Comments on: Do Not Leave Valuables In Your Car http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/2007/11/18/do-not-leave-valuables-in-your-car/ I use this blog to provide safety, self-defense, and security information, addressing topics such as domestic abuse, teen violence, and violent crime prevention. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:55:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrea http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/2007/11/18/do-not-leave-valuables-in-your-car/#comment-7348 Andrea Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:12:50 +0000 http://scottsafetyshop.com/blog/?p=257#comment-7348 Under Federal law, your liability on unauthorized purchases on your credit card is limited to $50 provided you report the loss to the card company. If you report the loss before it is used, your liability is $0. There are similar laws for debit cards but the time you have to report losses varies with how the card was used. You have longer to report charges made online, those that don't require physical custody of the card. I know someone who had a purse stolen from a parked vehicle and the thieves had been to two different stores and charged up over $1800 before she was able to contact anyone. Definitely, no one should leave a purse, wallet or credit cards in a car. Keep them on your person or leave them home. Under Federal law, your liability on unauthorized purchases on your credit card is limited to $50 provided you report the loss to the card company. If you report the loss before it is used, your liability is $0.

There are similar laws for debit cards but the time you have to report losses varies with how the card was used. You have longer to report charges made online, those that don’t require physical custody of the card.

I know someone who had a purse stolen from a parked vehicle and the thieves had been to two different stores and charged up over $1800 before she was able to contact anyone.

Definitely, no one should leave a purse, wallet or credit cards in a car. Keep them on your person or leave them home.

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