Lock, stop and bar all car thieves is tops with girl motorists.

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Further to Girlmotor.com's recent article on the disturbing developments with regards the topic of carjacking alongside of the mounting instances of car key theft, Girlmotor.com takes a look at a few different ways the safety-savvy girl motorist can protect her vehicle from preying eyes and light fingers. From the sublime to the blatantly ridiculous, from the affordable to the 'let's face it girlfriend - raiding that piggy bank of yours ain't gonna help' - Girlmotor.com takes a gander at a small cross-section of devices jostling for your attentions from many sources as we speak.

First up, is the Personal Car Communicator. What anyone other than Volvo's PR people would call a key, the personal car communicator is a key fob with an inbuilt button that allows you the luxury of remembering whether or not you've locked your car doors. And more importantly, reports back if your alarm has gone off whilst you've been away from the vehicle. If your vehicle happens to be a Volvo S80 Saloon that is. An even then it's a £500 quid extra, and not available until august. Small price and time to pay though. And made all the more cool Girlmotor.com believe for it having the Scandinavian intellect to acknowledge whether or not anyone's in your car. Courtesy of a heart monitor. Which we think would impress the hell out of your girlfriends. Naturally, apart from the fiscal/availability/manufacturer drawbacks listed, the fact that it only operates within 100 yards of your vehicle means you could ascertain if anyone's looking shifty in/around your Volvo, (if that's your preferred form of transport) simply by glancing over at it.

So therefore Girlmotor.com reckons you may be more interested in a Tracker system. Trackers feed off GPS satellites to pinpoint exactly as to a vehicles whereabouts. So those uniformed boys in blue can go and retrieve it for you. Some earlier set ups relied on the peeved owner of his/her vehicle telling a monitoring company in no uncertain terminology that their vehicle had been wrestled from their grip. Whereas, more modern (and expensive) incarnations have the capacity to inform their owners if and when the ignition is bypassed by an intruder, and whether the cars been moved.

Jaguar for example launched their much-trumpeted JaguarWatch last week, based loosely on the aforementioned features it's a superb safety option available on the new XK. A £1,401.75 pence option. (But in this package you'll find included a free 3 year subscription for Euro-wide tracking) A more suitable, and affordable alternative that Girlmotor.com have found is the RAC's Trackstar Plus system. That does all this techno-wizardry. Only from £399. One small problem mind, if your stolen car finds its way into a garage - you're buggered. The GPS won't pick up.

So how's about a biometric immobiliser? Come on now girls - don't let the side down - we all know what a biometric immobiliser is don't we? Ok. Let Girlmotor.com explain in blonde-speak. It's a dashboard mounted gadget that comes straight out of the pages of your boyfriend's science (yawn) fiction manual. Its fingerprint technology here and now. A compact screen harnessed to your glove box lets you scan your unique fingerprint into its memory facility. So far so good? Anyone whose permission you give to drive your motor can store their fingerprint code into the stored info bank aswell. Then, before you're permitted to turn the ignition, you finger must touch the screen and be read, (and recognised) before the car will allow yourself, or your designated driver to start it. All for £350 nickel, including fitting. Absolutely flawless you would have thought. But seeing as car thieves are desperados and will not leave anything to chance, the likelihood is, being a bit miffed when faced with this, they'll a) become even more aggressive toward you, or b)chop your finger off. Which many would be buyers would consider a possible drawback.

Any girl motorists for laminated glass then? Well maybe you will be when realising that it will withstand a 20 - 30 second sustained attack on your side window. More than enough time to yell for assistance. Or force a mindless thug to re-group as he realises he's causing a scene which wont help his chances in court. Comprising of 2 piece of glass, sandwiching a plastic layer between, it prevents shattering on the scale as supposedly toughened normal glass solutions. For around the £500 quid per car mark. Volvo once again installs this in all its models free gratis. Optionally, it is also apparently available on range-topping Peugeots, Citroens and Audi's. If this lot isn't your bag, then there are alternate aftermarket products available at a fraction of the price. (And craftsmanship) They work by employing a thick film that adheres to the inside of your glass window, thus making it harder to smash. Which won't therefore result in unnecessary exposure of the seat-wetting occupant. Alas, genuine laminated side glass cannot be tailored to used cars, and the sticky strip stuff isn't supposedly as effective.

But then sometimes girls, the simplest things are the best. Thinking back to your current partner, and you'll agree that an old fashioned, unglamorous, featureless option you can make do with. That's why Girlmotor.com says the cheapo steering wheel lock, a device that's been around the block more times than your best mate, and, once again, comes in all shapes and sizes, comes out tops. Just lock it around your steering wheel and it acts as a foolproof mechanical immobiliser. Experts believe that newer examples of this genre can be almost impregnable. And it doesn't matter that it may appear dated - it's still clearly an effective deterrent. Girlmotor.com recommends the Disklok, which is £79.99 from Halford's. (And no, before you ask, we're not on commission) This covers the whole steering apparatus, and in tests proved damn near impossible to remove once fixed in place. Unless you had the key obviously. A word of warning though. Some of the real bargain basement variants can be whipped off in seconds by those of no fixed address.

Of course, if you're really worried girls, and you have, say, £185,000 - £199,000 burning a hole in your arse pocket, then perhaps you may wish to go the whole hog. Both Jaguar's XJ and Range Rover's Vogue currently produce armour-plated versions. Effective against grenades and gun fire (handy in Birmingham ) they boast their own oxygen supply and intercom. So if abusive drive-thru staff get a bit too lairy when you challenge their IQ, you can lock yourself in, yet still communicate with the outside world. And breathe. Brilliant eh girls.

Either way, Girlmotor.com can insure you on any safe vehicle you so require, by the cheapest means possible. Be sure to give Girlmotor.com a bell today to see just what they can do for you.

Date - 15/09/2006