Others may be parked nearby and watch as you walk out of sight. A handy slate or lump of rock can smash a quarterlight or windscreen in seconds - that s all it takes to spoil a holiday. To drive car crime out of Cumbria, the police have set up a special new initiative code-named Radiator. A dedicated unit will provide crime prevention advice to motorists, as well as a high visibility presence in lay-bys and car parks and covert policing to catch the criminals in action. Officers will carry out surveillance on car parks and step up patrols in areas where the risk of theft is high.
R ecord any registration numbers of suspicious vehicles and call the police.