Cobham Sainsburys - jamming central locking - BEWARE
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troc said:
Blakeatron said:
Technology pah - even after 'bleeping' I check one front door, 1 back door and the boot are locked...
Also have to check the house front door at least twice before I am happy that it is locked.
OCD - me?
Yeah, I have the same habit - which is great on most cars but totally and utterly useless on the new one with keyless entry because as soon as you try one of the doors, it unlocks again! I have to check for the one teeny little red LED in the drivers door. Also have to check the house front door at least twice before I am happy that it is locked.
OCD - me?
However, my agonised cry of "Doh!" that reverberates around the car park at work when I do this every. single. day. appears to amuse my colleagues somewhat so that's OK.
Yes sir, thats right it is.
Well, its broken.
No sir its not.
It is!
No..
frosted said:
Shmee said:
It took my absolutely ages, like 20 tries of opening doors and all sorts to get my car to lock last night in Knightsbridge; it never occurred to me that there might have been someone jamming it up nearby - I wonder.
use the key ?Shmee said:
You an I have basically the same car, but you can also just watch for the indicators to flash surely? Although I too check for the red light when I lock the drivers door, but that's never a problem because surely you are always standing next to it when you do actually hit the lock button on the handle?
Yep, I also stand and watch the mirrors automatically fold in - all obvious signs the car has correctly locked itself. I then double check by lifting a handle.........dbdb said:
iva cosworth said:
Romanian.........nuff said 
That is rather xenophobic. Romania has a old, diverse and interesting culture. Some Romanians are thieves, but in no greater proportion of the population than any other nationality. David
Jonny671 said:
frosted said:
Shmee said:
It took my absolutely ages, like 20 tries of opening doors and all sorts to get my car to lock last night in Knightsbridge; it never occurred to me that there might have been someone jamming it up nearby - I wonder.
use the key ?What happens if the batteries in the fob die?
iva cosworth said:
Romanian.........nuff said
Somewhat Harsh.iva cosworth said:
Romanian.........nuff said
Thats better.Bit like the Pikeys, the Irish hate them as much as everyone else, and from what i understand Romanians dislike the Roma similarly too.
Edited by 12gauge on Sunday 12th September 18:29
This makes for very interesting reading. Although my other halfs Corrado G60 is only worth a couple of grand, people may steel anything
We went to Wembley Stadium last night for a concert, not wanting to pay £30 for the official parking spaces, we decided to give the random marshalled parking a try, all around the industrial estate around the stadium. I didnt like the look of it, and the fact that all the people taking money werent the most confidence inspiring people (if you understand what I mean). But, the Toad alarm/immobiliser was being a pain, locked up ok, but when we went to leave (and there were people hanging around then), it took 10 minutes to unlock the car, pressing the button did nothing until 'beep', it did it
We went to Wembley Stadium last night for a concert, not wanting to pay £30 for the official parking spaces, we decided to give the random marshalled parking a try, all around the industrial estate around the stadium. I didnt like the look of it, and the fact that all the people taking money werent the most confidence inspiring people (if you understand what I mean). But, the Toad alarm/immobiliser was being a pain, locked up ok, but when we went to leave (and there were people hanging around then), it took 10 minutes to unlock the car, pressing the button did nothing until 'beep', it did it
I saw the exact same thing on a BBC programme for the life of me I cant remember the title it was presented by Dominic Littlwood.
In London people were having items taken from their cars at nighttime when they thought they were locked. It turns out that when they pressed the central locking that these people were nearby and using the jammers and as such the lights on the car would flash indicating that the car was locked but the central locking did not engage meaning the doors could be opened. A lady caught some people on her CCTV going through her car in the middle of the night when she thought it was locked.
The scum usually take sat navs and anything else they can get their grubby little paws on.
This would not have happened if you had shopped at Waitrose.
In London people were having items taken from their cars at nighttime when they thought they were locked. It turns out that when they pressed the central locking that these people were nearby and using the jammers and as such the lights on the car would flash indicating that the car was locked but the central locking did not engage meaning the doors could be opened. A lady caught some people on her CCTV going through her car in the middle of the night when she thought it was locked.
The scum usually take sat navs and anything else they can get their grubby little paws on.
This would not have happened if you had shopped at Waitrose.
Slightly off topic, but I was parked near a Z3 (I have a late E36) and my fob was unlocking and locking the Z3 as well as my own. Never had this happen before.
Interesting about the possibility of a jammer though - luckily my locks are so loud that you can hear them lock the otherside of the car park
Interesting about the possibility of a jammer though - luckily my locks are so loud that you can hear them lock the otherside of the car park
Edited by TommyBuoy on Monday 13th September 07:50
ZeeTacoe said:
Jonny671 said:
frosted said:
Shmee said:
It took my absolutely ages, like 20 tries of opening doors and all sorts to get my car to lock last night in Knightsbridge; it never occurred to me that there might have been someone jamming it up nearby - I wonder.
use the key ?What happens if the batteries in the fob die?
But I know that if you lock one of our cars here with the fob and then unlock the doors with the key the alarm goes off.
Start the engine with the key and the alarm stops.
Edited by Jonny671 on Monday 13th September 09:00
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