CAR THEFT IN THE UK IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL! Heres Why.....
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- 🚨 Attention Car Owners! 🚨 In this eye-opening video, we delve into the alarming rise of car thefts in the UK in 2023, fueled by advancements in technology that make stealing keyless cars faster and more efficient than ever before. 😱🔓
🔍 Join us as we uncover the shocking realities of modern car theft and explore the various tactics employed by tech-savvy thieves. From signal relaying to key cloning, these criminals have adapted to exploit vulnerabilities in the latest vehicle security systems, allowing them to snatch your beloved ride in under 30 seconds! ⏱️🔒
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Let owners protect themselves without fear of going to prison. Thieves get away with a slap on wrist. I see it everyday at work unfortunately.
With what guns are illegal and most people don't want to risk their life for their car
Many are informants, so allowed to commit the odd offence to keep them happy.
Well said
Demoralised much? Gun ownership (not illegal, yet) reduces crime and no criminal wants to die for a car. Same reason farmers dont get their houses burgled...@@Jk-oz5qn
@@Jk-oz5qn wrong they are not illegal....just regulated
Plod too busy chasing people on Facebook for saying hurty words.
Or breaking the speed limit by 2 mph.
Yeah and the serious crime of electric scooters and off road bikes , they manage to catch them , easy pickings maybe
No they're not.
Worst thing if someone’s stealing your car , you can’t do anything physical to stop them . Just have to watch your car be stolen . The way criminals have more rights over homeowners . Police don’t care either
Not true
i agree...............@@joecuzza6137
They’d rather arrest people for saying some words on social media that made a softie cry 😂 useless force nowadays.
Trust me I would do something regardless of the law.
If you have Venom snake, leave in the car.
All crime is out of control in the UK.
Best neighbor ever sacrifice his car to save his neighbor own👍👍
Not really, both ended up damaged. I think I'd prefer my car be stolen than damaged like that. It's a claim either way but if it's stolen it's less hassle and you can change car if you want. If they repair your damaged car you can't change it, it's a hassle, and the car will always be damaged goods in my eyes.
A machete in hand, yet we aren't allowed to protect ourselves accordingly?
long live the queen, oh wait, not
yeah for some reason alot of normal folk seem to think its Not okay to protect yourself or your things against criminals probably explains why the police are told to stand down half the time or dont even show up at all
You can defend yourself how you see fit, you can Restrain a Criminal but if Criminal fights back then Defend Yourself How you see Fit, Remember folks Criminals these days are Armed so you may come off worse for the sake of a Tally Wacker Extension! Is it worth it???
Fuck the UK law I will do what I need to do to defend myself or my family and I will deal with the consequences after, the world is too dangerous these days
@@adamevo 100% the law wont proctect you. police wont do anything so Criminals just carry on well guess what am not one of those to stand down not we they got me once and i follow the rules and ended up having to recover my car myself with NO police help even after begging on the phone nxt time there will be a body these people need to understand not every one will just give up and police are USELESS.
Okay so I had my keys in a Faraday pouch which was in the fridge , ghost immobiliser and it had a steering lock yet they still nicked my First RS and I gave the old bill photographic evidence of the muppet that done it yet nothing was done and he still roams the streets filming himself stealing cars. The police do not care. Simple as.
If you had a ghost on it then it wasn't fitted correctly by people who are certified installers. They probably located it in a generic position that the thieves could find easily. Should take at least 3 hours or so to do a proper install not 30 mins .
Auto watch who make them have over 100,000 installs with only a handful being stolen which were either bad installs, car lifted onto low loader or thieves had access to the pin or override card.
What is his name? Which area? Where are the videos being shown?
@vivabielsamot5828 install was done correctly by a reputable company and wasn't a back alley job. Definitely wasn't a 30 min job I can assure you. More the point of police don't care.
@@connorwaites8125 well it's still unbelievable how it was driven away in my opinion . Did you get a refund from your installer?? A reputable accredited installer will offer a full refund should it be stolen . As far as I'm aware there's only been a total of about 14 thefts out of over 100,000 installs which is an excellent record of 0.01% bearing in mind some of those could have been lifted . I have ghost 2 and S5 tracker which is a live subscription so they can alert me as soon as my car is moved without the fob inside the car. No security is 100% but I see numerous videos on YT of failed attempts to steal with a ghost than ones that have actually been stolen .
