I collected mine 6 weeks ago and when I was being given the handover chat and I learnt about the sim card I asked for it to be removed..........the technicians at Chester apparently said it couldn't be.......well now you've pointed out this I'm on my way in this week to get it removed.
It’s not a physical SIM card, it’s an eSIM, which is why it is very difficult to remove. The receiver chip also talks to other circuitry that will need to be disabled.
Why anybody would want it removed though is beyond me. 
Interesting.....thanks for the information.
My reasons for wanting it removed are mainly it's too much big brother.....your every move can literally be recorded and monitored.....whether VW do or do not I don't know but I suspect it's one way they can track how their cars are used to enable designers to downgrade mechanical components if "the typical customers" just potters along........no idea if this happens but one thing is for sure if that's data is available someone will use it to suit their needs.
I also don't like the fact it's been forced on the end user, ....I don't need an sos feature nor do I need to be able to access the car remotely via my mobile.....if I'm that interested in my last journeys stats I can always remember them or even walk back out to the garage.
Years ago I attended a week long training course ( I'm a control system engineer) about microwave transmissions from mobile phones.....they were analogue signals then, and the upshot was that the microwave radiation given off my mobiles was amplified in a car.....the transmission signals reflect off the metal surfaces to amplify the users exposure.....I guess this is what the installed sim is doing in the car. Should I choose not to use my own mobile phone in my car I can drop it into flight mode......I have the choice......this VW system takes away that choice.
Not too mention as the OP mentioned to have the system alarm when it's lost it's signal is just plain ridiculous
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