Queensland man invents car anti-theft device - a hidden button called StarterStopper

A Queensland man who has invented a vehicle anti-theft device says he started the project after his brother-in-law’s car was stolen.

Cairns resident Nick Bradt believes car thefts - a key element of the state’s youth crime crisis - could be reduced by his product, which he has named the StarterStopper.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nick Bradt demonstrates to 7NEWS how the car anti-theft device works.

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The device is a button that, once installed, is required to be pushed before the car can start.

About the size of a 5c piece, it is designed to be hidden in the car, Bradt said.

“All you have to do is, before you start the car, you press the secret button or buttons that you installed,” he told 7NEWS.

“It can be hidden anywhere under the dash, under the seat - anywhere you would like to have it.

Cairns resident Nick Bradt has invented the StarterStopper anti-theft device for cars. Credit: 7NEWS

“The more creative you are with the installation, the harder it becomes to crack.”

Bradt says the device has “no impact” on the vehicle’s electrics, and up to three buttons can be installed in one car which would be pressed in combination to start it.

He has started a crowdfunding campaign to ramp up production of the device.

Youth crime crisis grips Queensland.

Youth crime crisis grips Queensland.

Youth crime crisis grips Queensland.

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