Titan Secure vs steering wheel locks:
a speed bump, or a stop?
A steering wheel lock is cheap, visible and easy to understand. It works mostly as a deterrent: a thief looking for a quick job may pick an easier car.
But a determined thief with tools and a few minutes can cut or remove one, and it only works if you fit it every time. It gives you no warning that someone is at the car.
Titan is covert, so there's nothing in view to attack. When it's armed, the car won't drive away, key or no key, and you get a tamper alert the moment someone tries. It arms by phone or auto-lock, so there's no routine to forget.
A lock slows a thief down. Titan stops the car: covert, armed automatically, and it tells you the moment someone tries. If you add one thing to your car, make it Titan.
See Titan on your vehiclesA steering wheel lock and Titan, point by point.
| Steering wheel lock | Titan Secure | |
|---|---|---|
| How it stops theft | Keeps the steering wheel from turning | Stops unauthorized movement when armed |
| Visible | Yes, which is the point: it deters | No, it's covert |
| Getting past it | Can be cut or removed with tools, given time | Covert and tamper-aware, with nothing in view to cut |
| Daily effort | Fit it and remove it every trip | Arms by phone or auto-lock |
| Alerts | None | Tamper and movement alerts by app, email or SMS |
| Location | None | Live location and trips over GPS and LTE |
| Lots and fleets | Impractical across many vehicles and drivers | Schedules, groups and role-based access across every vehicle |
Where a steering wheel lock is enough
- You want a cheap, visible deterrent on top of other protection.
- You'll fit it every single time you park.
Why Titan wins
- You want protection that doesn't depend on remembering a routine.
- You want to know someone is at the car now, not find out in the morning.
- You want to see where the car is, live, from your phone.
- You run a lot or a fleet, where a lock on every vehicle isn't practical.
Using both: A lock and Titan work well together: the lock deters, and Titan stops the car moving if a thief tries anyway.
Titan vs Steering Wheel Locks: your questions, answered.
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Talk to Our TeamDo steering wheel locks work?
They put off some thieves, especially opportunists looking for a quick job. A determined thief with tools can cut or remove one in a few minutes, and a lock does nothing on the days it isn't fitted.
Is Titan better than a steering wheel lock?
For stopping theft, yes. A lock slows a thief down, and only on the days you remember to fit it. Titan arms itself by phone or auto-lock, keeps the car from driving away when it's armed, alerts you the moment someone tries and shows where the car is over GPS and LTE.
How do thieves get past a steering wheel lock?
Usually by cutting the lock or the rim of the steering wheel so the lock slides off. That takes tools and time, which is why locks work mainly by making a car look like more trouble than the next one.
Does a steering wheel lock stop relay attacks or cloned keys?
Not on its own. A relay attack or a cloned key still unlocks and starts the car; the lock only stops the wheel turning, until it's cut. Titan doesn't rely on the key at all, so a relayed signal or cloned key doesn't move an armed vehicle.
Is a steering wheel lock enough for a dealer lot or fleet?
Rarely. Fitting and removing locks across dozens of vehicles every day is slow, locks and keys go missing, and nobody hears about it when one is cut. Titan arms vehicles by schedule or auto-lock and sends tamper alerts to the people responsible.
Should I use a steering wheel lock with Titan?
You can. The lock adds a visible deterrent, and Titan adds the covert stop, the alert and live location.
Further reading.
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