[eye30]

Police have seized car theft "relay" devices in what they believe is a first for a UK force.

It comes after CCTV footage issued last month showed thieves in Solihull using a device - that tricks a car into thinking the key is present - to steal a Mercedes in less than a minute.

In the CCTV footage of the Solihull theft, one of the men can be seen waving a box in front of the victim's house.

The device receives a signal from the key inside and transmits it to the second box next to the car.

The car's systems are then tricked into thinking the key is present and it unlocks, before the ignition can be started.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42370086

[Dazzler]

 

[ABSi30]

Yes this is really happening around the uk. These fobs can be read by the thieves through house windows and other structures.  I am in the process of getting a bag called a Faraday Bag made of material used in space technology. It cuts out any transmissions between transmitters and receivers when the fob in inside the bag. This is for my son who has a new Nissan X trail. Every little helps. Very good price for extra safety. 

[Dazzler]

That's a good idea. Glad our cars are garaged at night. 

[ABSi30]

Yes Daz mine is locked away and alarmed every night.