Many new and used cars now have keyless entry systems. These provide car owners with the added convenience of being able to open their car’s doors and start its engine without needing to take the key ...

Vehicles fitted with keyless entry and start systems are being targeted by thieves. Criminals using specialist tools can capture a key’s signal and relay it to another device next to the car, allowing ...

Keyless entry car theft (also called relay theft) is a crime that affects all makes and model of car. Criminals usually use a pair of devices to carry out the theft. Firstly, the signal from your car ...

Keyless entry has been a common feature on cars over the last two decades. The purpose of such technology is fairly self-explanatory: To make it easier for you to gain access, start and exit your ...

Bradley Paddick, Benjamin Cross and George Berry were jailed for a combined total of 13 years for their role in a car theft gang. (Hampshire Constabulary/PA) The ringleaders of a gang of thieves are ...

This could be public enemy number one on the ever-expanding list of utterly hopeless and infuriating automotive technologies that nobody asked for. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you keyless operation.

15:18, Mon, Sep 23, 2024 Updated: 10:49, Wed, Sep 25, 2024 The used vehicle retailer Cinch has shared a number of ways in which motorists can protect their car from thieves, even if it has keyless ...

Unfortunately almost every new car on sale today has either keyless entry or keyless entry and start. For example, lower-specification examples of the Vauxhall Corsa do not have keyless entry, but ...

Car thieves have gone high-tech. In 2025, the same keyless entry systems that make life convenient for drivers have become a goldmine for criminals. Armed with cheap relay devices and a bit of ...

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It's no secret that keyless entry systems don't fully protect you against car theft. That hasn't prevented automakers from building such cars—or consumers from buying them—but this video showing how ...

THIS is the moment thieves got into a keyless car – before a “ghost” device stopped them in their tracks. The owner was saved a £30,000 claim and insurance premium hikes thanks to the ingenious gadget ...