There has been a significant rise in keyless car thefts over the past four years, new research has revealed. Between 2016 to 2019, claims for car theft has increased by 20 per cent, with keyless car theft accounting for a large proportion of claims, according to data from LV= General Insurance. It found that vehicle … Read more
Dame Joan Bakewell left her keyless Mini running for a whole weekend when she left London for a few days and was fined by police Dame Joan Bakewell’s Mini was found on a roadside in Primrose Hill, north London Officers found the car parked at an angle with the engine and lights still on Dame … Read more
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 … Read more
An astonishing number of car makers have admitted they have not fixed well-known security flaws with their vehicles that allow them to be remotely stolen by criminals. A total of 14 out of 33 manufacturers told Which? that they hadn’t implemented new security measures to resist keyless thefts, with just two installing range-wide technology to … Read more
New models hitting car showrooms this year still have keyless technology that can be infiltrated and stolen by criminals using relay attacks, motor experts have found. Assessments of 13 new cars found that some models are still being launched with ‘inherent security vulnerabilities’, according to Thatcham Research. ‘Poor’ ratings were awarded to the Mazda CX-30, … Read more