Auto Theft Week: Tip #1

October 9, 2007 · 1 Comment

Tip #1 – Know your license plate #.

theft of autoThe cops will surely find your car way faster this way. The only other ID your car has is the VIN # (on the dashboard). Think about it – how much easier is it to spot a stolen license than a VIN. The car would need to be abandoned to get close enough to read the VIN. I learned this the hard way, and the cops found it within 2 weeks.

Side note: if you have Geico, they don’t know what the heck your license plate is either. I expected them to. The only way I found out was from the EZ-Pass account!

Side note #2: The license plate is also called a “tag”. the cop will look at you funny if you ask them what a “tag” is.

Categories: Auto Theft · protection

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  • Amy // October 9, 2007 at 9:29 pm

    Thanks for the advice! I’ve had the same number since 1999 and I still don’t know the whole thing!

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