Keyless Thefts

[Nictrix]

Can the keyless entry be disabled so that people cannot use this method to steal cars?
I think I would rather have the hassle of using the key over the worry of somebody stealing it.

 

[Paulr]

If the car is on stop/start, once it is out of range and stops, will it start again?

Earlier post mentioned 'good old days of pressing a button on the keyfob' - that is not the good old days! The crims went and got themselves a reader that read from about 50 feet away the rolling code of the keys when you pressed it, and resorted to hiding in car parks, and playing it back to the car with the reader to open it.

Good old days is sticking a key in the strange slot on the door and twisting it to undo the lock.

 

[DPG]

Google autowatch ghost imobiliser they can't steal your car even with the keys.

I like the look of that. Id like to know how it works with stop start.

Back in the early 90's my mate had a Pug 1.9 GTi that had a little keypad fitted and only his pin would start the car.

Wonder why that sort of system never really took off.

 

[thanatu55]

Thinking about this a bit more, surely the thieves would only be able to link to your key fob within it's normal effective range? e.g. they would need to be within a couple of metres of the key fob to pick up enough signal to amplify it back to the car. The range of the key fob is very small (for the keyless entry function, not for when you press a button on it, which is significantly further), so as long as your key fob is out of range of the exterior of your building, you should be fine?

I might start putting my keys in the loft :lol:

 

[ben g]

Good old days is sticking a key in the strange slot on the door and twisting it to undo the lock.

Yeah, because no one ever had any cars stolen back in the day your love of nostalgia has warped your memory :thumbsdown:

 

[MACK]

If you've got it on your BMW and this worries you it's easy to disable in the idrive system. Might be peace of mind for some but obviously you will have to go back to manually unlocking/locking with the key

 

[Kingfisher]

Have you a link please Tim?

Just enter Defender Signal Blocker into Amazon. I paid £5.49 for the grey pouch.

Sorry I put a link in but it keeps showing my order postcode :roll:

For the sake of a few quid has to be worth it after seeing that video and how easy it is to get into the car.

Tim.

This thing is enormous ... has anyone come across one that just does keys, please?

 

[Monkeydonkeyratmagic]

Are these things worth it at all? I mean they can just put a hammer in the window plug a reader into the OBD port and code a new key in seconds there and then anyway? Google Audi RS4 gone in 90s. all it requires is a £90 key coder and a blank key.

Best bet is a disc lock and or relocate the OBD port to somewhere they can't find quickly.

 

[Anonymous]

Have you a link please Tim?

Just enter Defender Signal Blocker into Amazon. I paid £5.49 for the grey pouch.

Sorry I put a link in but it keeps showing my order postcode :roll:

For the sake of a few quid has to be worth it after seeing that video and how easy it is to get into the car.

Tim.

This thing is enormous ... has anyone come across one that just does keys, please?

I bought one of the Defender pouches (which are actually designed to put a mobile phone in) I found that it would just about take two car key fobs attached to small keyrings. Any more and I wouldn't have been able to fold and secure the flap properly. I can confirm that they do work well - I stood next to my car holding the pouch with the fobs inside and tried opening the door - nothing

 

[Kingfisher]

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I bought one of the Defender pouches (which are actually designed to put a mobile phone in) I found that it would just about take two car key fobs attached to small keyrings. Any more and I wouldn't have been able to fold and secure the flap properly. I can confirm that they do work well - I stood next to my car holding the pouch with the fobs inside and tried opening the door - nothing
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OK thanks for the info ... I'll order one! ...

 

[RickRob]

I assume that thefts of keyless cars is why I now pay so much insurance on the Discovery.

Earlier in the year we traded in the Discovery 3 (with a proper key) for a Discovery 4 (keyless). At the time we were half-way through our insurance year. Having paid about £230 at the start they wanted another £150 to cover the newer one for the remaining 6 months. When the renewal came though they wanted £560 and the best the Meercats could find me was about £450.

I know that the newer car is more valuable (c£35k vs c£10k) and more powerful (has the Jaguar 3 litre engine vs the older LR 2.7 litre), but I can only assume that the bulk of the increase is down to the thefts of keyless cars. I actually think that this whole keyless thing is a gimmick. Given the choice I'd go for a key even if there wasn't the theft aspect of keyless.

 

[Monkeydonkeyratmagic]

^ I agree, If I could ditch the keyless fobs on my Fiesta I would straight away. Biggest gripe is I have to have somewhere to put them. The Recaros in it are tilted back so they slip out of trouser pockets in seconds, I don't wear a jacket every day of the year, the entire interior is solid hard plastic and they just rattle around. So where do they end up? In the passenger footwell on the floor. Stupid thought process behind them.