiesta with no number plate on the front, that’s what got my attention at first. They kept trying to overtake me and when I got to the roundabout in Aylesbury I circled it multiple times so I knew definitely was being followed. Dialled 999 told them what was happening and said that I was going to head towards Aylesbury Police Station and took a route that had no traffic lights so I wouldn’t have stopped. When I got to the roundabout by the police station I think the person behind knew what I was doing at that point and headed off in a different direction.

Have your keys ready to get straight in, don't fumble around in bags or pockets.

A petrol station is a good place to head - ideally 24 hour one - it'll always be open and have loads of CCTV. Much easier to find than an open police station.

I don't understand people posting location on their public social media. "Sarah has checked into the fancy restaurant, with her husband, that is an hour drive away, feel free to go ransack their house!" People are too obsessed with receiving praise and attention, or letting people know that they have an active social life. If you park correctly, with your car ready to drive out (not having to reverse out) you still may be a target, because the carjacker can make a quicker getaway, so just lock your doors after immediately getting in the car. It is a good habit to develop.

#7 - "keep moving" this is also a really good tip on how to save fuel, since most energy wastage when driving is spent on braking.

Very useful advice given here. Irrespective of "lock on drive off" being activated, ALWAYS lock doors as soon as you are inside the vehicle, and put you key in the ignition in a pre-start position. Ensure bluetooth is turned on on your phone and paired with the car so that you are able to make an emergency call without delay if need be. If you have the sat nav in view whilst driving you can refer to it if need be to be aware of any dead-ends on approaching roads, save making a costly error.

Good points I will add few more I learned from South America -Never tint the windows, when you car is parked you cannot see if someone is inside in the back seat, the tint windows don't allow the police and other read your body language and the criminals are not happy to show their faces. - Some drivers install a panic button close to the pedals, to notify the police, popular in USA, in South America the taxi drivers add a small red/yellow light in the registration plate, when it is on. The other drivers can noticed and they know what to do. -Install GPS tracker. - Some cars have a timer to turn off the petrol pump, after pressed the panic button, the car will run few miles. - if you have a routine home-office change you route. -Usually it is like be a airplane pilot, the take off and landing are the dangerous moments, when you leave or arrive to home/office pay more attention. It is good practice do another turn. Before park. - if you are an example in a restaurant and some one ask to everybody who is the owner of the car model aaa registration plate bbbb , and say your car is blocking another car etc, do not go alone to see your car. - No stay inside of your car when you park for long period. - tell a family member your route and ETA and call them when you arrived and leave, an example from home-office is 1 hour, and you don't call, they will start to be concern. - common sense.

Always have two ex special forces soldiers in the boot. Andy England 🇬🇧👍

You can always attract everyones attention around you by continually giving blasts on the horn.

I do most of this already, and the abnormal U-turns and roundabouts are something I've used once or twice before for the sake of peace of mind. Driving for a living has taught me a lot of things, that's for sure. Keep safe, all.

Some cars also have a setting in the menu to only unlock the drivers door with the key or remote as well

Some people remove their bike tyre to stop their bike being stolen. I remove my car tyres when I park up.

Menu system? I've only just got around to electric windows 🤣

A couple of other tips 1 - re getting pulled over by police - by law, you only have to stop for a marked/liveried police car/bike/van or an officer in uniform......so not the standard unmarked blue bmw 5-series with lights in the grill for example. If you get an unmarked vehicle trying to pull you over keep driving safely to a police station, or somewhere with lots of people to witness/ back you up. The police should be trained for this to call in marked units to take over the lead position. 2- Once pulled over, you do not have to get out of the car unless being lawfully detained or arrested. Just lock the doors, open a window an inch, turn off engine & keep hands on the wheel, while they approach so you can judge if they are legit. If its a licence check this can be done without exiting the car, just hold your licence up to the window, or pass it through the gap. 3 - In winter, be extra vigilant while scraping/de-icing the windows - especially if the engine is running to demist inside. And dont risk sstarting the car to defrost and locking it with spare key while go indoors to finish your morning coffee 4- One other thing I do, when returning to my car in a carpark, at night, for example, I don't walk straight to it. I'll wander along at a tangent. If there are people lurking, I'll sometimes get my phone out and pretend to be on a call while walking about randomly, while keeping tabs on the "lurkers". if they still seem dodgy after a few minutes I just walk away & return 5-10 minutes later. Its never happened, but if I was still wary I'd call the police & ask if there's a patrol nearby that could make a small detour.

