I forwarded Barb's message to a friend who has recently retired from being Police Chief in a small city. He wrote me back that this is NOT an urban legend, that it IS a problem. He added that we could legally cover our VIN numbers, but not remove them.
I'm off to find the electrical tape!! (it's black, and won't be so obvious as duct tape!! Clay Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: Jane Partridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Barb ETx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Date: 1/29/2005 8:25:22 AM > Subject: [lace] Fw: car thieves have found yet another way to steal your car... > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Barb ETx > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >The car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or truck, write down > >the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the local car dealership and > >request a duplicate key based on the VIN #. > > Apparently it is possible - when my husband recently needed to have a > new key cut he had to take both the VIN and the vehicle registration > document with him before they would order it. > > I wonder how many thieves get frustrated when having shelled out the > cost of the key (which as Jean Nathan said some time ago can be very > expensive) they get back to the car park to find the car has gone....! > -- > Jane Partridge > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - Release Date: 25/01/2005 > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
