Car

Car diversion safes

A car sits parked in the street for hours, and the glovebox is the first thing anyone opens. That is exactly why the spare key, the fifty note for fuel or a card are better off inside something that already belongs in the car: a lighter in the door pocket, a key fob on a keyring, a cleaning product in the boot. Nothing to force, nothing worth a second look.

Car diversion safes are ordinary vehicle objects with a compartment inside. A lighter, a car key, a cleaning product, an accessory that belongs in a glovebox or a door pocket. They look like what is already in the car, and that is the whole point: there is nothing in sight worth taking out.

What fits inside

Compact formats take a rolled banknote, a spare key, a USB stick or a memory card. Larger containers take cards, documents folded small or a set of keys. Each product page gives the outside size and the usable compartment separately, so you can measure what you need to store and choose once.

Where to put it

The object has to belong to the car. A lighter belongs in the console or the door pocket. A cleaning product belongs in the boot with the cloths. A key belongs on a keyring or in a bag, not loose in an empty glovebox where it is the only thing there.

Two practical notes. If the car sleeps outside your own front door, keep that spare house key indoors and use the compartment for the cash, the cards and the small things you actually need on the road. And in a hot climate, remember that a closed car in summer reaches temperatures that are hard on cards, batteries and anything with adhesive.

Why it works in a car

Theft from a vehicle is decided in about two seconds through the window. Somebody sees a bag, a phone or a coin tray and picks that car; a car with nothing on show is walked past. And on the rare occasion a window does go anyway, what gets emptied is the glovebox and the console, in seconds, while a lighter in the door pocket stays exactly where it is.

That is the everyday case these are made for: the fuel money, the spare card, the USB stick, the coins for the car park, the key you would rather not carry loose. It costs nothing to run, there is nothing to fit or wire in, and it moves to the next car with you.

The rest of the range

The kitchen collection covers food tins, jars and drink cans, the bathroom collection covers personal care containers, and the toolbox collection covers tools and fixings for the garage. Everything is in the full catalogue.

Made by hand, shipped from Spain

Most of these objects are assembled by hand to order, which is why preparation takes about a week before the parcel leaves. Orders travel in plain, unbranded packaging with a tracking number, to more than fifty countries. Times by destination are in the shipping policy, and the FAQ answers the rest.

These are decorative containers with a concealed compartment, not certified safes: they offer no protection against fire, water or forced entry, and they are intended for the lawful storage of your own belongings.