Comments on: You might want to invest in a locking gas cap

By: twink

twink — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:19:56 +0000

o the police unknowingly go looking for a victim instead of the criminal.

By: Shiri

Shiri — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:37:05 +0000

It’s a shame what lengths some people will go to.

I am glad I gave up my car. I could no longer afford it. It is also a piece of junk, literally. If someone stole the gas out of it, at least they’d be getting use out of the gas, because I haven’t driven it in almost three months. I will probably sell it for junk.

By: "Mo" Money

"Mo" Money — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:09:13 +0000

Is a locking gas cap the answer? It sounds to me that if the thief prys off the locking cap, he would cause more damage that just stealing your gas.

By: Natural

Natural — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:26:31 +0000

i couldn’t believe when i saw on the news that someone drilled a hole in a gas tank. it has gotten that bad. i think the gas in my car is worth more than the car itself, i see why.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:34:38 +0000

I’ve been warned about NOT getting a gas locking cap. If theives want the gas and come across a gas locking cap, they will resort to drilling a hole in the tank and getting the gas that way.

Replacing your tank is way more expensive than losing some gas.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:30:37 +0000

I think i’d be more concerned about the license plate thefts as you could get in some real trouble with that.

I carpool to work every day, and when i’m not driving I leave my car in the park and ride lot. That would be a great place for those thieves to steal some license plates and/or gas.

Scary stuff.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:24:04 +0000

Parking your car in a locked or well-lit area is important to prevent other thefts, too. In our area in western Pa. we’ve seen thefts of catalytic converters from cars. Apparently there is a big payday at the scrap yard for the metal found in the converters.

We’ve also had some instances of the gas thieves stealing license plates to use when they steal gas, so the police unknowingly go looking for a victim instead of the criminal.

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:13:00 +0000

Oh good grief! Stealing plates, too?

We need to get a locking gas cap, at least for the van. Our locking gas door is having some issues, and doesn’t always lock correctly. We need to get that fixed, but a locking gas cap would help protect us until then.

We don’t have a garage, so we park in the carport. I leave the outside (energy saving) light on all night to discourage any mischief.

By: Stacia

Stacia — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Just wanted to add to your article that thieves are also stealing license plates and using the stolen plates on their cars when they fill up. Then when they drive off, guess who the police contact?

Who checks their own vehicle every day to see if your plates are still there? Time to start!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:09:49 +0000

I have heard about the risks of gas being stolen out of our cars. Our cars like yours, are parked in our drive way. Luckily, our Subaru has a gas door that has to opened from inside the car. We do have locking gas caps on both of cars however. Thankfully.