foXnoMad» before and after похищение GPS

Недавн мой lapse в суждении водит к моему beloved nuvi 250 Garmin будучи украденным из моего автомобиля. Это было a smash и самосхват на многодельной улице в обширном дневном свете - часе после того как я припарковал мой автомобиль.

Здесь будет я знал (и сделать) для того чтобы предотвратить быть целью и после того как я выучен потом.

Что-нибыдь под ваше deductible не будет покрыно и VSе добавления вероятн поднимут ваши награды. Only do this if you have a very low deductible or very expensive GPS.

Most thefts from auto are already covered under home owners and travel insurance.

Find Out What Your Car Alarm Does - Many dealer installed car alarms only consist of engine cut offs. Verify that your car engine has audio sensors, which will set of the alarm in case of someone smashing the glass.

Keep in mind if you have after market tint, the glass won’t shatter upon impact. This reduces the amount of noise, so make sure the audio sensors are set on the sensitive side.

After It’s Stolen

Call The Police - They won’t do anything, but make sure you get a police report. You’ll need this evidence to make a claim with your insurance and send to the GPS manufacturer.
Report The Device Stolen With The Manufacturer - As I said above, you’ll need to fax them a copy of the police report, in case they end up with the device. Enabling a PIN on the GPS could entice a stupid crook to send it back to be unlocked.
Search eBay and Craigslist For Your Serial Number - Anytime you need to kill time at work spend the 3 seconds to do a search on these sites (and Google). Chances are slim, but it has worked.

You can also set up Google Alerts to get notifications once a day or week via email. Try “ebay [serial number], craigslist [serial number], [serial number].

Be Thankful, You’re Ok and Only Lost A Few Hundred Bucks - Most smash and grabs have very limited damage. You’ll lose the window and have some minor interior scratches, but since the criminal works fast, nothing else is hurt. A GPS is only a small electronic device and it might be your best luck to have never encountered the thief.

My window has since been fixed and I’m not holding out on ever recovering my GPS. I did take away one lesson though, and that was the first one. Never leave your GPS out in the open - something I had adhered to all of the time except some nights at my house and at the office. I won’t make that mistake again and will be shopping around for a new GPS; any suggestions?

[photo by: Salim Virji]

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