THE advice from police may seem unnecessary but PSNI Foyle say it had a recent case of someone leaving their keys in the car ignition.
And during the ongoing cold snap police have had reports of criminals trawling the estates in Derry looking for an unlocked car to steal.
The also advise not to leave valuables in plain sight in the back seat of a car as it just puts more temptation in the path of thieves.
A police officer post this advice on PSNI Foyle Facebook page:
“LOCK YOUR CAR! 🚙 🔐
“With the roads empty and icy ❄️ and everyone hiding from the cold in the House 🏠 We have multiple reports of people trying to enter cars 🚗through the night.
“These criminals will walk a whole estate and check EVERY car door and take whatever they please out of the ones left unlocked 🔓
“I dealt with someone with two cars parked on their driveway. One locked – One unlocked. Unfortunately they left the car key of the locked car in the unlocked car 😩 #CarNicked
So #LockYourCar #SecureYourKeys