
In still others, which are less common, the assailant forces the lawful operator to drive in accordance with the demands of the assailant, who rides as a passenger. In other incidents, the operator and/or passenger(s) are held hostage in it. In some carjackings, the operators and passengers are forced from the vehicle while the thief is driving it. In most places, this is the most serious form of vehicle theft, because assault also occurs and the method of taking over the vehicle is essentially a robbery, a more serious form of theft. Carjacking: taking a vehicle by force, or threat of force, against its owner or operator.A "test drive" may also give a potential thief insight into where the vehicle keys are stored, so that the thief may return later to steal the vehicle. Opportunistic theft: either the removal of a vehicle that is unattended with the keys visible and sometimes the engine idling, or theft of a vehicle offered for sale during what the thief represents as a test drive.


This term is used in the United Kingdom, as is the derivative "twocking".

Shattered car window glass where a parked car was stolen
