I don't like to admit it but being in the motor trade for 20 years and as a youth spent hanging about with some right characters I've met most of the "unsavoury" characters from our local area and well aware of what they get up to and how they get up to it. These days the days of the joy rider thefts are limited to mopeds going missing by teenagers wanting to common bash them still as now as most know u need the keys to steal the car/van due to immobolisers. I also don't like to admit it but I do the mots for the guy who was the most prolific vehicle thief in our county, he's now straightened himself out but I've seen and heard some crazy stuff. cars are now stolen to order, "mr big" will pay a certain amount to the local crims to go out and get this percific vehicle and then they'll park it in a public place out the area for a few days to see if it's got a tracker fitted and then it's picked up from there. Immobilisers are a great idea untill they have to break into your house while your sleeping to get the keys.