I stopped a car jacking last year, agreed not advisable but as I was in uniform and had a bright yellow steering brace to hand I guess the people thought better of it. Again not advisable but sure made me feel good watching the rats run away empty handed

One thing to add is don't be afraid to break the law if necessary. Red lights, speed limits, not driving on the pavement etc can all be ignored if you're in danger.

All good points. I've used the drive round the block trick once. The car followed me for 3 90 degree turns. I started to worry, then the following car turned into the driveway of a house at the last moment! I would add: If you are parked somewhere vulnerable (for instance a multi story car park at night) walk past your car first to check out anyone lurking. Check the back seat before getting in to the front. If you think you are being followed, do not drive home. Especially if you live in a cul-de-sac.

You missed the biggest one Ash! Car jacked so need to get you stopped without causing you to be suspicious, or evasive in any way. They will often give you car a very small nudge (not really enough to damage) on the back bumper, act gutted and get out to discuss it with you. You don’t notice the other passenger in the car also getting out too. Out comes the weapon and it’s two against one. Game over. Edit..... So take care if you ever get a slight nudge on your back bumper. Consider things before you jump out in annoyance.

It happened to me at the Lidl car park a little while ago. I was putting groceries into the trunk when someone approached from the driver side. I told them the keys were in the car. The moment he turned away and headed towards the driver side door, I legged it straight into the Lidl. The keys were inside of my backpack. Even if I'm putting stuff in the boot, I lock all the doors. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're in a lit area with others around. I was confident in my ability to do the 30m dash into the Lidl, so I just took my chances. But always drive around with all doors locked.

Some good tips there, especially #6 - A moving target is harder to hit! Another thing to consider, depending upon the circumstances...... SOS ".../---/..." should be a distress signal known to many. Horn use in this instance could alert others to a situation; especially in rural areas. Stay safe everyone 👍

We had a security guy come and advise us on reducing risks on a multitude of things. Car jacking was one and one piece of advice on this, particularly for high value car and small driver/women combinations was avoid filling up after dark. If this was unavoidable choose a filling station where you may walk in the building 24./7 such as motorway service stations. Use pump nearest entrance to building and make sure nothing hides you from the staff such as large vans. Never use Night Window pay sites. His strategy for women was have a purse not containing anything, or loads of fake points cards etc. out on show and credit cards/cash hidden in pocket/s. When filling lock the car. Most cars have remote locking, have a false key to point at the car and the real car key in your pocket with a hand on it. This means the focus is on the wrong key. If challenged scream, throw the false key and purse at the villains while screaming and, run in the building shouting "call the police" The villains pick the key up and it does not work by the time they work it out you are in a safe place.

I'm from a country where carjacking is very common. These tips are very good, however with autolocking doors when you move off, those are pretty useless in that situation. They don't automatically lock until you're going about 5mph and they typically unlock automatically when you drop below 5mph. The best thing to do is to get in and immediately lock the doors. Most cars these days have a button by the window switches to lock all of the doors.

Thanks for this Ashley. It’s the sort of thing you think would never happen to you, but it’s a really important topic. Keeping a clear exit route in dodgy situations is one of the best pieces of advice and locking the doors. I was on holiday and parked up at the side of the road in an area I didn’t know. I was setting the satnav on my phone and my mum was sending a text. I was so lucky I was finishing what I was doing and looked up because a car pulled up in the middle of the road and I had just enough time to say to my mum “what are they up to” (she immediately locked her door) I reversed a metre or so then bumped up the kerb and drove round the car and away. To this day I’m not sure if they were after the phones or the car (it wasn’t an expensive model) but it taught me an important lesson.

tip 13 = have a tracker on your car so its easier to find it tip 14 = have a spare key on you so u can take the car once you have tracked it tip 15 = call the police once you've found the robbers location

My car doors used to lock by themselves on my other car, but they don't on this one. It takes 2 seconds to depress the drivers lock button and in actual fact is quicker than waiting to start the car and move off for the computer to do it.