@@connorwaites8125 Police are understaffed, underpaid, under qualified, prisons are full, judges are lenient, laws are soft.. the list goes on. Cause and effect.
A lot of modern cars that come with keyless entry, can usually have it (keyless entry) disabled by certain button combinations either on the remote or in the car. This immediately stops anyone trying to intercept the signal, as there isn’t one. You then don’t need a faraday pouch / box, and you press the button on the remote to unlock the doors. Hardly difficult 🤷♂️
Range Rovers (for example) have had the ability to have it disabled by the owner for a long time, but most obviously don’t do it. I don’t understand why owners don’t simply use this option and remove the threat? Ignorance? Laziness? Arrogance thinking it won’t happen to them maybe?
Yes, an alarm will help, but who looks out the window these days when yet another car alarm goes off? And what are you sposed to do when it does? ... Run out and confront 3-4 tooled up lads with nothing to lose? And in the unlikely event you do give them a kicking, Plod will be around to arrest you, instead of thanking you for doing their job 🤷♂️
People forget. And it's a nuisance to have to press the key combination every time to disable the keyfob.
Probably easier to just drop the fob into a small metal box and close the lid
I don't know why it was not communicated by the police or manufacturer that the keyless function could be disabled one time. It is not a major inconvenience to press a button to unlock a car.
First thing I did when I bought a new car is secure it with my own security. I even removed the osb port
You realise currently Range Rovers keyless entry is so easily beatable that Land Rover won't insure any of their own cars because they are so high risk of theft, but they refuse to fix it
@@deang5622lol @ it's a nuisance. The number of BMW's, range rovers and Audi's that have old fashioned crook locks in them suggests the owners don't know it can be disabled. Pressing a button is far easier than removing a crook lock every time you get in.
There are other ways though, such as making a new key using the VID
What has gone wrong with this country. So many thieves everywhere. So depressing
alot of folk for some reason have now decided crime shouldnt be caught or punished as severely No wonder the crims are allowed to get away with it most of the time
Probably immigrant gangs that made their way across the channel
My German sheppard loves sleeping in my car overnight as he knows he gets treats off me in the morning.
And he REALLY does hate other people who wakes him up 😂
read a story in the paper a while ago where thives broke into a stately home
and stole a load of antique furniture and also 2 doberman dogs ?
@@user-zb6el4ks2b they wouldn't take my GS mate. He hates the world apart from myself 🤣😂🤣
you can go jail for that!
@zoenagy9458 no. I keep my car in the garage with the car doors open and the garage door unlocked. If the scum bags want to have a go, they can help themselves, but I know how it will end mind 🤣🤣🤣
I had an attempted theft on a previous car 5 years ago. The police did not do anything sadly, they just assumed it was some travelers and went on their way. No inspection of the car carried out, no statements taken. I spent the next year always looking over my shoulder when getting in and out of the car, in the end the car had to be sold
Indeed, the "traveller" community enjoy being above the law and taxes. And they use that immunity to full effect and police repeatedly let them do as they please.
"traveler comunity " ))) nice one mate. You made my day ))
You can place as much security in the way as you like, but an armed gang will do whatever it takes for you to hand over the keys and the unlocking codes.
During first lockdown I had an RS parked on the drive. Keys in a faraday pouch.
Woke to hear banging thinking it was next door. Son came in and said he could see torchlight around the front door. I looked out the window to see a gang of 4 getting into a black Range Rover.
They had tried to break in by forcing the door jamb. And apparently tried around the back of the house.
God knows what they would have done if they’d got in.
Somehow they were disturbed luckily.
Expensive alarms *DO NOT STOP THEFTS* - they only change the way something is stolen and in most cases create a far more harmful situation and put the owner at *MORE RISK* from attack to get the keys to deactivate the alarm.
They would have attacked you. Always have a walking stick or umbrella at the top of the stairs and by your bed, maybe one of those with a spike on the end by the front door. If anyone did break in and fell backwards down the stairs as a result of you switching the lights on and startling them, they get everything they deserve. A Chief Constable once told listeners on a radio show "dead witnesses can't talk" - he is right.
What city is that ?
Fitted a hidden kill switch to my M2 nearly 7 years ago. I’ve had loads of people try and start it with the keys and failed. Cost me less than £5.
