31 minutes ago, Rainmaker said:

 

While it won't do any harm, the ABS locks are 3* stand-alone. They are no more secure with extra furniture (eg reinforced handles). 

Oh I know.

 

But with the 2* handles the gits have at least got their work cut out before they can even get to the lock.

 

Our place has an alarm with quite visible boxes as well though.

On 3/7/2018 at 14:42, penguin17 said:

Robinsons VW?  Habanero Orange? 

 

I like that colour, I actually like it on the Tiguan too BUT I think it would suite the R-Line spec more.  It doesn't work for me, with the black mouldings/scuff guards around the bottoms of the doors/bumper.  All subjective and personal taste of course. 

 

Like you said about the Golf R, white doesn't suit all cars but I actually like it on the Tiguan.  You not fancy the white R-Line that Robinsons have in stock? 

Yup, Robinsons. etc.

Agreed re. the black / grey mouldings etc. 

 

The bright colours look OK on the Ateca in FR trim, & the 2.0 TSi feels quite nippy, 'tis a pity that Skoda won't fit that engine in the Karoq.

 

As for a white Tiggy, there's enough of them in Essex, I'd prefer a more sober colour, probably a metallic Grey.

 

    DC

On 3/9/2018 at 17:09, facet edge said:

Well it was in London....

I'm glad I moved out........

 

Q? Does anyone know how many cars are stolen from locked garages?

 

Not so much that's it difficult to break into a garage, more that if the scrotes don't know what you drive............

 

DC

8 hours ago, old newbie2 said:

I'm glad I moved out........

 

Q? Does anyone know how many cars are stolen from locked garages?

 

Not so much that's it difficult to break into a garage, more that if the scrotes don't know what you drive............

 

DC

Less than on the road for sure.

 

But I'm sure I've heard of people whos insurance goes up if the car is garaged because the thieves know which house to break in to! If its just parked on the street they don't know unless you've been watched which in itself is creepy enough.

On 3/9/2018 at 17:09, facet edge said:

Well it was in London....

 

Nothing wrong with London apart from the ridiculous price of car insurance and motorcycle insurance  

Edited 14 March, 20188 yr by Prykey

Nothing wrong with London as long as you got a few bob in yer pocket.

My daughter in law's MB estate was stolen from her front drive at 2 a.m. today. Keyless car, the fob hanging within house with their house keys, 8m from front door - I'm digging out my old steering wheel lock tomorrow and keeping the 280's keys in my safe

Edited 14 March, 20188 yr by Steel Grey 42
wrong word

I'm lucky in as much as I have secure private off-street parking in a large car park so nobody knows what flat you live in, all this reminds me why I also took out GAP Insurance.

It's a difficult one. On the one hand, I don't want my car stolen. On the other, I really would not like to be woken at 2am by some scrote in a balaclava asking me where the keys are.

16 minutes ago, Steel Grey 42 said:

My daughter in law's MB estate was stolen from her front drive at 2 a.m. today. Keyless car, the fob hanging within house with their house keys, 8m from front door - I'm digging out my old steering wheel lock tomorrow and keeping the 280's keys in my safe

Tbh, if they are determined enough to get in to your house to steal they keys, they might go further than just walking away if they can't find them. I'd rather that they could break in and just take the keys than end up ransacking the place or going in to my kids room in the middle of the night looking for them. 

 

It's what we have insurance for after all. 

For clarity, they did not break in (as happened to Joth's 280 ) - MB fob and keys untouched and still hanging in cupboard - it was clearly a relay transmitter/signal amplifier job.

13 hours ago, Steel Grey 42 said:

For clarity, they did not break in (as happened to Joth's 280 ) - MB fob and keys untouched and still hanging in cupboard - it was clearly a relay transmitter/signal amplifier job.

 

That's very worrying, its a shame that these people don't put their skills to use for the good of mankind rather than being parasites! 

13 hours ago, Steel Grey 42 said:

For clarity, they did not break in (as happened to Joth's 280 ) - MB fob and keys untouched and still hanging in cupboard - it was clearly a relay transmitter/signal amplifier job.

 

Surely a simple precaution against such practices is to keep your keys (including spares)  in a Farraday cage or pouch. Even a simple enclosed metal box or tin would suffice. 

It’s what I do. 

Edited 15 March, 20188 yr by TGR

Apparently it's easily done using a signal relay of sorts: 

 

 

5 minutes ago, TGR said:

 

Surely a simple precaution against such practices is to keep your keys (including spares)  in a Farraday cage or pouch. Even a simple enclosed metal box or tin would suffice. 

It’s what I do. 

Same here. As an added bonus it also stops you from inadvertently opening the hatch with the fob while the car is outside, as a number have done by keeping keys in pockets. 

