How do you store your keyless fob?

[croyde]

My latest car doesn't have a key and I really dislike the system.

I have had to disarm the only convenience factor ie car open and ready to go as I walk towards it, due to the chance that some with a laptop could easily get into it.

So I have to get it out of my pocket find the actually hard to find open/close car buttons to get the car ready then either put it back in my pocket or leave it on the centre console.

What on Earth was wrong with having a key.

Damn sight cheaper to replace if lost/or goes wrong.

Another fix for something that wasn't a problem.

In 3 months of ownership, I still reach by the side of the steering wheel to turn it off

Guess that's built in muscle memory going back to 1979

[Bazsm]

wyson said:

Out and about, I keep faraday pouch in the car, but only use it if going to sit somewhere in proximity to the vehicle. Eg, parked right outside the pub and going to have (non alcoholic) drinks and dinner inside

What’s the logic here?

[LordGrover]

Johnny_Cab said:

Buy a Ford, the fobs go to sleep if you don’t move them.

DItto BMW

[Baldchap]

Mine is always in my pocket and I get on with life and don't worry about it.

I'm still alive and I still have a car.

[Sheepshanks]

croyde said:

So I have to get it out of my pocket find the actually hard to find open/close car buttons to get the car ready then either put it back in my pocket or leave it on the centre console.

One of my daughters has a car like that - it’s bonkers, she has to faff about finding the fob to open the door then find somewhere to put the keys while driving, then remember to pick them up when getting out of the car.

What was wrong with storing the keys in the perfectly placed ignition switch?

[Muzzer79]

I keep it in my pocket when out and about and on a key hook at home.

Saying that, it's not particularly high value or a high theft target. If I had a Range Rover or similar, I'd likely have a faraday box at home.

[Baldchap]

Sheepshanks said:

croyde said:

So I have to get it out of my pocket find the actually hard to find open/close car buttons to get the car ready then either put it back in my pocket or leave it on the centre console.

One of my daughters has a car like that - it’s bonkers, she has to faff about finding the fob to open the door then find somewhere to put the keys while driving, then remember to pick them up when getting out of the car.

What was wrong with storing the keys in the perfectly placed ignition switch?

If it's keyless, why doesn't she leave them in her bag or pocket? That's the whole point of keyless - that you don't need to piss about with a key!

I don't understand why everyone is worried about where to keep them, you just don't touch them and everything works.

[WPA]

Muzzer79 said:

I keep it in my pocket when out and about and on a key hook at home.

Saying that, it's not particularly high value or a high theft target. If I had a Range Rover or similar, I'd likely have a faraday box at home.

Same for me, try not to worry about it.

[Jimjimhim]

Baldchap said:

Sheepshanks said:

croyde said:

So I have to get it out of my pocket find the actually hard to find open/close car buttons to get the car ready then either put it back in my pocket or leave it on the centre console.

One of my daughters has a car like that - it’s bonkers, she has to faff about finding the fob to open the door then find somewhere to put the keys while driving, then remember to pick them up when getting out of the car.

What was wrong with storing the keys in the perfectly placed ignition switch?

If it's keyless, why doesn't she leave them in her bag or pocket? That's the whole point of keyless - that you don't need to piss about with a key!

I don't understand why everyone is worried about where to keep them, you just don't touch them and everything works.

Exactly, it's hardly a chore even if you do have to get the key out and press a button.

it's like saying an old style key was such a chore because you had to take it out of your pocket, locate the door lock then locate the ignition, oh hang on she has to find somewhere to put they key......wow thats so hard.

Some folk do come up with some rubbish when it comes to keyless cars.

[John87]

As stated above, mine also goes to sleep if not moved.

It also only works if you are within arms reach of the car so I've never worried about it

[TheLoraxxZeus]

Jamescrs said:

At home inside a faraday pouch which is locked in a metal key safe overnight secured to the wall in an unobvious place.

When out and about I don't bother, key simply in my pocket

Wtf do you drive? I wouldn't go to this effort for anything less than a supercar. Even then I wouldn't own a supercar in my current situation due to parking. I would just put it in a faraday bag next to the rest of the keys. What you're doing is more likely to have a gang coming through your door with machetes rather than just kicking the door in and taking the keys.

