https://uk.news.yahoo.com/thousands-cars-stolen-using-hi-tech-gadgets-011316589.html?vp=1#d6ttL2A

 

Just spotted this, so back to the old days, so is physical protection for your car better than new electronic gadgetry..??

Thread in wrong section?? the Mk1 Fabia isn't really at threat, along with most older cars

 

It's the newer cars with keyless entry, button start that are at risk.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMq-F5qRQCQ

Why that's a relief 'Harry1212'..thanks.. must read all the small print in future..LOL

There's research where people have exploited Bluetooth systems etc. to remotely unlock other people's cars and start the engines.

 

I'm not sure of the details, but I read a little about it last year at uni. 

 

The joys of technology 'ey?

In our modern times of Playstations, Blueteeth and wifis, a good old handbrake lock or a steering lock will leave them completely stumped and their enlarged thumbs from all that texting and using X, square, circle and triangle buttons renders the modern car thief incapable of holding and using a hammer and chisel

let's be honest, if somebody wants something bad enough they will have it, regardless of damage, physical injury or consequences. the only thing alarms and deterrents create is more damage.

 

Yes, I lock my car and park it (where possible) in well lit and CCTV covered places, but will that stop someone smashing the window or even getting a low-loader to come and pick it up? will it 'eck.

This is most depressing to read.

 

Just bought a very expensive 'Discklok' (pretty damned awesome it seems)  for my pretty easy to nick mk1 Fiesta, so is this the way to go now.....'visual physical deterrent'?  :think:

 

I do appreciate that the low life interbred thieving breath wasting filth  will have it away regardless if they REALLY want it. 

Edited 12 May, 201412 yr by Mr Ree

New cars like the BMW's that were taken by programming a new key to the car a year or two back showed how vulnerable we all are to this, once a oem puts a securtiy system out it's a relatively static target as changing the system is difficult and eventually any system will be beaten. In the old days it was physical exploits, we've all heard tails of stupidly simple physical exploits from turning the hazard switch upside down (as now famous on Top Gear), half tennis balls placed over locks and hit to use the pressure to pop old mechanical locks, wiring on certain cars that could be used to pop the boot being easily reached and shorted through rear light clusters or under the bumper etc. or certain brands of car that at one point only had 7? different keys. Now it's an electronic arms race, and older car owners will loose.

 

VAG's immo standard can be beaten with either brute force via plug in kit that will disable the immo in a matter of a minute or two through to the £15 bypass kits that are a lot cheaper to install than fix immo/clock faults. Combine that with weak alarms on a car that has manual window winders in the rear for the most part and it's easy to get into, easy to bypass the immo and then it just needs starting, hardly rocket science. Physical security making it more difficult to drive isn't 'cool' anymore but it is something that's worth looking at.