Steering Column Locks are simple but effective devices that encase your steering column in a protective metal casing, which blocks the potential thief from accessing your ignition switch, and also from tampering with the surrounding casing and wiring.

This means the thief will have great difficulty trying to start the vehicle by pulling out wiring or getting to the ignition switch buried beneath the key barrel to hotwire the car.

Some steering column locks also include a bar which can also limit steering wheel movement, acting as a kind of steering wheel lock too. Column locks or protectors are a cheap and worthwhile investment particularly on older vehicles that lack a more sophisticated electronic immobiliser. They can be a little cumbersome to carry around, but are very effective at protecting the ingition.

Finally, many thanks go to Orangewheels.co.uk who supply VW Polo Cars in the UK for their free help in compiling this website.