{"id":5561,"date":"2023-04-20T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/?p=5561"},"modified":"2023-04-19T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:37:54","slug":"secure-your-rental-car-and-avoid-break-ins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/2023\/04\/20\/secure-your-rental-car-and-avoid-break-ins\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Secure Your Rental Car and Avoid Break Ins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Vehicle break-ins are terrible. They come at the worst time, and no one likes their privacy invaded or their personal items stolen. It\u2019s even worse in a rental car because it doesn\u2019t belong to you. It\u2019s important to “theft proof” your rental car to keep the risk of break ins to a minimum. Here are our top 8 tips when it comes to securing your rental car:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. If you can, try and rent a car with license plates matching the state you are in. This makes you look more like a local and less like a tourist. <\/li>
  2. Hide your valuables. Keep anything of value out of sight. Place large valuables locked away in the trunk. Smaller items can be tucked under seats or in glove compartments. <\/li>
  3. Try and put your things in your hotel or the place you\u2019re staying as quickly as possible. <\/li>
  4. Park in a safe place. Hotel staff can point out the safest parking spots. It\u2019s always good to park directly under lights at night. If there are security cameras, park in their direct line of sight. You can also try and park near police stations or other businesses where there are lots of witnesses or foot traffic. <\/li>
  5. Don\u2019t leave maps or tourist items visible in the car. Pro tip: if you want to look like a native, buy a local newspaper and leave it in the back seat. <\/li>
  6. As long as there are no valuables in the car, you can leave the car unlocked at night. It sounds counterintuitive, but thieves check the doors before breaking windows. If they go through the car and there is nothing to steal, you\u2019re saving yourself money replacing a broken window. <\/li>
  7. If the contents of your trunk are visible, like in a hatchback, make sure it\u2019s visible and empty at night. If thieves see there is nothing in your car, they are less enticed to break in. <\/li>
  8. Keep your doors locked while you\u2019re in the car. In large cities, thieves might try and break in while you\u2019re in the car at a stoplight or stop sign. So, stay alert. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Rental\ncars are break in magnets because tourists are often thief magnets. When\ntraveling, you tend to keep more things in the car than you would otherwise, so\nit\u2019s even more important to avoid break ins. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Vehicle break-ins are terrible. They come at the worst time, and no one likes their privacy invaded or their personal items stolen. It\u2019s even worse in a rental car because it doesn\u2019t belong to you. It\u2019s important to “theft proof” your rental car to keep the risk of break ins to a minimum. Here are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[1204,1203,1202,1205],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5561"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6416,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5561\/revisions\/6416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}