Keyless vehicle robbed

Latest way is to cut in to wiring loom for certain models and connect device that allows for car to be unlocked and driven away. The device is a few grand and not something your average joyrider will ever have, these will be stolen to order by professionals and likely shipped out of the country. A ghost immobilizer is one solution or talk to your dealer who may have an alternative solution.

It doesn't seem to have any similar stats here on those top 10 models stolen.

Let's all pile on the OP!!…yay!!

Are steering wheel locks a good deterrent or a waste of money, Halfords sell on type for around €40

Thieves can also copy your key’s signal at a distance when you park at a mall, say, and make a key from the captured signal. I click the lock button once while clicking twice the unlock one to disable the key so they can’t copy it. It also saves the battery.

Here in Montreal, Canada, a lot of cars are stolen and shipped to Africa and Middle East. Thousands of my model car are stolen, courtesy of the West End Gang aka the Irish Mafia, lol.

You could fit a killswitch either to the fuel or battery that would not allow the car to start. I was looking it up and it seems like something you could probably do yourself.

They used too. It seems the tech has moved on like yours but doesn't mean that all cars have adapted it or that it might be an older model.

I’ve actually heard that they are being stolen a lot. Probably nowhere near as much in Ireland as the UK. You could get a Ghost Immobiliser if your concerned

Yes perhaps, but in what year were the new fobs widely available ?

Yes, it disables the key, so you don’t need a faraday pouch or a box to stop the signal it sends to would be thieves. If left enabled, they can follow you around and copy it in order to make a key.

They can also scan to grab a signal from near your house entry points, if for instance you left your key in a coat pocket, or in a hook near your entrace.

This is for the later generation cars that use fobs with push button start. The older keys would leave the owner less susceptible to theft .

Yes, exactly.

If you are sitting in your car and listening to the radio for a while, you are making yourself vulnerable, too. That is, your key is active if you need to use power from your car if you are stationary. The thieves could also hide a tracking device to find your car when you are driving back home, and decide on where they decide to steal your car.