Boggy

Gave them a ring, very helpful people. Cost will be around £600 but I don't think I have any other option if I want to improve the security on my car. This will also give me the fob that rings an alarm if a sensor is triggered so I could have it next to the bed when asleep. Still, cameras and better lights are going up too.

Viper seems to be exactly what I am looking for! Any idea what the price might be for this?

Nope, alarm didn't go off at all...I would have heard that. We do have a motion sensor light on the porch, but I guess that didn't matter to them. We do have a dummy cam also but I guess that didn't deter them either or they didn't see it. I will install some big bright lights on the drive and also cctv cams in clear sight, hoping it will prevent them from doing it again. I am wondering if there is a way to upgrade the security on the 5 series? Anybody know? Nothing valuable was in the car apart from the equipment they stole...but they did go through every little cubby hole to see what was there. I am just relieved that nobody went into the house. That's my biggest fear.

Hi guys, I bought a 2011 520D only 4 months ago and last friday morning I discovered it had been broken into! The car was on the drive, our bedroom is right above the drive, the keys were in the house, no alarm went off and we didn't hear a thing! They stole the widescreen satnav, the cd player and pretty much that whole centre panel that has the buttons for aircon, heated seats etc etc. They also stole the steering wheel. Not much damage was done, all the wires had been disconnected decently as far as I could see, no cutting involved. A few plastic clips had been broken but that's about it. I am amazed that a modern car like this is so easy to break into! I expected it to be bulletproof. My insurance excess is £400 pounds and on top of that my NCB is being reset to 1 ! I am quite annoyed about that and also not having a vehicle for the next 2 weeks or so is a hassle. I am very worried this will happen again as it has been happening to quite a few people in Bedfordshire. Have you got any tip about what to do regarding security and prevent this from happening again? Is there something BMW can do?