[Roboticarm]

I have a couple of Faraday pouches, bought in eBay for less than £10 for 2, I have 1 in my drawer for then the key is at home and the other in my coat pocket. They do work as if it's in my pocket in the pouch the doors don't open when I walk to the car
Simple, cheap and does the job.
Yeah the pouch is a big larger than just the fob but that the only issue.

[Sheepshanks]

Jimjimhim said:

Baldchap said:

Sheepshanks said:

croyde said:

So I have to get it out of my pocket find the actually hard to find open/close car buttons to get the car ready then either put it back in my pocket or leave it on the centre console.

One of my daughters has a car like that - it’s bonkers, she has to faff about finding the fob to open the door then find somewhere to put the keys while driving, then remember to pick them up when getting out of the car.

What was wrong with storing the keys in the perfectly placed ignition switch?

If it's keyless, why doesn't she leave them in her bag or pocket? That's the whole point of keyless - that you don't need to piss about with a key!

I don't understand why everyone is worried about where to keep them, you just don't touch them and everything works.

Exactly, it's hardly a chore even if you do have to get the key out and press a button.

it's like saying an old style key was such a chore because you had to take it out of your pocket, locate the door lock then locate the ignition, oh hang on she has to find somewhere to put they key......wow thats so hard.

Some folk do come up with some rubbish when it comes to keyless cars.

It's keyless start - but not keyless entry. Being sexist, and making a sweeping generalisation, it's easier for a bloke - she's having to delve into her bag, while trying to control a couple of little kids, to look for her keys.

[vaud]

jdw100 said:

In the car.

On the storage tray in front of the arm rest.

Or, if my wife has been using the car then sometimes, somehow, wedged between the seat and the side of the storage area or under the seat….

The car starts so we know the key must be in the car…..somewhere.

If we are going away for more than a couple of days without the car then in a drawer in the house.

I have Apple Airtags on my keys, mostly because I forget where I have left them in the house.

Edited by jdw100 on Wednesday 27th November 04:19

[troc]

I wrap my house in tinfoil and only open the door if the security cameras show there is nobody within 200m.

I keep the keys in a safe, underground in a nuclear-proof bunker below my cellar which is lead-lined.

I remove the battery from the key before storing it.

I also surround my car with concrete blocks after parking which I pay the local builder to do. I then insist he gives me the keys to his crane so nobody else can move them.

I employ permanent security to guard the neighbourhood and they are instructed to taser anyone who looks suspicions. Or who might look suspicious on a Tuesday.

So far nobody has stolen my ford fiesta.

[LuS1fer]

I had a hire Corsa I. Tenerife in 2016.

Locked it on the fob and checked it was locked. There were a couple of blokes holding what looked to be an iPhone butI thought nothing of it. Returned to the car, unlocked on the fob and drove away.

Later found stuff missing from the boot so conclude signal capture. Luckily, we had taken the cameras with us.

I now tend to unlock using the key, if possible, not the fob and am more wary of loitering types.

[rottenegg]

Gericho said:

It is super annoying having to keep taking the key out and putting it away each time.

Oh my word, the sheer inconvenience of stopping your car getting stolen!

First world problems are getting more and more first worldy every week.

[SweptVolume]

vikingaero said:

I don't worry.

My chauffeur has the keys on him and he was trained by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Hong Kong Phooey.

In addition I have 2 armed close protection security personnel who assured me that they received the best training from Jean Claude van Damme, Steven Seagal and Seven Seagal when he was The Chef.

Because I'm safety conscious I have Chuck Norris asleep in the boot.

So you've hired a group of pensioners to look after your car.

[Supersam83]

Why don't car manufacturers use a pin/password or face ID/touch ID to open and start the car?

If it works for the billions of smartphones worldwide, why can't it work on cars?

[Abc321]

Baldchap said:

Mine is always in my pocket and I get on with life and don't worry about it.

I'm still alive and I still have a car.

BUT you are bald.


I don't think about it, never had a faraday pouch. As others have said, its insured.