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My sister's car was broken into but undamaged. She said that thieves have a device to open any car without causing damage. Is this true?
Are faraday bags for car keys viable? Surely when the key is removed to enable the engine to be started it becomes vulnerable to hacking. Also, once started my car will continue to run even when I move...
Does keyless entry theft only apply to cars with a push start button, or all cars that are opened with a key fob? I would like to be clear so that we can take appropriate security action.
Is there a need for a crooklock on a new Land Rover Discovery Sport? My neighbour who has a Range Rover Velar is using one. I always thought the Land Rover security was pretty good but am using the keyless...
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?
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,...
Halfords could not hard wire a dash cam to my Suzuki SX4. I thought that their reply was something you might want to bring to the attention of your readers. They don't hard wire dashcams or satnavs to...
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...