Relay Theft

[wschmidt]

Been a load of recent car thefts in my area like this

Criminals use a hoop of metal wiring to amplify a fob's signal and open the car remotely.

Put your keys in a faraday cage people

 

[Jon Dough]

Been happening for a few years in Toronto using an extender.

 

[lucky]

Been a load of recent car thefts in my area like this

Criminals use a hoop of metal wiring to amplify a fob's signal and open the car remotely.

Put your keys in a faraday cage people

Did your source tell you

 

[Goat Eyes]

Been happening for a few years in Toronto using an extender.

Aye. Same here. Your Range Rover is never safe.

I did see a video of a Rolls Royce getting lifted by this method the other day. £250k+ car and won’t spend a tenner to keep the keys safe.

 

[Crook Mackem]

They can have my car if they wants it's shite

 

[Becs]

Bought a Faraday box after a previous thread about it on here.

 

[Fcomp]

People need to stop buying cars with keyless entry.
It's one of the more ridiculous features of some modern cars.

 

[PeteFTM]

People need to stop buying cars with keyless entry.
It's one of the more ridiculous features of some modern cars.

I hate keyless entry, but not sure where anyone is going to buy a non-keyless entry car in 2024

 

[League Wan]

Just follow Stolen Cars UK group on Facebook, it's an eye opener. Nothing is safe

 

[Goat Eyes]

People need to stop buying cars with keyless entry.
It's one of the more ridiculous features of some modern cars.

I hate keyless entry, but not sure where anyone is going to buy a non-keyless entry car in 2024

Pretty much this.

 

[PeteFTM]

Tempted to start a business selling “A venomous snake is kept in this car overnight” stickers

 

[Fcomp]

I hate keyless entry, but not sure where anyone is going to buy a non-keyless entry car in 2024

Vauxhall Corsa doesn't have keyless entry.
On lots of cars you can turn off the keyless entry. Check the manual or search online to find what to do.
Or get the dealer to do it when you buy the car.

 

[southstander]

Tempted to start a business selling “A venomous snake is kept in this car overnight” stickers

Amsterdam was bad for stuff getting nicked from cars so they all put “nothing left in car overnight” stickers on. One bloke from work went to his car in the morning and there was a note in his glove box “just checking”.

 

[RYHOPER1]

they use a bluetooth speaker to get in and start range rovers

 

[buster]

Amsterdam was bad for stuff getting nicked from cars so they all put “nothing left in car overnight” stickers on. One bloke from work went to his car in the morning and there was a note in his glove box “just checking”.

enkel maar even nakijken

 

[beverly macca]

I once had a dog called rover. Makes you think. Stay safe guys.

 

[southstander]

they use a bluetooth speaker to get in and start range rovers

Not an actual BT speaker. A sophisticated device to hack the cars systems designed to look like a speaker.

Car thieves using fake JBL speakers, not keys, to steal vehicles in just minutes

Sometimes criminals inadvertently pick the wrong target when planning a crime. In this case, car thieves leveraging a new tactic for keyless access and stealing vehicles happened...

www.techspot.com

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Aye. Same here. Your Range Rover is never safe.

I did see a video of a Rolls Royce getting lifted by this method the other day. £250k+ car and won’t spend a tenner to keep the keys safe.

Our lasses dad has just tried to trade in his 17 plate Land Rover. Was offered £200. I've told him to just leave the keys in the ignition wherever he parks it.

 

[MonkeyLove]

Aye. Same here. Your Range Rover is never safe.

I did see a video of a Rolls Royce getting lifted by this method the other day. £250k+ car and won’t spend a tenner to keep the keys safe.

Every Range Rover since about 2018 has used ultra wide band technology.

They are still getting nicked in numbers but it’s not through relay theft. It’s effectively impossible to relay a UWB car.

To be honest though the historical deterrents are still the best. Stick a bright yellow diskloc on your steering wheel (Not Croc Lock) and pedal clamps and most thieves would just walk away.

They can be broken but your talking 15+ minutes with power tools and a hell of a lot of noise and attention.

 

[Chesterladmackem]

Tempted to start a business selling “A venomous snake is kept in this car overnight” stickers

Somebody was nicking my milk at work, gpt so fed up of it, added a sticker, " dont use as bowel medication added".
Had bee more bother