In Sweden, approximately 10,000 car wheel thefts occur each year, where the victims are private individuals. The number of times car dealers and workshops are affected is estimated to be the same, perhaps more. Here are four reasons why you should have working rim locks on your wheels:
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The powerlessness!
Finding the car on, at best, blocks is more than a hopeless experience. You're on your way somewhere, maybe you're in a hurry, maybe even in a hurry. A super lovely weekend with the boat comes to a really bad end. You're going somewhere and it won't be the way you expected. And it's sour, really SOUR!
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Administration, waiting and frustration.
As a result of a wheel theft, the administration comes with the police, insurance company, towing and workshop. There will also come a time without your own car - where child seats and parking permits sit...
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The expenses
In nine cases out of ten, extensive and expensive consequential damage occurs to the car if the wheels are stolen. Then it is the deductible for damage to the vehicle that applies, not theft, approx. 8,000 for a BMW. The rims are replaced based on the value in use, not the new price, no matter how careful you have been at curbs and refuges. If you want new rims, you have to pay the difference. Rental car is an addition to the insurance, if you don't have it, you have to pay for it too. Then it is important that there is time at the workshop and that spare parts are in stock.
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Sabotage
Thankfully, it's not common, but it does happen that bad-tempered people simply loosen the bolts they can get their hands on. Perhaps in the belief that the car will land on its stomach at already low speeds. An interrupted theft attempt can also leave a car with loose bolts but with unfinished business in general.