Great video - I’d always do a few decoy moves. Such as the ones you suggested, but also, supermarkets, busy areas, places you know well - and if you’re in an area where you aren’t certain, try to get to the nearest central location or head to a motorway. Don’t stop. Wind your windows up and keep everything close to hand in case you do have to do a runner. Get your handbag, your phone, your wallet, house keys etc and all things you need on you as you’re driving round just in case.

Here's a funny story. Back in the the 80's, it was the thing to have companies in supermarket car parks, offering to engrave your registration number on the car windows as a security measure. One you chap asked if I wanted it and I said "No thanks. No need. My car is protected by Laser." He asked how it works, so I pointed to my van and said, Go and open the front door just an inch or two, it's not locked. Bless him. Off he toddles, opens the door a crack, then slammed it shut. Yes, My 36 inches to the shoulder, Standard poodle, in full show clip making him look even bigger, was asleep in the back and when the door opened and it wasn't me, apparently, raised his lip only 6 inches from the chaps nose and growled so loud that the van vibrated. I went to do my shopping after calling over "That's Laser' " which was the dog's name. Oh how I cackled.

Thanks for your great sensible video Ashley . It amazes me that some people ( Martial Arts Guys mainly) . Seem to encourage putting your life at risk to stop the theft of an insured piece of plastic and steel . Cheers

That Instagram photo cracked me up so much hahaha such a serious tone and then the massive smile, I love it

Some cars allow for single point entry, only the drivers door unlock on first click of the fob. Ok if you have passengers you will unlock other doors but if alone, only drivers door is unlocked and no one can get in via other doors. I had not thought about being behind the door if you reverse in to a space but had thought about reverse ram if you drive in forwards as the engine being at the front will be protected. Great point about leaving space in front so you can drive around if required, not just car jacking but if they break down

I always make a little note of what car is behind me if i've made 2 or 3 maneuvres and they have followed each of them. I start thinking "what are the chances they're going exactly where i am?" The roundabout one is the best, especially if you have 2 roundabouts closeby. Then you can more casually go up and down the main street and not make the following car as suspicious. Great video Ashley!

The last time I was in a car while hijackers were interested, the people holding firearms quickly "dissuaded" them - not always an option for obvious reasons. Several armed services teach the "keep moving" and "keep distance from vehicles in front" for convoy situations, and that's probably the easiest thing to relate to civilian driving. Re the biker in the last video, the only thing I think the cammer did badly was describe it as "I'm going to flatten his bike!" - instead, describe it as "I'm going to give him a light tap, when I think I'll do least harm to him, just to guarantee my safety" - then do as my old man always said "don't think about doing it, do it." Once you've said it on camera and have evidence that your intentions are clear, knock the scumbag to the floor (and I hold this opinion being a biker myself).

The production quality of your videos is brilliant 👌🏼

I've got a 2004 1.4 tdi Ford Fusion and I lock my doors when in it! It's a brilliant car.

On a similar note, in my area there has been a crime wave of thieves cutting out and stealing Catalytic Converters off parked cars in public and private places, even in broad daylight. They have been brazen enough to threaten anyone trying to stop them with weapons too. Does not matter if it is a new car of an old one.

You missed an important one from the other jacking vid... Don't drive home

To add to #5 - Don't open your window the whole way *until* the officer has given you proper Identification, just open it enough to be able to speak to the officer. Also you have every right to call 999 and ask for confirmation you are talking to an officer - you will not get in trouble for this, and a genuine officer should not have a problem with you doing so. (although they might get a bit of the hump)

Buy a crap car, that usually works lol

Great points. I'd just add on to the point about keeping the car moving; try and plan your route to minimise right turns, especially emerges.

All good points. I hadn't really thought of the driving around roundabouts or doing multiple u turns to really suss out if your being followed. V good advice

Some of the advice here would also apply if you are being followed by a "road rager"

The roundabout suggestion is one I would expand upon. ESPECIALLY if you don’t know the area! Keep going around and around at a reasonable rate. It’ll be way harder to try and stop you. If they do come tearing around the outside, then stop and take an exit.

