This is definately crap, and makes me happy that my parking at work is behind a 12' roller door and 10' fence. Apart from here, the car is only ever parked at home locked up in the garage.
brittz: how come you have to park it at a shopping centre to catch the bus to town? Are there no bus route's near your house? Reason I ask is, because if you are taking the time to catch a bus anyway, is there the posibility to leave the car at home? Or if your friend is driving to the shopping centre, maybe hitch a ride with her too?