That is *ALL YOU NEED* now, it fools most people that take their gadgets along. They are buying expensive programmers and car theft kits with lockpicking tools and are stumped by a hidden switch. Many are still defeated by removing the fuse for the 12v supply to the OBD2 socket, they plug devices in and there is no power. That is if you have not hidden the socket out of the way.
You can go one further and stick a double pole switch for two circuits to really annoy them. Maybe the fuel pump and something else you choose. Some car alarms have a feature that will allow you to program a button press sequence to start. You have to remember to "press left indicator, press hazard switch, press AC on" before the car will start - but all that can be defeated too.
I did this back in the late 80s when all hot hatch backs were getting stolen. Mine never got stolen hidden kill switch did the trick, definitely work today
ive got a hidden switch in all my cars, wired up so when you open the door if the switch isnt armed it will beep so you cant forget. cost me 20 quid and a couple hours to do the 3
Where did you get fitter for less than £5? Can you give some details please...
@@RedBull.RedBull simply just a switch in the ignition wiring that you can hide somewhere. Mine is easily accessible but no one would know it was there.
Thatcham needs to be looked at by the government but alll they are interested in is making more money at the consumers misery disgusting is what it is 😢but that’s the world we live in
Not sure how it's Thatchams fault? Maybe if Manufacturers cheaping out on the security technology.
its all a con, even most motorcycle security is utter shite. dealers bang on about how good certain locks are when in reality a lump hammer and a pair of bolt cutters is all you need to cut or smash the lock and steal an expensive motorbike. good security exists but it costs hundreds and dealers wont have it in the showroom because no one will buy it.
Very true
You have completely lost control of the streets they don’t fear you and know there is absolutely no consequence they nick them in broad daylight around here and certain models have become uninsurable SE London suburbs
What would the police know about preventing theft? They never turn up to burglaries!
They even have to get security on their own car 🤣🤣🤣 they are a fckn joke.
Have you been burgled and not had a visit from the police?
I have 2x and nobody could visit - i was told to go in to the Local Police station to give details and get a "number" for it.
@@matthewnicholas6365 "Have you been burgled and not had a visit from the police?" Yes
Thank the tories for cutting 20000 and closing bobbie shops.
As someone who had their car stolen at the end of last year just after Christmas, I now have an alarm system fitted and I have a disklok, wheel clamp and pedal lock. It might sound excessive and long winded but the more things you have, especially with the visual locks, the more of a deterrent it is to the thieves to not even bother trying to take it and honestly it takes seconds to put the physical locks on and off, and would you rather take a few extra seconds before driving your car, or wake up to find you no longer have a car? The police are absolutely useless as well because realistically they already know they’re not gonna find your car so they don’t bother to look for it.
If they want it, they take it ! Alarms are of no use and only aim to slow people down as some will tow or lift the car, but if you are faced with a knife or group of people are you really going to get yourself injured? The steering wheel covers are not that good, neither are wheel clamps as the lock is the weak point. The problem is that as cars become more electronic, that's the weakness. Modules are not all coded to the car and not all data is encrypted between modules, if it was it would stop a lot being stolen. We have gone back to the days of a front door key opening every Ford.
For example, the Range Rover is the easiest to steal as the module that is replaced is in the boot under a plastic cover. People take their own programmed to their own key, get in the car and then take one control module out and put theirs in before driving off. A similar thing happens with ECUs. BMW are terrible, you can get in using tools from an auction site! Once inside it is a case of programming your own key and driving off.
Most will carry and plug in a GPS jammer to defeat that system too. They sell for £20. There is only one system that sends out a VHF/UHF tracker signal, but people have to go out hunting for that using the last known cell site.
In most areas, excluding all the high value stolen to order for gangs and exports, the trend for stolen cars can be worked out from using sites that sell insurance write-offs in some regions! You only have to look at what is being sold most and then similar cars start being stolen to order to repair them. This happens a lot. I have a cut'n'shut and accident repair shop by me that was well known for stealing cars to order for parts they needed.
Most stolen interiors end up on auction sites, most parts end up in breaker yards and scrap yards. Always be suspicious when main dealers have a few months wait for parts, but a scrap yard can get you anything same day!
Years ago it was Rover cars being stolen by reaching under the front wheel and pulling down a connector, we have not moved on much. There are lots of well publicised ways and sites showing all the weaknesses manufacturers are deliberately exposing people to and doing nothing about.
