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[Andy B]

Is there such a thing as an after market auto door lock system like there is on my Merc & SWMBO's Smart? ie when you get to ??mph, the car locks itself.  My daughter's new job takes to one of the country's least desirable places ....... Moss Side  and although she says that she always locks her car when she's driving, if it was possible to fit such a thing, she'd not have to remember to lock it.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Speed dependent is a little more challenging (requires a charge pump and transistor) but basic auto lock is covered here:

http://www.the12volt.com/doorlocks/page3.asp

[aaronjb]

Clifford alarms have their 'BlackJack' system, I think it's called - I imagine Toad et al have similar.. it aims to stop car jacking which is, I guess, what you're worried about.. they had features like auto door lock, code input required before start etc

[Andy B]

Thanks for the suggestion!   

[jonny2112]

My daughters Megane has this too right enough; pretty good idea, especially for female drivers.

[henryd]

My Disco autolocks as well

[Del Boy]

What car does she have Andy?

[the alarming man]

skoda and peugeot has it,anti hijack i think is what they call it,although  how you can be hijacked on the move is beyond me 

[steve6367]

On the Vectra you could configure this by a combination of presses of the remote while in the ignition. Maybe the Omega has a similar function?

Steve

[Entwood]

skoda and peugeot has it,anti hijack i think is what they call it,although  how you can be hijacked on the move is beyond me 

I think you'll find the idea is that the car is locked, and remains locked, until the driver makes a positive decision to open the doors, so that at junctions, crossings, traffic lights etc etc when the car stops Mr Scrote cannot just open the door and leap in.

Most USA hire cars have had this for some time .. takes a bit of getting used to.. but can be very useful in some parts of town ....

[the alarming man]

i know the idea....rhetorcial question

[feeutfo]

It's annoying pulling the door Handel twice to get out though. No?

Minor concern though.

[the alarming man]

It's annoying pulling the door Handell twice to get out though. No?

Minor concern though.

would you be pulling the handle to let the music water out???...

[Andy B]

What car does she have Andy?

It's a Fiat Siecento  ........ It was cheap to insure, only £900! 

[Andy B]

It's annoying pulling the door Handel twice to get out though. No?

Minor concern though.

On both the Merc & SWMBO's Smart, you just pull the handle as normal