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I've read more and more about the 'relay' method for car theft. Are all cars potentially a target, or only those which have keyless entry?
Can the key fob for my keyless entry Jaguar XF be read inside my house by thieves?
In 2013, my Volkswagen Passat was broken into and the built in radio/satnav unit was removed. The total repair bill through the insurance was around £2500. At the time, it was in a well used city centre...
How can vehicles be secured against keyless entry theft?
I have a 2017 BMW X3. It was broken into two times in less than eight weeks, perhaps using some sort of keyless entry. In both cases, there wasn’t any physical damage to the car. On the second incident,...
My wife recently changed her car from a Land Rover Freelander, worth £2000 and insurance group 23, to a Renault Clio, worth £2000 and insurance group 9. When I changed the vehicle on our Admiral insurance...
While on a two week cruise, I'm leaving my car in the hands of a vehicle storage company that collects and returns it when I come back. Who is responsible for any damage or theft to my car whilst in the...
Our treasured Honda Concerto with mileage of 27,499 has just been stolen. We are receiving shoddy service from Direct Line despite being long time customers with fully comprehensive insurance. Could you...
My BMW 340i M Sport Touring was recently broken into and a a few hundred pounds worth of goods were stolen. They keys have never been out of my possession and yet they managed to gain access without forced...
Do the police take car crime as a serious problem? I've just had my van broken into twice in the space of a month, actual damage to repair £2000.The police don't even take fingerprints. Nothing was stolen...
 

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