Car Bonnet and Boot opened

[Atrecord]

Not sure if anyone has experienced this before, but I've been thinking it for 2 days and still can't figure out what happened:

 

On Fri morning, 9.30 am, I parallel parked my car behind Toa Payoh Library to attend a full-day course there. I activated my alarm when I left the car.

 

During lunch time, I went back to get an umbrella as it looked like it was going to rain soon. I didn't notice or sense anything amiss - but must admit I was in a hurry. I locked the car again after taking the umbrella.

 

At about 6.10 pm, after the course, when I went back to my car, I noticed my bonnet was slightly ajar, and I initially thought the lorry in front - which was very close to my car - had reversed onto me. As there was another lorry behind me too, I then went to back to check whether the back lorry had 'kissed' me too, plus whether there is enough space for me to get out of the parking lot. I deactivated my alarm as I approached (from the front).

Then to my shock, when I reached the rear of my car, I saw that my boot was not closed tightly. I then went to the font of the car, and on closer scrutiny, saw that the bonnet was not locked in place tightly. It's the same as when you pulled the catch/lock inside the driver's compartment, and then you just go to the bonnet and unlatch it - that position.

My thought then was that someone had managed to break into my car without the alarm being triggered. On checking my car, I was surprised to find that the most valuable things in my car - new parking coupons and a cash card - were not taken inside an envelope in my drawer.

 

A pity I deactivated my alarm so I could not ascertain whether it was still 'activated' when I went back to my car.

 

Anyone has any clues or ideas what could have happened?

 

tks...

[So_nice]

probably ur catch abit loose?

[Jeffang]

sometime u forget to close it...

 

i have seen a car which is head-in... and the boot open all the way!

which i park few lot away from this car...

 

then i tot the owner is somewhere near... or watching...

 

then i come back after i cut my hair (about 45min), can see he got a lot of laptop bag inside, when i walk pass him to my car, then i sit inside my car... see see look look, this was 4th lever, few car and no one around!

 

then my wife call me to eat out, which then i lock my car then go eat for another 20min, then i come back to my car... see this car still the same... so i call police and report this then i left... dunno what happen liao... police never call me at all..

[Nus24]

you take umbra from inside car or boot?

Does your car got auto boot remote open?

When you last check engine and open bonnet?

 

After market alarm or manufacturer system?

 

What car model?

[Atrecord]

Took umbrella from inside of car cabin, didn't unlock boot (nor more unbelieveably, bonnet) lah.

 

no auto boot remote open. last open bonnet must have been 3 week ago sent for servicing time. I'm sure I didn't drive around with bonnet and boote unlocked for so long.

 

after market alarm, cheap model.

 

daewoo lanos - what has car model got to do with this huh?

[Pisces69]

Maybe u accidentally opened the bonnet yourself without realising it & the boot was opened when u took the umbrella & forgot to close it properly.

 

Maybe u were just very careless that day cos u were thinking about the course u needed to attend.

 

Try to b more careful in future.

[Redplanet]

Well....I would be freaked out if i encounter the same.

 

Your boot could be left open because you took the umbrella from inside? But shouldn't your alarm give a warning the moment you activate it when any of your doors + boot are not properly shut?

 

As for your bonnet...maybe not properly shut the previous time you inspected the engine?

 

Have you figured it out yet?

[Atrecord]

I was also shocked when I saw/realised the bonnet and boot being unlocked/loose. But what to do, can't report police like that right?

 

I definitely didn't unlock either one or both of them that day. Am also skeptical of possibility of them being left open by myself - although not impossible.

 

was thinking of possibility of someone breaking into the car but was disappointed as there's nothing of value (no laptop in boot), but it doesn't explain why the bonnet was unlocked...

 

give up liao...