Shocking moment car thief slides through the window of a £46k Audi and uses a keyless hack to steal it in SECONDS from outside a pub in broad daylight
- A gang stole an Audi S4 on Moseley Road, Birmingham at around 8pm yesterday
- It took 40 seconds in total to start the car’s engine with gadgets available online
- Shocking footage shows them commit the crime despite people on the street
A gang of car thieves stole a luxury Audi in Birmingham after pulling up alongside it, smashing a window and crawling inside yesterday.
Incredible footage caught on CCTV shows the masked gang park beside the car on Moseley Road at around 8pm and use gadgets available online to start it.
One member used a wireless relay device to start the £46,000 car within 40 seconds outside Merry Maid Bar & Grill before both cars drove off to Highgate Place.
A silver Skoda Fabia VRS reverses into position next to the white Audi S4, clipping its wing mirror
The thief rolls down the window, smashes it and attaches a gadget available online to start the car’s engine
A silver Skoda Fabia VRS reverses into position next to the white Audi S4 so close that it clips its wing mirror.
A gang member in a tracksuit rolls down his passenger window before smashing the Audi’s front right window with a hammer.
He sticks his head out to check if anyone has witnessed the crime, before plugging a wireless relay device into the Audi and pulling himself into it through the window.
The thief then takes off in the car with the rest of the gang in the Skoda, in a theft that took 40 second in total to start the car.
It takes 40 seconds to start the engine, before the thief crawls into the Audi through the window
The cars then both drive off towards Highgate Place. Police have yet to make any arrests and are asking for anyone with information to come forward
A spokesman for West Midlands Police confirmed they are investigating the theft which took place at around 4pm on Tuesday, May 19.
It said: ‘Anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat on our website, quoting crime reference number 20BE/115796A/20.’
The car theft technique, using gadgets available online, is often swift and silent.
Experts have issued advice as to how to protect yourself from falling victim to this terrifying trick, including storing fobs and keys away from doors.
Other security suggestions included using steering locks, having car windows security etched, using a car cover, as it will take considerably longer to gain access to the car, or securing your car with a wheel lock.