Many of the UK’s most popular cars are at risk of being broken in to due to weaknesses in the keyless car systems.
A study by what car found that some Range Rovers, Mercedes and BMWs could be broken into and stolen within a minute. Alongside that, the first quarter of 2019 was recorded to have the most cars thefts since 2012 showing the ease that thieves are finding breaking into cars.
How keyless theft works
Thieves, normally working in pairs, will target a car parked outside a house. One criminal will hold a device close to the car that boosts the signal meant for the key, while the other thief will stand close to the house with another device that relays that signal to the key, fooling the system. Once the cars have been stolen, they will be stripped for parts, police say. Car manufacturers have begun introducing new technologies to prevent keyless theft, such as motion detection technology.
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