Gardai warn of spike in the theft of certain cars in Limerick
GARDAI in Limerick are warning the public of a noticeable spike in the theft of certain cars.
Garda John Finnerty says thieves are targeting certain cars to steal and to subsequently use for joy riding.
"Thieves are currently targeting second hand Japanese imports as unlike in the EU Japanese cars are not required to fit an immobiliser.
"An immobiliser is an additional security device on a car that prevents it from starting unless the correct key or key fob is used".
Garda Finnerty said there has been a noticeable spike in the theft of Mazda Demio models, the Toyota Aqua model and the Toyota Vitz model in recent weeks in the Limerick Division.
If you are buying a car, ask the car dealer if the car has an immobiliser fitted. If it hasn’t you can get one fitted retrospectively.