Range Rover Stolen
Discussion
k if the new ones can be cloned that easily? I am very sorry to hear of this theft. I have lost a number of cars over the years and I hate car thieves (and all other thieves. The stolen BMW thread on PH has clearly showed the serious risk that programmable keys create for the owners of affected vehicles.
From what I can see on here this would appear to be a similar problem. More details would help determine the similarities but it certainly appears there is a real inherent weakness with this type of programmable, and therefore weak, vehicle security. I do hope the car is found but I regret to say experience suggests this is unlikely. Meantime I think disklocks and OBD port additional security is the only defence.
From what I can see on here this would appear to be a similar problem. More details would help determine the similarities but it certainly appears there is a real inherent weakness with this type of programmable, and therefore weak, vehicle security. I do hope the car is found but I regret to say experience suggests this is unlikely. Meantime I think disklocks and OBD port additional security is the only defence.
Unfortunately we've just got too clever for our own good with car electrickery. The so-called 'SMART KEYS' simply make it easier for the car thief.
This car could well be crated & gone & will reappear somewhere abroad.
Whilst its very much a case of closing the door after the horse has bolted I would advise fitting of Tracker or a similar device to any vehicle with this type of ignition.
This car could well be crated & gone & will reappear somewhere abroad.
Whilst its very much a case of closing the door after the horse has bolted I would advise fitting of Tracker or a similar device to any vehicle with this type of ignition.
I get an L405 next month and frankly I am getting concerned about all these talks of theft.
I have a Mercedes SL coming with keyless go and I wonder if their system is different as I do it hear of as many Mercedes thefts in the media using keyless go? The Mercedes has a removable start button which exposes the regular infrared style ignition point. Do you think this is a deterrent if you would have to use the key as such? I don't believe any other manufacturer uses the infrared style key.
I have a Mercedes SL coming with keyless go and I wonder if their system is different as I do it hear of as many Mercedes thefts in the media using keyless go? The Mercedes has a removable start button which exposes the regular infrared style ignition point. Do you think this is a deterrent if you would have to use the key as such? I don't believe any other manufacturer uses the infrared style key.
Had a friends one "vanish" last month in Surrey, I have a 4 year old and not renewing until they sort this out, having spoken to LR they have not briefed up local sales staff that anythings going to change and they are just issuing we are concerned but no plans to change, PR rubbish.
Pull over ALL Range Rovers in Kensington, police are told in 'keyless' theft crackdown
All Range Rover drivers ordered to be stopped due to sharp rise of 'keyless' thefts
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Hi-tech theft: a Range Rover sport is stolen using a hand-held electronic device
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Justin Davenport, Crime Editor
Thursday 15 January 2015
Police in a London borough are being instructed to stop all drivers of Range Rovers to check they own the vehicle because of the number of the cars being stolen using “keyless” entry methods.
Officers in Kensington & Chelsea are being told to check the details of Range Rover drivers after the borough topped the league for “car hacking” thefts in London.
Scotland Yard says thefts of Range Rovers now make up 10 per cent of all “keyless” thefts in the capital - while BMW makes up 15 per cent of the total.
The development comes after the Standard highlighted the new surge in thefts of luxury Range Rovers in Kensington & Chelsea last month. In one Chelsea street residents said four luxury vehicles, including three Range Rovers, were stolen within weeks.
Met chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told a meeting of the Mayor’s Office for Policing that in some boroughs ten vehicles were being stolen using the new tactic every night.
He said thieves had managed to find a way to steal cars without keys and were using a device to replicate the electronic entry keys or using a device to insert into the ignition systems.
The devices were easy to buy over the internet, he said.
He said: “Until we get that design problem sorted out we have a problem and my concern is that the number of cars being stolen will rise. This could very quickly become an issue.”
Sir Bernard said 24,000 cars were stolen in London last year - compared to 23,000 the previous year.
He said some vehicles were more vulnerable because of the way their alarm systems worked.
Victim: Laura van Bilderbeek had her top-of-the-range BMW stolen (Picture: Alex Lentati)
Victim: Laura van Bilderbeek had her top-of-the-range BMW stolen (Picture: Alex Lentati)
Assistant Commissioner Helen King, who is in charge of Territorial Policing, said police were now recommending that owners of some vehicles should use steering or crook locks to help secure them.
