Crook lock. Anyone use one?

Even if I - occasionally - can't find the key to lock it, I'm sure it still deters would be car thieves

I remember my old one getting really awkward to lock/unlock so most of the time it was just in situ but not actually locked!!

Neighbourhood watch here are currently recommending them. Along with a cage around the catalytic convertor and locking screws on the numberplate.

We both have the round Diskloc steering wheel locks on our vehicles. They do come in grey but prefer the high vis yellow.

It is heavy but I can get in on and off in seconds.
Mine is on any time I am not in my car.

I did have my number plates stolen 9pm one evening. DH didn't check when the camera app went off "it's only next door walking the dog" It wasn't!

We have one now but a case of locking the stable door after the horse has bolted!

Our vehicle was stolen not that long after we moved here. We were told it was probably flown out of the country the same day. The insurance refused to pay up for four weeks so we had no transport just as I had a barrage of hospital appointments. We also lost £1,000 on the replacement cost just at the time during COVID when there was a serious shortage of second hand vehicles. The current car is not nearly as comfortable but at least it gets us from A - B.

The police were completely disinterested and several cars were vanishing on a daily basis. We do have a crook lock now and use it overnight. Would imagine they are rather heavy and unwieldy if you have arthritis or other problems.

I think a stoplock is what we've got. I even use it at supermarket and can't not put it on when I leave the car. A lot of car theft round here, we even had an old Fiesta stolen with grand- children's buggy in it. Not difficult to.use.

A Krooklock will deter a random theft, but most cars are stolen as a specific target, so if they are stealing to order, they won't be put off.

My dh has one for his midlife crisis boy racer car . I don’t know if it’s a deterrent but with his last car . Thieves broke into our house and stole the keys . Luckily we woke up as they were opening our front door .and they didn’t get the car . My dh chased them down the road stark bollock naked . After that we padlocked an empty bbq gas bottle to the wheel which worked .
We now have a pole at the end of the drive as another deterrent

geeljay

A Krooklock will deter a random theft, but most cars are stolen as a specific target, so if they are stealing to order, they won't be put off.

No they won’t .in my area they target certain roads with high end cars . They also have scammers which intercept the signals when locking or unlocking the car .

Yes, we use ours.

Couple of high-end cars stolen near me recently. Both had lots of fancy security features, trackers etc. But not a steering wheel lock. So they’re probably worth having.
Apparently, the best thing to have now is a ghost immobiliser. Car can be stolen only by physically lifting it up on to a truck. So I’m informed by neighbourhood group.

DD1 always uses one on her BMW

I use a cheap adjustable one I got from Amazon, steel expands to fit any car. Helps with the insurance too as they steal lots of cars around here.