Some things you can do -
1. Relocate the diagnostics socket to somewhere else in the car, just move it out of the way.
2. Remove the fuse that supplies 12v to the OBD socket.
3. Use a RF shielded bag to put your keys in.
4. Have gates that lock, use those retractable posts.
5. Fit floodlights with PIR
6. Fit CCTV and Ring Doorbell - if only they would bring out a 4K one!
7. Don't use a popular company for alarms as where and how they fit them is also over various web sites!
8. Don't rely on just an alarm, use immobiliser techniques such as RFID tags and button press sequences to start etc
9. Use an old Android phone hidden in the car as a tracker - very easy to make yourself.
10. Don't fight gangs of armed people as a car can be replaced...
The number of cars I see recovered with expensive alarms is incredible, they don't do much to protect against the criminal gangs.
@@Bond2025this looks like an AI generated repose 😂 but clearly you aren’t familiar with Pandora Car alarms. It’s not just an alarm, it’s an immobiliser and tracker. Even if cables are cut and the Pandora system was completely removed, the vehicle will STILL be completely immobilised
@@Bond2025I have a Pandora Storm Plus Immobiliser, with anti-hijack and tracker. They’re not stealing the car. If they pull me out of the car and take my keys, without the tag it will come to a controlled stop down the road. If they get the tag, I just need to ring a number off any phone and boom, engine stopped and they can’t start it. It also has two immobilisers, they will have to be able to find both. Even then, if they are ripped out, the car still won’t start.
does sound excessive to me mate.. the scumbags that will steal someones pride and joy will do anything it takes so if your car looks like it would take to much effort then hopefully they will bugger off... Really hope it never happens to you again! wish it never happened to anyone but with the world today its only going to get worse.
They just come into your house now for the keys!!
Watching this in my mid 50’s I remember when in the late 80’s early 90’s we had insanely simplistic anti theft methods costing no more than £50 now that’ll definitely stop theft like this !
We’ve become to tech centric!
Gap insurance
It’s been a god send 3 times now
Assuming you’re talking about a steering wheel lock that’s exactly what Toyota recommend.
Throwing more tech into the mix won’t necessarily solve the issue, they’ll simply learn how to hack that too. We should ditch keyless entry and start buttons, they’re entirely unnecessary.
I used to have a cheap method very cheap infact 😂 take out my bloody fuses for fuel pumps and other stuff 😂😂 simple and effective and I can imagine nowadays would be even more effective if you as an owner knows which fuses to take out for fuel and other electric stuff im guesssing most thieves would not have knowledge or the spare fuses handy in their pocket to plop into ya fuse box and drive away ??? Maybe I’m wrong lol 😂😂😂
@@stuartlevy2131 They cut through steering wheels to get the locks off.... problem is battery powered tools.
Yeah bro but if ya fuel pump fuse is out they don’t get far 😂😂😂😂😂👍
Can’t they just post a police unit at the port entrance to stop these thieves because if 20 cars turn up at 3 am in the morning worth over a million pounds that’s a bit suspicious and it don’t take a bright spark to figure that out, the security guard at the port who is just letting all these cars in has to be involved somehow
Bribe the security... nothing to see here sir
TOO MANY CORRUPT WORKERS...& PLOD...
The police is corrupt too
What's worse, especially with modified cars, is the quality of the insurance underwriters on offer. we spend ages shopping around for the best price when we should be checking the reviews of the underwriters.
Unfortunately, we have lost control of our borders, our country, and our justice system. This situation is only going to be worse over time.
Maybe old-school steering locks and wheel clamps are not a bad shout, especially if you're not using your car for a period of time
notice that most of the people who stole the cars were white?
You are spot on. We have no deterrent and the country gets one step closer to complete anarchy everyday.
When I bought my car in 2019 I on purpose bought one that didn't have keyless start due to security risks.
old school security is the best especially if its quality made stuff. its the same problem in the motorcycle community/industry. people bang on about there fancy tracker and alarm but they have no idea that professional thieves can jam a tracker or they just rip it out or park the bike somewhere where the tracker signal cuts out. and for alarms well no one cares and most of them are terrible quality.
Just disconnect your Battery or remove it altogether at night. When not in use.. Car isn't going anywhere. Done this for years parking my car on my Driveway. Wasting your money on Security devices. If they want it they will get it..