 

The safe should work fine as a faraday cage - then you won't need the steering wheel lock

i turn off KESSY every time,

dealer made paid(66€) software update after my request
https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/432087-kessy-question/?tab=comments#comment-4923424

 

12 hours ago, TGR said:

 

Surely a simple precaution against such practices is to keep your keys (including spares)  in a Farraday cage or pouch. Even a simple enclosed metal box or tin would suffice. 

It’s what I do. 

My favourite biscuit tin:

 

Tried a few tins with the key inside, lid on, lid off and  this one stopped the KESSY working so it now looks after the key 

5 hours ago, Bud said:

My favourite biscuit tin:

 

Tried a few tins with the key inside, lid on, lid off and  this one stopped the KESSY working so it now looks after the key 

Any security measure that forces me to buy and eat a tin of shortbread should be Thatcham approved IMO 

Mine are in a Boston Red Sox lunch box, but how do you know if KESSY is blocked or not?

15 minutes ago, freelunch said:

Mine are in a Boston Red Sox lunch box, but how do you know if KESSY is blocked or not?

Keys in box, take box to car and try and open doors/boot? That’s what I did with the pouch I bought. 

 

Then got got in the car and tried starting with the keys in the pouch. Nothing

 

Not highly scientific but should be a good indicator. 

Edited 16 March, 20188 yr by penguin17

Before I walk to the car, I'll have to put my Boston Red Sox lunch box in a brown paper bag. Will that affect the test?

 

 

I assume the pouch you bought works? Which one did you buy?

This from Amazon: 

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Defender-Signal-Blocker-blocking-protection/dp/B071NFX24Q

 

 

Whilst I am gutted that my daughter-in-law has lost her car, I have to be gratified and proud at the up-welling of grit and experimentation in the Briskoda community to find a way of combatting this epidemic - I am using a Dutch chocolate tin and the microwave for now. I always thought Skoda's were not targeted, but I now have a desirable car and I have to change my perspectives. I wait to hear if a 280 L & K has been pinched, packed in a container and found its way to Eastern Europe - that would be ironic!

52 minutes ago, Steel Grey 42 said:

Whilst I am gutted that my daughter-in-law has lost her car, I have to be gratified and proud at the up-welling of grit and experimentation in the Briskoda community to find a way of combatting this epidemic - I am using a Dutch chocolate tin and the microwave for now. I always thought Skoda's were not targeted, but I now have a desirable car and I have to change my perspectives. I wait to hear if a 280 L & K has been pinched, packed in a container and found its way to Eastern Europe - that would be ironic!

It's not unheard of.  We were targeted twice in 2007 for the keys for our Octavia vRS; luckily on both occasions we heard them trying to gain access to the house/fish through the letterbox for keys and I was able to scare them off.  Luckily for me they never felt brave as there's not much you can do when it's 1 vs 2-3.   As soon as the police attended they pointed at the car and said "they're after that".  Apparently it was the same crime ring that were targeting fast and large booted cars which could be used to hold a small safe; non-24hr garages and service station were apparently their preferred haunts.

 

On the second occasion they used a Civic Type R as a getaway car and that was backed up right up against our vRS with 2 lads in the conservatory and another in the garden looking down the side of the house.  Quite well practiced and rehearsed.  After being disturbed they were away in the Civic within seconds but unlucky for them they were caught later that night, trying another house 5 miles away.  I was contacted by local CID and from what I could tell it was a very methodical and organised group operating a few different gangs in the county. There was an ongoing surveillance op apparently and the likelihood is once they had my car and used it for their getaway, the profit would be maximised by selling my car to someone else who would then get it to Felixstowe and on to a container ASAP.  

 

Golf R's and S3's seem to be the TWOC candy around my way.  I feel sorry for a guy with a new RS3 I was speaking with last week.  I've gone past his house since and there's now collapsable bollards and CCTV on the drive.  People work hard to buy and enjoy cars (and other things too) only to have to resort to such stringent security measures because there's some absolute scum out there that have no qualms about invading your lives and property to steal your possessions.  Whilst I'd be gutted if they ever took my car I'd just want them to never get in the house and cause emotional or physical damage to my family, some things just aren't covered by insurance premiums. 

 

I'm already thinking about a tracker for the 280 and perhaps installing a CCTV camera on the drive, more as a deterrent.   Our pup is also developing quite a good habit of barking in the night if he hears anything outside.  Doesn't really do it during the day, but I won't ever discourage it.  

Very true @penguin17. We have 4k CCTV and uprated locks as I alluded earlier. A (cropped) snapshot from one of our four cameras at this very moment, covering 'His & Hers':

 

 

A sad state of affairs indeed.