7:12 i wouldnt ask anyone to give there life to prevent any car being stolen but consider the fact that preventing your car being stolen could save someone else`s life. i have been mildly hospitalised twice doing exactly that, its not about being "tough" its doing what is right if you have the capability to fight back you should

Some good tips here Ashley.

Most people probably know this but hide any valuables from sight too when parked up. Including the holder attached to the windscreen that you use for your phone as that’s a sure sign that you have something that can be sold easily.

Tip 2….Yes Ashley….simple for those who have expensive prestige vehicles with current hi-tech goodies as standard hmmm. Nice vid👍 Keep doors locked in traffic queues too…thieves (usually teens for this) run up, open your passenger door, ransack the glovebox or snatch visible purses or wallets off the dash, then run back along the queue to the next victim, or off down an alley/path to their scummy nest. This especially in big towns and cities, but possible anywhere! EXTRA CAUTION: In car parks…muggers do not run at you brandishing a weapon with an evil snarl…more usually approach nicely asking for parking change/the time etc THEN turn instantly hostile and attack without warning.

Some really interesting ideas there, thanks very much for sharing. As you say, very useful in general driving as well as a situation where you're concerned you're being followed (or worse). To reinforce the point, using a hand held phone when driving is normally an offence, *but not when calling the emergency services*. I have wondered about having a cheap payg mobile (not a smart phone) to keep for emergency calls only - in fact you wouldn't even need any credit to dial triple nine anyway. Another perhaps obvious point - always have a phone on you when in the car and make sure it's got plenty of battery life left! The point about how to react / know you're rights when stopped by the police is a particularly interesting one, maybe worthy of another video? It never occurred to me to think what if someone saying they were a police officer wasn't genuine, all the times I've been stopped it was by a marked police car so it seemed pretty obvious! But aside from that, what's the correct thing to do if stopped? I've not been stopped for a while but when I used to drive much older cars it did used to happen to me a bit. You've got nothing to hide and you want to co-operate and to show straight away that you're wanting to be helpful, so what do you do for the best - do you get out of the car? Stay in but open the window? Do you hand over your keys? Do you try to be proactively helpful or does that risk antagonising a police officer who may wish you to wait for their directions? Do you joke as I did once that I was a burglar but it was my night off? (fortunately the police officer took it in good humour - I was wearing driving gloves which prompted the conversation!) Ashley I'm sure I'll benefit from watching this a number of times to fully absorb all the points you raise. Thanks again.

Remain Calm & Carry On Moving! Got It! Thank You So Much Ashley! 🕯🌏🇬🇧

Cheers mate... Fab video and I'll find it very useful... All the best from one scouser to another...

Great and sobering video, I would also practise your straight back high speed reversing (in a safe surrounding)

Don't forget the one where two or more big guys show up claiming to purchase your vehicle. They get in for a test drive in the front seat and one beside you in the back seat and pull out a knife telling you to get out and the car is theirs. I remember hearing this on the car throttle podcast. They never found the thieves nor the car. What a shitty day.

This is something im always very aware of

Thank you really good video ☺

I used to keep sharpened pencils in the drivers side air vent as a taxi driver if it dose come down to it very useful ,or a 2ft breaker bar next to my seat

Leaving the car keys or handing them over should the worst happened. Although valid advice, I wonder how insurance companies would view this, technically I’d suggest they’d say you handed them the vehicle over and won’t pay out!

Couple of other tips: Dont take the same route home from work or any other regular travel everyday, mix it up. keep your keys in your bedroom, somewhere hard to access without you being woken up and if you have keyless entry car, keep it in a anti rfid wallet. Finally when leaving your house check for devices left near your home or car that could be used to pick up the radio signal from your keys, CCTV around your house can also deter theft from your home.

Thanks, appreciated. 👌🙏👍

I have a really good tip to reduce the risk of car theft: drive a really old, shit car.