Purely right mate
Try doing this on a modern car and see what happens when you re-connect the battery 💀
The insurance companies need to start recognising these additional security systems, I've got a Ghost 2 system fitted to my car and use a Faraday box to store my keys however when I did my insurance renewal I got the feeling the insurance companies weren't interested in the extra security installed in the car to potentially give a premium reduction.
they wot be -they are completely corrupt and de regulated now so have no care
i have 1100 quad worth of locks on my motorbike and 2 of them are some of the best in the world and all the locks are recognised by insurance and no discount lol.
I recently phoned round for insurance quotes for my car and they asked if it had a tracker fitted, i replied it didn't have one but if it would reduce the premium i would consider getting one fitted. The rep said it would reduce the premium by a good amount. I asked which one they recommended. She advised a Scorpion (can't remember which model) that was going to cost 400 quid to get fitted. She said it would reduce my premium by £52 per year so just to recoup the cost of the tracker i would need to keep the car 8 years and that doesn't include the monthly subscription. No thanks
I remember when my car was stolen in a 5 star hotel in birmingham one night. never seen again. :'(
I think the onus is on car manufacturers to provide the correct level of security. I feel terrible for those car owners in this video. But also a review of the minimum sentence that the court gives is appalling and needs to seriously change.
That's one of the main problems. It pays to steal expensive cars. If the thieves got very long sentences, they would definitely think again. It really is a serious business these days. Also, I'm sure that the manufacturers are partly to blame.
If every car model from a manufacturer had the same security it wouldn't be that secure, thieves would find a way around it as they would all be installed the same. If you fit your own/get your own fitted, you can hide it somewhere different and make it harder to get around, and they won't know what's making it secure. Just disable keyless entry, it's useless anyway, check which fuse from the fusebox to pull out or disable it in the menu if you can, and stick your keys in a tin box at night.
Why not stop selling the gadgets that allow these people stealing your car. It seams to me the car industry has gone back to the 80s where a capri key will get you into a cortina
Why would you want to use a Capri key to get into a Cortina? That seems backwards. A 2.8L V8 Capri is awesome! 😜
they actually caught and locked up the criminals back then and it stopped for a while until now
Ghost in the car - appropirate protection inside the house for the keys and security on the property. Its a tough job to steal then :)
And it’s scumbags like this why insurance prices are going up
Equally it is the people who are financing cars they can't afford to buy. Greater number of higher value vehicles on the road = greater chance of it being stolen / written off thus increasing the premiums.
All my cars are old, and undesirable, so why would my insurance go up? They aren't targeting 25 year old Ford Mondeos.
I got one of these installed my Abarth 595 back in the day. (Some people would say overkill but hey pride and joy eh) even got it done at the location you filmed the interview with pandora 😂 Device worked like a charm. I've since sold the car but anyone on the fence about this system don't be it's a good system, gives you peace of mind that's for sure when youre away from your car. What's cool is if you wear that tag on your person while driving and someone dudes come take you from the car they'll only get so far as the system will detect the tag is missing, count down and immobilise the car. Really great stuff 👏👏👏
RFID proximity tags are very basic and can be cloned from a distance using very cheap tools..
Who'd of thaught importing 1000s of foreign criminals with ready made markets abroad would lead to higher car theft 😂
I recall a case noted on Blackbelt Barrister where a vehicle fitted with a tracking device was stolen, tracked down by the owner, then reported to Police. Police were not interested.
Thank you this is what I needed to see I have been contemplating one for a good few months was worried about it affecting my warranty
Hy guys. It’s a very good video that you did on this car security issue. I have one Pandora installed on my x5 for the past 2 years and I’m definitely recommending one. Especially the full Pandora with gps.
I’ll make a video in the next month about this. But until then, very very good advice and content you gave. And I like that Officer owner really gets involved in this.
Once again well done.
Want too stop cars being stolen.......make it more of a serious crime and give theives a far more severe penalties, stop the sales of the devices that aid car theft and allow members of the public too defend their property or possessions without penalty.
Perhaps with our impending islamic take over, hands will be removed for theft. That would stop them.
"A man had his hand cut off after being attacked with his own machete by angry vigilantes, according to locals. A 19-year-old man was found with “life-changing injuries” after it was alleged a machete was used to strike his hand off at the wrist in Golding Street, Whitechapel at 5.45pm on Sunday." Sept 2021.
