Malaysia Car theft crime rate is rising at 6% yearly
In Singapore, the rate of car stolen is 1 car stolen every 4 days while In Malaysia, 150 vehicles are stolen in Malaysia daily. With Silent Car Alarm, you will automatically receive an alert (by SMS or email) if your car is stolen anywhere in Singapore and West Malaysia. You can then track the car whereabouts real-time and use your mobile-phone to stop the car.
Getting your stolen car back is not easy.
Owners who have experienced car thefts often complained that the process in getting back their car is slow and frustrating. It gets worse if their car was stolen across the border. Many have lamented that they have to go to the Malaysia police station a few times to sort out paper work. Once you are done with the Police, be prepared to sit for another 6 to 8 weeks for the insurance company to complete their investigation.
"My 6 months old Toyota Picnic was stolen at Johor Bahru. When I reported to JB police, I was told to queue up. Apparently mine was the 7th car stolen that night. Three months later AIG settled the case and my total loss is 20k" - Mr Tan
"Dont expect your insurance company to pay you the full sum of your car. For me, i only received 70% of my existing car value back. This took about 4 months in total. The irony is, the insurance company now owns my "stolen car" including the COE. If the car is ever found, I was told that it will be sold to the highest bidder over the internet. I no longer own my car plate. Apparently, for security reasons, LTA will not allow you to register the new car in your old plate." - Weiqimum from sgforums
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