14/6 22 Noticed; 1, At the start front of vehicle was over parking bay white line - gets extra attention whilst driver's away from the area but deters thieves who don't want any attention whilst breaking & entering. 2, Additional rear view mirrors in the vehicle - Police liveried cars have these too providing additional rear observation vision splay of any following traffic.

1:52 the doors lock when u go up to 5 mph to unlock the doors, simply pull the inside door handle or press the little padlock button to unlock the doors (or on older fords, pull the little silver thing on the drivers side to unlock all the doors) you can also lock the doors by pressing the padlock button (on older fords, push the silver tab in on the inside handle and the doors will lock)

Install a dashcam with a GPS. Mine also has a track and trace function so I always know where my car is. If anything weird happens I can talk to the camera out loud and it will record to the cloud. It will also record anything that happens around the vehicle. Lock the doors when you get in, as soon as you get in. I trained my girlfriend to lock the doors again as soon as I get out and vice versa. Practice how to read signs so you know where the nearest hospital and/or police station is, so you can drive there anytime you need.

Mine doesn't have auto lock doors but I'm not ashamed to admit once or twice I've felt uneasy getting into the car so I've hit the central locking button on the centre console soon as I'm in the car. If nothing else, buys me time, gives me options and peace of mind.

Another thing to note is some car jackers will set up scenarios such as someone laying in the road to appear injured to encourage people to get out of their car or "I need a lift to the hospital to see my dying parents", both of which the car jackers will take advantage of people's willingness to help people in need and take their cars.

Hey If they want my 2005 Honda Civic they can have it. No argument.

Good suggestions

When I worked in South Africa car jacking was common. You were legally allowed to have flame throwers fitted at the side of the car, gaurenteed to blind any car jacker as a minimum. As I brought my car back to the UK I did not tick the box for that optional extra. The car, a golf, had a VW alarm immobiliser fitted as standard, without this you could not insure your car. In the UK I struggled to get my Insurance company to accept that this was a manufacturers standard feature, took months before they stopped asking for the brand. In the UK it was not common for this to be offered as an option let alone as a standard. Other mods included antihigh jack remote. It brought the car to a halt after the car jacker drove it 100m and then locked the doors and put the alarm on. This option might become common in the UK if highjacking becomes common.

Great video

Good tips.

For a long time now I have done most of these tips. I always lock my own doors, the car doesn’t get chance to but it’s nice if I forget that they’ll lock automatically. I’ve driven away from home when I thought we were being followed and done this a few times. I try to keep my wits about me and my wife sure does too but I’m a bit of a panic type so really would have to fight to keep calm if owt did kick off. One of my worst “we think we’re done for but weren’t” episodes was in Vegas with a hire car. I drove us Downtown to see Fremont St and I parked up in what was a very dark multi-storey hotel car park but it was so poorly lit. We got out (Mum was with us too) and immediately noticed 4 people appear that were just hanging about a short way away. I froze and about shat my pants thinking it was a gang. Biggest false alarm ever! We’re in vegas and everyone is going into the casino from their own cars. I’m thinking car jacking, mugging, burglary and all sorts! 😑 TBH, it was one of the well known but older casino’s so was actually ok.

I know of a couple of targeted attacks/attempts on cars with 1 person in the car at night on empty countryside roads. The car behind follows then overtakes and blocks the whole road by parking sideways. Scary stuff. Just got to have a plan in mind of how to get out of this situation.

Oh, we're in trouble straight away with my son's WAV! We have to wheel him into the car from the back so it's always best for us to drive forwards into a parking space (row parking is annoying; people don't give you enough room behind to get the ramp down AND the wheelchair off the ramp). Other than that, when I'm in my own car, I much prefer to reverse park 😎

Tip number 2. I would go one better than that, get into the habit of manually locking the doors yourself as soon as you get in. Have it set to automatically lock aswell just incase you forget, but I have made pressing the button to lock the doors part of getting in the car now. Just like putting the key in the ignition or putting your seat belt on, the doors get locked.

thank you so much.

2:37 damn, dogging be out the window then 😂 Nice quiet place, over looking the city. Let me guess popular with dog walkers too.

I've heard it suggested to look around the back seat when entering the car (esp. at night) in case someone has broken in and is lurking.

