INCREASING numbers of thefts from motor vehicles in East Hampshire there has led the county’s police to issue the following crime-prevention advice:

• When leaving your car close all windows and lock your car

• On locking your vehicle try your car door to ensure it is actually locked

• Park your car in an attended car park

• Look for public car parks approved by the Park Mark scheme

• When parking at home, use your garage. If you don’t have a garage, park in a well-lit area

• Don’t leave anything on display in your vehicle

• Take all your personal possessions with you

• Remove sat nav holders and visible sat nav ring marks from windscreens

• Leave the glove box open to show there’s nothing inside

• Fit an alarm or immobiliser to your car

• Do not store your car’s documents in the car

• Check your belongings to see if you can identify any unique etched code, if so sign up, free of charge, to immobilise at www.immobilise.com a national property register

• Ensure you are vigilant at all times, calling police to report any suspicious activity, not just around your own property but anything suspicious in your residential area and

community.

• In an emergency use 999 or 101 for non emergency. It is never too late to report suspicious activity to police.