both family cars have flat batteries - coincidental or criminal?

[heisthegaffer]

Alright all, a friend of mine with a bmw and a ford, both less than 10 years old has flat batteries within a week. When i say flat, the central locking didn't even work.

Does anyone think this is unusual? The cars are parked in London, the BMW has suffered a theft previously.

Has anyone else experienced this before?

[twazzock]

How the fk do you illegally drain a car battery exactly?

[FraserLFA]

Happened to two cars in our family over christmas, due to the cold weather.

If it is criminal, it could be a crap attempt at disarming them in preperation for a theft. Get them recharged and secure ASAP, just in case.

Edit. I missed the flat battery bit and just read it as "No power from battery." If everything's connected, then it's just a coincidence. Or your neighbours are stealing car power for their new wonder run 3000 treadmill.

[kambites]

Ten years is pretty good going for a car battery to survive. I suspect just a combination of weather and age.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Damn the phantom electicity thief is loose again.

[RetroWheels]

This is happenining a lot in congestion charged areas of London.
People with battery powered cars have been nicking electricity from conventionl car batteries via the Wi-Fi networks.
This problem is only going to get worse.

[DavidHM]

RetroWheels said:

This is happenining a lot in congestion charged areas of London.
People with battery powered cars have been nicking electricity from conventionl car batteries via the Wi-Fi networks.
This problem is only going to get worse.

[Speed_Demon]

RetroWheels said:

This is happenining a lot in congestion charged areas of London.
People with battery powered cars have been nicking electricity from conventionl car batteries via the Wi-Fi networks.
This problem is only going to get worse.