Car Thieves and Insurers Vote On Keyless Car Security

RockDoctor writes: The BBC reports that Britain's car thieves, rapidly followed by Britain's car insurance companies, have been expressing their opinions on the security of keyless car entry and/or control systems. The thieves are happy to steal them (often using equipment intended for dealer maintenance of the vehicles) and in consequence the insurance companies are refusing to insure such vehicles (or to accept new policies on such vehicles) unless they are parked overnight in underground (or otherwise secured) car parks. I guess I won't be considering buying one of those for another generation. If ever.

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slim jim = stolen CDs. Hot wiring much harder

[raymorris]

Opening a car door is easy enough. That way the thief can steal your CDs. Hot wiring a modern car to steal the entire automobile is quite a bit more difficult. I've opened a lot of car doors. I've never started the ignition without a key on anything newer than 1980s, when you could just pull the lock cylinder with a sufficiently strong tool, then turn the switch with a screwdriver.