How to protect your alloy wheels from theft

In any major UK city, our car insurance claims statistics show that 15-20 sets of alloy wheels are stolen every week. This causes motorists big problems with the loss of some no claims bonus in addition to the payment of the excess. So what can you do about it?

The problem with alloys is that they're easy to take and virtually impossible to trace. With better immobilisers, thieves are now taking the wheels rather than the whole cars so wheel protection is key. Most people feel happy with secure wheel nuts but research shows that these can easily be broken into. The best solution www.4youngdrivers.com knows of is fitting McGard ultra locking wheel nuts, these are available from a company called exclusive training and cost £35.

Date - 27/11/2006