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BSIS licensed officers protecting your inventory overnight and your showroom by day, because a dealership has two very different security problems.
A dealership loses money in two completely different ways, and most security providers only address one of them. Overnight, your exposure is the inventory sitting in the open: whole vehicles, wheels, and catalytic converters, which crews in Los Angeles County have stolen at a scale that has produced repeated law enforcement operations recovering hundreds of units at a time. During opening hours, your exposure is entirely different: keys walking out, fraudulent test drives, deal desk disputes and staff safety.
We Guard Now provides auto dealership security in Los Angeles for franchise dealers, independent used lots, service departments and vehicle storage yards. Our officers are BSIS licensed and briefed on your lot layout, key control process and test drive procedure before their first shift. Overnight they patrol rows, check perimeters and make the lot an obvious bad choice. During the day they cover the showroom and service drive without making customers feel watched.
Whether you need overnight coverage for one lot or officers across several rooftops and storage sites, we can usually have officers on post within 24 hours.
Tell us about your lot, your inventory and where losses are happening. We will give you a written quote, usually the same day.
Our dealership security services cover the lot, the showroom and the service drive. Most Los Angeles dealers start with overnight lot coverage, then add daytime presence once they see what it prevents.
Officers walking and driving rows through the night, checking vehicles, rooftop lots and back fence lines, with GPS verified checkpoints so every round is proven.
Visible, unpredictable coverage of the rows most often targeted, plus immediate reporting when a vehicle shows signs of tampering.
Securing gates, service entrances and back lots at close, and challenging vehicles that enter after hours.
A professional officer during opening hours, deterring key theft and supporting staff with difficult customers.
Officers work to your key process, watching key boards, demo keys and the handoffs where keys most often disappear.
Checking identification against your procedure before a vehicle leaves, which is the one step that stops most test drive fraud.
Calm handling of heated deal desk and service disputes, and escorts for staff carrying deposits or closing alone.
Every store runs differently. Tell us your lot layout, inventory mix and loss history and we will build coverage around them.
A dealership security officer protects a large amount of value sitting in the open, then switches to a customer facing role when the store opens. Both halves matter, and they need different instincts.
On a typical shift, one of our Los Angeles dealership security officers will:
What a dealership officer should never do is park in one spot all night. Thieves watch a lot before they hit it, and a predictable officer is simply part of the layout they plan around.
Dealerships have two separate security problems. Most stores only have a real issue with one of them, and spending on the wrong one is the most common mistake we see.
Comparison point | Showroom Hours | Overnight and Closed Hours |
Main loss | Keys, fraudulent test drives, small parts | Whole vehicles, wheels, catalytic converters |
Who is involved | Customers and occasional staff involvement | Outside crews, often working fast and in numbers |
What it looks like | Missing keys, a car that never came back | Vehicles on jacks, cut converters, empty spaces in rows |
Officer role | Visible, customer facing, procedure support | Patrol, deterrence, rapid reporting |
What stops it | Key control, identification checks, consistent procedure | Unpredictable patrols, lighting, visible presence |
Typical coverage | One officer during opening hours | Overnight officer or patrol visits |
If your losses happen during opening hours, the fix is procedure. Key control and identification checks before a vehicle leaves stop most of it, and an officer makes the procedure stick when the floor is busy.
If your losses happen overnight, the fix is presence. Unpredictable patrols across the rows, especially the ones furthest from the road, are what move a crew on to an easier lot.
Many dealers need both, and they are rarely the same officer. For dealers with lower overnight risk, scheduled patrol visits or a marked vehicle cost far less than a full overnight post.
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New car stores with showrooms, service departments and large inventory on site.
Smaller lots where a single overnight loss is a serious hit to the month.
High value inventory that attracts targeted, planned theft.
Customer vehicles held overnight, plus parts and tools.
Offsite lots holding inventory with no staff present.
Elevated lots that feel secure and are often the least watched.
Work vehicles and vans with high converter exposure.
Small, easily loaded inventory.
Large units on open ground with long perimeters.
Short term high volume vehicle storage.
We provide auto dealership security across Los Angeles County, including:
Lot coverage depends on officers who know your rows and notice when a vehicle is not where it was. If you are comparing security companies in Los Angeles, ask whether the same officers will return to your lot or whether you will get a different person every night.
We staff from the surrounding area wherever possible and keep consistent officers on dealership accounts, because familiarity with your inventory layout is what turns a patrol into actual detection.
Do not see your neighborhood? We cover all of Los Angeles County. Call +1 714-760-5385 and ask.
Routes and timings vary deliberately, because a predictable officer is just part of the scenery to a crew that has been watching your lot.
Consistent officers learn your inventory layout and notice a vehicle out of place or sitting lower than it should.
Overnight protection and daytime showroom presence from one provider, under one contract.
GPS verified checkpoints and timestamped logs you can share with your insurer after a loss.
Every officer holds a current BSIS guard card, verified before assignment. We operate under PPO # 121614 with general liability and workers compensation coverage.
Field supervisors run unannounced overnight checks on dealership lots.
We do not publish a single hourly figure. Overnight patrol visits and a full time showroom officer are very different assignments. Here is what moves the rate.
Patrol visits cost a fraction of an overnight post. Many lower risk lots are well served by several documented visits a night.
Overnight only, seven nights or round the clock. Longer predictable schedules cost less per hour.
Multiple lots, rooftop decks and offsite storage mean more patrol time and sometimes more officers.
Luxury inventory and a recent loss history usually justify heavier coverage.
Showroom and service drive presence is priced separately from overnight protection.
Dealer groups with several stores price better per hour because supervision is shared.
What we do commit to: one flat hourly rate quoted in writing before you sign, no fuel surcharges, no administrative add ons, and no rate change mid contract without your agreement. If an overnight quote looks unusually low, ask how many lots that officer is covering in the same shift.
Call +1 714-760-5385 or request a quote online. We walk the lot, review your loss history and look at where your inventory is most exposed.
You receive patrol routes, checkpoint locations, key and test drive procedure support and a flat hourly rate.
We brief officers on your layout and inventory, and coverage begins, typically within 24 hours.
No long term contract is required. Whether you need dealership security guards in Los Angeles after a run of losses or as permanent coverage, both are fine.
Overnight lot patrols with verified checkpoints, converter and vehicle theft deterrence, perimeter and gate control, showroom and service drive presence, key control support, test drive identification checks and incident reporting.
It can make your lot a much harder target. Converter crews work fast and move on from lots with visible, unpredictable coverage. Los Angeles County law enforcement has run repeated operations recovering large quantities of stolen converters, so the crews are organised and the deterrent has to be real rather than token.
It depends on inventory value, lot layout and loss history. Many lower risk lots do well with several documented patrol visits a night. Luxury inventory and lots with recent losses usually justify a full overnight post.
Yes. Officers work to your existing procedures, watching key boards and handoffs, and checking identification before a vehicle leaves on a test drive, which is the step that prevents most test drive fraud.
Yes. Customer vehicles held overnight, plus parts and tools, are covered on the same patrol routes.
It depends on the coverage model, hours, lot size, inventory value and whether you need daytime coverage as well. We quote one flat hourly rate in writing.
Yes. Every officer holds a current BSIS guard card, verified before assignment. We operate under PPO # 121614.
Yes. Multi store groups run under one contract with one supervisor and one invoice, which also brings the hourly rate down.
Tell us about your lot, your inventory and where losses are happening. We will recommend the right coverage, quote a flat hourly rate in writing and tell you how fast we can start. Free assessment, no obligation.