Article: Here's proof no one takes any notice of a car alarm

IT IS supposed to provide hi-tech security for drivers but the sound of a car alarm is doing nothing to deter thieves because everyone else ignores it.

In an experiment with "thieves" loading cars on to a lorry in broad daylight, dozens of witnesses simply took a look and passed on by.

Not one called the police as in three tests, two dodgy-looking men winched brand new cars, alarms blaring, on to a low-loader in public places.

The experiments by motoring magazine Auto Express followed reports that thieves were using such methods, despite the apparent risks.

However, the sight of cars being winched on to trucks and the sound of car alarms are now so common that they hardly attract a ...

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