The Halfords pouch also works really well to protect your key signal. I placed my spare key inside it and left it in the car. I then locked the car using my usual key with no issues, if there was any signal leak from the pouch then the car would have sensed it and it would not have locked.
Editor had a fun time making this, I can tell. Great job, enough comedy in between the somber themes.
Brilliant channel, keep it up, so informative. 👍
Thank you so much. That is very kind.
Maybe because we know longer have an effective policing system or a government that gives a toss! in my opinion.
Pandora mini on my golf r 👌🏻❤️ so far so good 2yrs in.
It’s so simple, 1st of all get yourself a really crappy job that pays fuck all then you won’t be able to afford a nice car and it won’t get stolen that’s my perfect plan
Super insightful mate 🙌🏽 might have to get myself one
Im surprised the insurance industry hasn't priced keyless entry out of existence.
As far as i can tell, insuring a £100k Range Rover is almost guaranteed to result in a loss.
Things like this are why something as basic as a taser should be legal in the UK
but think of the immigrants!
Ram posts on driveways is really good, got a couple on my drive.
Keyless entry might be a nice to have, but do you really need it. Manufacturers should give people the option of disabling it.
I wanted to ask for clarification on the laws regarding car lighting. I think I understand the dos and don'ts of exterior lighting, but are there any restrictions on changing the inside light bulbs for fun colours? Like if I wanted to change my map light bulbs for a blue or a red would that be a problem?
Another issue is those with undesirable cars that are much less likely to be stolen are having their insurance premium increased extortionately to subsidise the owners of cars that are being stolen, what they should do is hammer the high end cars so they become too expensive to insure, with less sales the premium brands will need to step up their car security measures, being the owner of a budget car and seeing my insurance increase by 50% isn't fair, now my neighbour has lost to theft 3 cars, his insurance has also gone up 50% plus the loss of one year no claims, he pays £200 more per year than i,and his car is worth three times mine 😡 ive not had a claim for over 30 yesrs, scandalous situation
Great video George and Owen, and thanks for the info about Pandora, their kit looks great.
What are your guys’ (or anyone else’s) thoughts on steering locks? I have a new A-Class, which I have a TBar steering lock for as obviously I don’t want it nicked.
Mercedes helpfully has their MercedesMe app which has tracking and details about the car’s alarm system too.
Just didn’t see steering locks mentioned in the video. Not worth it? I honestly don’t know how effective they are.
Steering locks are useless. They just use an angle grinder and cut through the steering wheel. I saw this on You Tube recently. They left the steering lock behind and completely intact.
A simple hidden inhibit circuit consisting of a 4 pin relay,micro push switch,fuse holder and piece of wire,costing pennies and taking about 30 minutes to fit puts an end to all that.I have fitted loads for various customers. Failure to activate the switch while cranking kills power to the vehicles can/lin/van/network rendering the vehicle for all intents and purposes,dead until a hidden fuse is replaced.
Yes, exactly, and that is what some of these so-called sophisticated £1500+ immobilisers really are when you examine them!
If only people knew.
The sad thing is our insurance premiums go up because of the amount of theft, especially so in high ticket items stolen to order.
So the bloke decided to take a machete but then when someone’s alerted he runs off? I love to see when people with the weapon are the ones who run
What's wrong with having, IDK, say a "key" unique to your particular car that you PHYSICALLY slot into the dashboard somewhere, then turn to start a car? Coupled with that, a small chip built in with a unique code, JUST IN CASE.
Funny how car thefs were at it's lowest around mid 00's and has only gone up (skyrocketed at points) thereafter.
A word to car manufacturers. *STOP USING RFID KEYLESS SYSTEMS!*
A word to ignorant rich people: *STOP BUYING CARS WITH RFID KEYLESS SYSTEMS!*
Coupled with that, enter a 4/6 digit PIN code on the touch screen to unlock the E-brake, on first drive.
@@taiyib1981 Or just use a fecking key.
@@ParallelSyntax keys can be stolen, then the car is as good as gone. Peace out
@@taiyib1981 Lol ok kid.
I rejected a very nice car because the previous owner had foolishly specified the KESSY keyless entry system. Keyless entry is a pointless, vanity gizmo.
It's wild to me that brands are still offering keyless entry as a standard on new cars in light of how easy they are to steal.
Is it really when People will still buy despite that fact? The more cars that get stolen the customers will still buy new cars so the manufacturers will still keep making money.
