The thief jams a coin into the door handle on the car s passenger side.
See a coin in your door handle.
So be sure to check the passenger car door handle before entering your car to check that no coin has been inserted.
When the owner tries to lock the car the mechanism fails because the passenger door handle is jammed which gives the thief the ability to enter the car through the unlocked door.
There s really no excuse not to double check your door handles.
Thieves have also been known to hide in the back to carjack you with this method.
Another easy way would be to just make sure that every door is locked when you exit your vehicle.
Thieves are placing coins in the door handles of cars in hopes of it preventing the doors from locking.
It involves putting a penny or another coin in the car door handle just like this.
Car thieves have recently come up with a devious new way to steal your vehicle.
If you ve surfed the internet enough this week you ve probably come across articles talking about what it means when you have a coin jammed in the door handle of your car.
Bloggers are calling this a new trend.
So it would be best to check the back seat or even call 911 in case the thief has climbed into your trunk better safe than sorry.
There have been a rash of robberies using of all things a penny or nickel.
How are they using a coin to enter your car.
All you have to do is check to be sure that no one has placed a penny or some other coin in your door handle.
Here s how it works.
It s a sad world in which we live.
Whether your car is sitting in your driveway or a lot when you are shopping the thief slides a nickel or penny in the door handle of the passenger side.
The electronic locking system we are told would not be affected by the insertion of a coin in any of the door handles.
You probably wouldn t notice it on the passenger side or one of the rear doors but when you go to lock your car the coin will keep that door from locking properly leaving the door open for thieves.
Moreover most modern door handles are not designed in a fashion which would allow a coin to be inserted in this manner.
Then they wait for the car owner to show up and follow the owner home.