Car parts theft: how to curb it with branding!

There are many anti-theft devices on the market today, but the majority do not act on avoiding danger, but on slowing it down in order to stall it.
Using systems that allow you to track your car after it has been stolen is something that is increasingly being considered.

In this sense, one hears more and more about marking of car windows for anti-theft purposes. It is a security system that features multiple benefitsBut let us start from the beginning.

How many times have you not left your car in a specific area because it was not safe?

We give you the answer: a lot. That is why it is necessary to prevent the problem, and a good solution is to brand your car. How?

When it comes to carjacking generally one always thinks of the misappropriation of the car. Due to a certain cinematic imagery, one's mind immediately runs to scenes in which the unfortunate owner drives to the place where he had parked his car and finds it unexpectedly empty.

However, there are other forms of theft that may concern the car and are no less problematic from a logistical point of view nor less important from an economic point of view.

This is the case, for example, of the theft of crystals. Windscreen, rear window and windows are removed to be resold on the black market. Even the removal of just one of the car windows can be extremely problematic. How is it possible to drive without a windscreen or even just one window? Not to mention the expense, which is so great in some cases that the purchase of a new car is plausible. Unfortunately, car alarms do not protect against this type of theft.

This is where the car window marking.

What thief would choose to take possession of easily identifiable or traceable car parts? The answer is trivial. None. As in the case of the mechanical steering lock, window marking for anti-theft purposes also performs an important deterrent function deterring the eventual thief, who is aware, once he has seen the marking of the glass, that it is impossible to reuse it.

But how does a thief realise that there is a marking?

The question is more than legitimate. The branding of your car designed by Starblock, StarIdentitywill be clearly visible: in fact, it imprints an indelible code on the glass using the etching technique (micro-perforated stencils to be applied on the glass using a special gel). It makes it possible to trace the stolen car or its components, thanks to the international database of identification codes that can be consulted not only by the police, and finally, in the case of stolen parts, it makes it possible to trace the information on the branded asset, simply by consulting the StarIdentity database.

Do components get damaged?

Marking is an absolutely safe technology. The glass, in its entirety, is neither ruined nor affected as it is the most superficial part.

Thanks to the marking of windows and glass, it is no longer just the car that is linked to the owner, but also every small component. Preventing theft in a market where thefts are increasing by leaps and bounds is the first step to reducing risks.

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