What to do if you are hijacked

If you are hijacked, remember your life is worth more than your valuables, so remain calm and co-operate. Keep these suggestions in mind to help get you through this traumatic event:

• Avoid direct eye contact with the hijackers.

• Try not to stall the car as this can antagonise the hijackers.

• Keep your hands up, don’t make sudden gestures and talk through every move, for example, “I am going to take my seatbelt off”.

• Look forward as much as possible, because looking around could be misinterpreted as looking for a weapon.

• Try to get away as quickly as possible.

• Report the incident to your tracking company and authorities as soon as possible. Try to provide as much detail as possible that might assist the authorities in identifying and apprehending the perpetrators.

• Remember to report or cancel any cards that were taken.

• Keep emergency contact numbers in an accessible place at home.

• Keep copies of items you regularly carry with you, for example your driver’s license, which can be accessed in emergencies.

• Consider subscribing to Tracker CareGuard, a rapid mobile emergency response service that enables you to request immediate medical or armed response assistance wherever you are, by simply dropping a location pin in WhatsApp.