She said BMW and Range Rovers and Land Rovers, in particular, were being targeted by the theft gangs.
She said : “In Kensington and Chelsea with the density of Range Rovers being stolen there, they are literally instructing officers to stop that make of vehicle when they see it to check it is the legitimate owner who is driving it.
“We are encouraging owners to use that somewhat unsophisticated devices such as crook locks.”
The number of cars being stolen in Kensington & Chelsea has increased by 26 per cent in the last year, the Met said.
Police have launched an operation codenamed Endeavor to combat the thefts in the worst hit boroughs.
Sir Bernard said he was also reviewing staffing levels in the Met’s stolen vehicle squad after numbers had been reduced in recent years.
Gangs are bypassing security with a hand-held device that can be bought on eBay for as little as £50.
They are then dismantling them to remove the vehicles’ electronic tracking devices and shipping them to eastern Europe.
Figures from Thatcham Research, the motor insurers’ research centre, show that between January and July 2014 almost 300 Range Rover Evoques and Range Rover Sports were stolen in London, along with 63 BMW X5s and Series 3 models.
All Range Rover drivers ordered to be stopped due to sharp rise of 'keyless' thefts
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Hi-tech theft: a Range Rover sport is stolen using a hand-held electronic device
438
Justin Davenport, Crime Editor
Thursday 15 January 2015
Police in a London borough are being instructed to stop all drivers of Range Rovers to check they own the vehicle because of the number of the cars being stolen using “keyless” entry methods.
Officers in Kensington & Chelsea are being told to check the details of Range Rover drivers after the borough topped the league for “car hacking” thefts in London.
Scotland Yard says thefts of Range Rovers now make up 10 per cent of all “keyless” thefts in the capital - while BMW makes up 15 per cent of the total.
The development comes after the Standard highlighted the new surge in thefts of luxury Range Rovers in Kensington & Chelsea last month. In one Chelsea street residents said four luxury vehicles, including three Range Rovers, were stolen within weeks.
Met chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe told a meeting of the Mayor’s Office for Policing that in some boroughs ten vehicles were being stolen using the new tactic every night.
He said thieves had managed to find a way to steal cars without keys and were using a device to replicate the electronic entry keys or using a device to insert into the ignition systems.
The devices were easy to buy over the internet, he said.
He said: “Until we get that design problem sorted out we have a problem and my concern is that the number of cars being stolen will rise. This could very quickly become an issue.”
Sir Bernard said 24,000 cars were stolen in London last year - compared to 23,000 the previous year.
He said some vehicles were more vulnerable because of the way their alarm systems worked.
Victim: Laura van Bilderbeek had her top-of-the-range BMW stolen (Picture: Alex Lentati)
Victim: Laura van Bilderbeek had her top-of-the-range BMW stolen (Picture: Alex Lentati)
Assistant Commissioner Helen King, who is in charge of Territorial Policing, said police were now recommending that owners of some vehicles should use steering or crook locks to help secure them.
She said BMW and Range Rovers and Land Rovers, in particular, were being targeted by the theft gangs.
She said : “In Kensington and Chelsea with the density of Range Rovers being stolen there, they are literally instructing officers to stop that make of vehicle when they see it to check it is the legitimate owner who is driving it.
“We are encouraging owners to use that somewhat unsophisticated devices such as crook locks.”
The number of cars being stolen in Kensington & Chelsea has increased by 26 per cent in the last year, the Met said.
Police have launched an operation codenamed Endeavor to combat the thefts in the worst hit boroughs.
Sir Bernard said he was also reviewing staffing levels in the Met’s stolen vehicle squad after numbers had been reduced in recent years.
Gangs are bypassing security with a hand-held device that can be bought on eBay for as little as £50.
They are then dismantling them to remove the vehicles’ electronic tracking devices and shipping them to eastern Europe.
Figures from Thatcham Research, the motor insurers’ research centre, show that between January and July 2014 almost 300 Range Rover Evoques and Range Rover Sports were stolen in London, along with 63 BMW X5s and Series 3 models.
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