Range Rover Vogue stolen last night.

[Perec]

Overnight my 11 plate TDV8 Vogue disappeared off my drive, without either key fob being taken. Access was gained by breaking a side window.

The police tell me that it's now straightforward to nick these cars without keys.

[camel_landy]

Any car is easy to nick for the determined theif...

Personally, I prefer the approach of fitting a Tracker and getting them caught 'Red Handed'.

M

[cayman-black]

st , so how do they do this then?

[camel_landy]

cayman-black said:

st , so how do they do this then?

An internet forum is probably NOT the best place to discuss that...

M

[Perec]

The police have just called to say they found the car parked up in a car park about 20 miles away. As yet it is unclear what damage has been done outside of the broken window. It was on plates that had been stolen from a Land Rover dealership.

[jdwoodbury]

Feel for you there mate, what a pain the @rse....hope the only damage is the side window and the car does not get registered as stolen recovered.

[Perec]

jdwoodbury said:

Feel for you there mate, what a pain the @rse....hope the only damage is the side window and the car does not get registered as stolen recovered.

It shouldn't if the insurer doesn't pay out on it, should it?

I've had Plod from a neighbouring county on the phone this evening. He was very reluctant to tell me anything but implied that my incident is not isolated and he's keen to have my car inspected by a LR dealer.

[hilly10]

I hate these scum bags I would love to be the one who dishes out the punishment. I would would be one sick happy ba$tard

[Aviz]

Only recorded stolen recovered if a total loss. Even if insurance pays out for damage, as longs as you get it back, no SR marker.

[Perec]

What is most annoying is that I have always disliked the Range Rover keyless fob, it smacks of trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist whilst creating others. I would far rather have a proper key and I imagine that the car would not have been taken if it had one.

[NomduJour]

Is it possible to find out if the alarm went off?

[Perec]

NomduJour said:

Is it possible to find out if the alarm went off?

Don't know. I don't think it did because none of us heard a thing.

This lot knew what they were doing and went into the vehicle via an un-alarmed route I think.

[tamore]

sounds like another security bypass the manufacturer know about, but isn't public yet? didn't BMW have this a few years back?

[Nick1point9]

tamore said:

sounds like another security bypass the manufacturer know about, but isn't public yet? didn't BMW have this a few years back?

BMW had a problem that the keys had no unique features and could effectively be "cloned" without the original key using the software that dealers use to program a key to a car. Unsurprisingly this software ended up in the wrong hands and they could pretty much make any key they wanted.

[911wise]

Nick1point9 said:

BMW had a problem that the keys had no unique features and could effectively be "cloned" without the original key using the software that dealers use to program a key to a car. Unsurprisingly this software ended up in the wrong hands and they could pretty much make any key they wanted.

As far as I know BMW still have the problem. Audi most certainly do as I have recently found out to my cost.

[Eleven]

For anyone interested the perpetrators have been caught and are behind bars awaiting trial. So hopefully that's Christmas spoilt for them.

It seems that a number of Range Rovers were taken using the same method. If anyone else has had the same problem please drop me an email.

[NomduJour]

Eleven said:

It seems that a number of Range Rovers were taken using the same method

Do you know what that method was? Presumably a gap in the alarm sensor coverage and programing a new key?

[tomw2000]

Hope this all get's resolved for you.

I've got a MY11 and have a tracker fitted. My FFRR isn't even a really posh one, but the tracker at least makes me feel happier

[Eleven]

NomduJour said:

Eleven said:

It seems that a number of Range Rovers were taken using the same method

Do you know what that method was? Presumably a gap in the alarm sensor coverage and programing a new key?

I cannot comment on a public forum but let's just say that the manufacturer should probably be more careful where security is concerned.

[DrDeAtH]

This is becoming a problem nowadays due to the demise of a 'proper' key made of metal.

Technology... Ain't it great...