One of the biggest issues is the penalty for auto theft in the UK. They are not bothered if they get caught, they are out in no time.
I had a Faraday bag and while it worked to start with, it wore out and stopped working. While my keyless entry key goes to sleep after 40 seconds,I switched keyless entry off on the car. Paranoid? Maybe, but if that keeps the car on the drive, paranoia helps me sleep at night (there have been thieves in this area trying to steal cars via keyless entry scanners)
Someone needs to tell pandora security through obscurity IS NOT security. It doesn't matter if they install stuff differently in different cars, a determined thief will have the means to find it. That aside, a wireless system using what is clearly some form of short range RF transmission to enable/disable the module is susceptible to the usual RF attacks. So, while security may be improved, inherent flaws exist that can be exploited.
Got a steering lock, Ghost II immobilizer and keep the keys in a RFID Box/pouch.
Will do me.
Why the custom cannot stop it without papers ???
I'm sure i saw that stickered up Police car here in the South West a few days ago ... had to do a double glance at it
That Cop RS is class - Love it - is it Boosted ?
If you’ve got a decent motor….
Go get a Clifford concept system fitted.
90's car wars all over again.
Curious if there's any tips for cars that can't have anything additional put on? I have a lease car, absolutely adore it but the most I can do is put a steering lock on it and cover the car. Is there anything else I can be doing to try and prevent my vehicle from being taken?
My neighbours have had 2 cars stolen in the last 2 days, and has unfortunately been quite an issue recently.
Brilliant stuff 🚘. Don'tget your car stolen .
It's simpler. In the garage, they removed my obd and installed some round socket. All wiring from the round socket is white wires and give me an adaptor to convert round socket to normal obd for diagnostic. They say all connections are different and don't have the same pattern for different customer
I did this, I give the garage the adaptor when I go in every year for servicing etc.
The key is to own a 13 yr old vehicle that nobody wants to steal, I can leave mine unlocked half the time and no issues haha
I have a mk7 fiesta st3 which is keyless but I've got Ghost2 fitted and steering lock and disabled the boot lid and got a key fob blocker box around the key. Am quite confident it ain't getting stolen lol.
Very imformative, thank you. 😂
Will adding this system reduce my car insurance premium ?
What I learned here is my risk is already reduced by 98% simply by driving a car that doesn't have keyless entry. Who on earth thought that a key that constantly broadcasted it's code would ever be a good idea anyway?
Keys do not constantly broadcast. You can still have a car without keyless entry stolen within seconds depending on the model. Once access is gained, it is only a matter of plugging something in and coding a new key to use. With some videos I have watched, it is done within a minute.
Non-keyless is not a guarantee of being safer.
@@Bond2025Probably not literally constantly, but certainly frequently, or these systems wouldn't work - neither would the methods to intercept these signals thieves often use to get into vehicles.
A thief can get into a keyed vehicle, obviously, but it's far harder to do without somehow damaging the vehicle. Said damage makes it more obvious that it's nicked, and hurts resell values..... From the thief's perspective, keyless is the better option.
The stats speak for themselves, the vast majority of cars stolen now are keyless...
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had some kind of response force to track down and arrest , then jail these people !?!? Oh well
I blame government funding for the police. I applaud the police's work especially as i work with them in my ed department. Sadly too much call outs most due to stupidity of the public wbich is why i hope more officers are employed
Some of these cars are stolen quicker than cars in the 70s when security hadn’t even been thought of. In one youthful incident with the owner’s full consent and participation, we unlocked, started and drove a 1974 Toyota. With a lolly stick. It seems to be a bit more expensive for organised criminals today, but a similar principle
I have a 2021 mercedes. If you double tab the lock button it turns the key off stopping anyone stealing your car.
I was sent a video of my 2012 focus st3 days after I sold it .
It was stolen in 10 seconds
Why cant manufactures just put a switch/button on the key that actually turns off the contactless signal being transmitted? Such a simple solution. You just turn it back on when you are going to use the car.
I have Faraday pouches do they fully stop the signal bouncing from happening? Are there other ways to open your car and start it without breaking in?
We are planning on looking into this moving forward. That is a very good question.
If they want it, it'll be taken. They dragged my neighbours' BMW down the road behind a towtruck, handbrake still locked on, in broad daylight.