I've got laminated side windows on my car... reinforced with anti-theft window film too. Had a scary incident when a woman got into my car about 12 years ago and was sexually assaulted. Drove to the nearest police station, called 999 when I was outside, assumed officers would come out straight away, I was on their front door after all... nope. Took 10 minutes! She figured it out and left the car, as soon as she put two feet out of the car, I floored it with the door open. With the dashcam footage, she ended up pleading guilty, received 3 years in prison and 10 years on the sex offender's register. Just because you are a man, it doesn't mean you are safe!!

William's Top Tip 13: Drive a shit box like I do!

I lock my car doors after getting in and before even starting the car up

The Renault Zoe has a setting you can turn on in the settings menu where the car auto locks the doors once you start driving, this can also be controlled manually by the lock button next to the emergency lights button. EVs are perfect for these kinds of scenarios as well with their instant torque from low speeds lack of gears slowing you down as well as their fast acceleration and good handling with the weight low to the ground. But I think the auto door locking is what's most important.

Thanks, can you do 12 carjacking tips next?

Just curious as to why you didn't include doing a wee in the seat?

One other point i would like to add to where you park. Totally agree with reversing into a space, preferably against a fence or wall, however try to choose a space that is in view of a cctv.

The autolock doors, DO NOT open in the event of an accident. Emergency services will need to break the window to get into your car. It should be stated in your instruction manual with a large ! caution. It's up to you. Personally, anytime I see dodgy people about at traffic lights, I hit the central locking button on my right door console. I do use the auto-lock, for one, the passenger door doesn't auto-unlock when you try and open it like the drivers door does (probably a alternative to a front seat child lock). Which gets annoying.

Really good video. Great tips. I will use all of these.

I have a 2001 Seat Toledo. I think thats one anti-jacking prevention.

I'm not so sure about leaving that big a gap in front you at the lights, as someone could drive up the side of you and cut in - blocking your escape route. But yes, definitely leave space to be able to get away it doesn't need to be that big.

I'd like to add, when you are running away from the scene, do not run in the same direction your car is pointed or the same direction hijackers are going. Also, try to head toward a well-lit place where there are people. Seek refuge in an open shop or pub, etc while awaiting the police.

@Ashely Neal Hi Ashely, what would we do if given the situation we were at home at night and someone is attempting to steal our vehicle and we notice? Do we (A) run out and attempt to chase off the thieves or (b) watch and call the police? or (c) if it's a modern car they may attempt to break into the home to steal the key. I'd love for your input on this situation as it's very common in some areas.

I do a lot of driving around Maidstone in a Mazda MX-5, and Maidstone can be a sh**hole at times with all the crime, so I try to drive on the M20 motorway as much as possible, as I'd be a target in the town center. That's my tip right there. Drive on motorways as much as possible as pedestrian hijackers won't get near you (if they did, they'd have only themselves to blame getting mowed down at 70 mph).

I'm actually surprised that carjacking isn't actually INCREASING. With immobilisers and all the modern tech, thieves are having to break into homes to steal keys, so jacking someone out on the road is (probably, I'm not a thief!) the next option, as they get the keys, and scare the person so much they will be too panicked, say for example if the victim is a vulnerable person, eg young lady or older person.

I totally agree with the points that you made in this video and I just wondered something about that 12th tip. What if you've got a lot of stuff or a pet in your vehicle that is irreplaceable? Do you still give up the car? Do you try and take the items or pets with you? Do you crash into them and try to drive away?

Keeping all windows closed, even in summer, would be another - at least in town. I know some cars self lock, but of all the ones with various central locking I have owned - inc my 2019 car, none of them have had it...instead they have had a single button to lock or unlock the entire car.

I don't like driving around with doors locked - hijackings are extremely rare and usually only for brand new high value cars , which mine aren't . Although I could set doors to auto lock , it just hampers rescuers if you are in a bump or take unwell at the wheel , also if your car goes on fire it can prevent people from rescuing you . I can quickly lock the doors with one touch of a button if someone approaches . Those to me a regretter concerns . Also , if someone did try to steal my car , one I was sure of their intentions , I'd either drive over them or reverse into their car , smashing my way out of the situation .