Indeed, they are 5.5 times more likely to be taken without leave than those least at risk of theft -- 4x4s and people carriers.
So William Cardiff of Guildford in Surrey keeps his old Mini in the sitting room ...
“Classic cars are a prime target for thieves, particularly so at present when money is tight," he says. "And, of course, they don’t benefit from anti-theft gizmos to protect them from the light-fingered”, he says.
“So what better than to take the Mini indoors AND enjoy being able to look at it when ‘Top Gear’ on TV gets boring? It’s one of those ‘win-win’ solutions, isn’t it, and I know that Hagerty, my insurers, are delighted that it’s as safe as Fort Knox.”
William bought the pristine Surf Blue 1963 Morris Mini at auction -- “I just loved the colour”, he enthuses -- and reckons his unusual says of storage beats conventional room decoration.
“So much more dramatic than a painting, and what’s more, you don’t have to make any holes in the wall to display it.”
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