It's never been recovered
Maybe if the law was harsher, police did their job and turned up and manufacturers put in better alarms instead of cost cutting there would not be so many thefts. Criminals know the police won’t turn up. They know the owner will get into trouble if they defend themselves with baseball bats It all starts at the law.
The car alarm on my car it wired up to the horn which OEM is silly but I replaced it with a proper horn, the rear indicators and side indicators have been replaced with much brighter LEDs if someone sets off the car alarm the whole neighbourhood will see and hear it, I also don't have keyless start yeah you will have to use an actual key to start it or hotwire it and break the steering lock either way my 2016 Toyota Auris is not worth the trouble so happy days.
I love my pandora alarm had it fitted 1 year ago best thing i ever did the anti hijack tag means you cant steal the car the app lets you control every fassit ....its expencive but its worth it if you love your can you need this system
You know whats crazy that they stole a mercedes from one of my family friends and they got their face on camera and they had a tracker on the car but still couldn't get the thieves
It's getting out of control because the system is soft and does not have harsh punishment
To have the best security all you have to do is tell the manufacturers that they have to replace any car that has it's factory fitted alarms bypassed. They would either invest in proper security systems or would have to pull out of that countries market.
Very useful information. Thanks
- A police supporter ❤❤
The Organised crime aspect of this type of theft should see the courts treating as exactly that in the courts, when/if the cops catch them then it shouldn't just be a case of TWOC, they should be charged as part of an organised crime and given much stiffer sentences that may act as a deterrent rather than just telling them they are a naughty boy and make them pick up litter for a few hours
Car theft is getting out of control. So let's post a video on CZcams to show the public just how it's done so they can steal cars too.
Hears why, poor security and people leave car keys right next to the front door. Plus when caught nothing happens to them
If there is a person smart enough to design these security systems, there is someone smart enough to break them.
You don’t need these security systems nowadays… with the condition of the roads 🤦 you won’t be able to drive far
If you can manage without a car you can save yourself a world of stress.
They get 12 months in Prison, & some done even go to Jail. If you touch them, you get arrested... System is messed up so they won't stop
Land rovers are the favourite target…not with owning they aren’t 😂
Whatever you say.. The crime rate increases only due to lack of effectiveness of policing systems
I know first hand that police no longer investigate burglaries. If a car shows up on anpr or they find it as a result of an incident that's the only way you will get it back. Its as though they just let the insurance pay the customer out. If you don't have insurance. Tough. Crazy times.
You can watch anything but if you have to see pollution in rivers lakes and sea then it's hard because of one constantly failing component called turbo now when latest testing news with smaller diesel engine with Kompressor or with supercharger results are showing 3.3l per 100kilometer and even if you take it as diesel hybrid you still would remove mistake from system and end up with same KW or HP.
car manufacturers should foot the bill
why should anybody pay the price for the actions of criminals?!?! what if the criminals where actually caught and locked up for decades instead?!
I'm hoping I'll be in the situation where I have a car worth protecting... Pandora is an option. I've also got Automatrics MTrack in mind, their CZcams channel is superb. They're able to track and locate plant equipment, Range Rovers... anything with one of their trackers, as they're based on GPS, GSM and Radio signals. Worth a look if any of you aren't sure which system to go for. Although, stopping the 'bandits' from taking your car in the first place would be a good place to start!
I would tend to go with Automatrics MTrack, a far better system and a whole UK wide team of people ready to go out and find your car so they get paid a bonus. They *WILL* find it too, in next to no time. I have seen them in action many times and they have even found cars in metal containers.
If you have a high value vehicle, Automatrics is the one for you. There is no point in just having an alarm that makes a lot of noise as no one will go out, but one that is busy sending tracking info via various means does help.
50p switch on fuel pump power line and hide the switch, stopped mine being stolen twice
I have a Pandora and a S7 tracker connected to the Pandora so if the alarm is triggered someone from the tracking company rings my mobile to notify me. On average once a month they try to nick my car (keyless Golf R) always between 3.30 - 4.00am the alarm gets triggered. I've had the car nearly two years and they have failed to get it, best £750 i've spent. Sorry but as far as i'm concerned if you can spend 30k plus on a car ( or any performance car for that matter) and not think about security you deserve all that's coming. Wait till you see quotes for your insurance premium the following year. By the way i turn off the keyless function on the Golf every time i leave the car, there's a button on the front door handles to do this.
Sometimes the thief is someone with the solution.. Dyor