Mobile phones Laptops & MP3's
Mobile phones
- If possible keep your phone out of sight in public areas
- Don’t leave your phone on tables or other places where someone could easily pick it up
- Don’t let strangers use your phone. If it is an emergency, call the emergency services on their behalf
- Stay alert when using your phone
- If your phone is stolen, call your network or 08701 123 123 to get your phone blocked
- Postcode your phone using a UV pen and register it on the national database www.immobilise.com. This means it will be easier to return your phone to you if it is stolen
Laptops
- Don’t carry laptops around unless you need to
- Carry them around in a rucksack or briefcase instead of a laptop bag so they are harder to spot
- Don’t leave your laptop on show in your car, even if you are in it
- Don’t leave your laptop unattended at any time
- Stay alert when using your laptop
- Postcode your laptop using a UV pen and register it on the national database www.immobilise.com. This means it will be easier to return it to you if it is stolen
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Mp3 players & gaming machines
- Don’t carry around Mp3 players and hand-held gaming machines openly unless you need to
- Try to wear headphones discreetly, with wires running under jackets or jumpers so it is harder for a thief to spot them
- Don’t play music so loudly that you cannot hear your surroundings – loud music from headphones can attract attention and make it harder to hear someone coming up behind you
- Don’t leave your Mp3 players and hand-held gaming machines on show in your car, even if you are in it
- Don’t leave your Mp3 player or hand-held gaming machine unattended at any time
- Postcode your Mp3 player and hand-held gaming machines using a UV pen and register them on the national database, www.immobilise.com. This means they will be easier to return to you if they are stolen.