Nancy - I've had several cars broken into by smashing the window - in each case there was nothing worth stealing in the car, but replacing the windows cost a bomb. Most of this happened when I was living at Wandsworth and parking outside what was a relatively "posh" area by the common. In the end I started parking round the back on the council estate and never had any more trouble - perhaps the thieves believed in not sh***ing on their own doorstep.

Years earlier I'd had someone break into a soft-top landrover by breaking the side window - I was pissed off, because there were no locks on the doors and the hood was only tied down with cord.