Keyless Entry

[GeoBog]

Annoyed I didn't spec Voice Activation but mainly because I have a button I can't use.

Sure you can use it to mute the music.

[reidtastic]

Yip great love it, especially when carrying kids about the place ! Deffo the best option I included, and I wouldn't be without it

[battleshipgray]

How does KESSY fare in the "some little scrote is trying to steal my car" stakes.

I had a long and involved story from a local dealer about how they got a keyless GTI stolen on a test drive, which I lost interest in as he couldn't really explain how it happened- especially as the salesman was with the "customer" at the time. But it got me thinking - how secure is keyless entry?

My GTI will come with it as standard, but on the face of it, I'm wondering what was wrong with an old fashioned key in the first place

[fredgroves]

How does KESSY fare in the "some little scrote is trying to steal my car" stakes.

According to the cops its the current trendy way of stealing cars.

There is much debate about the veracity of this statement, but that's what the "experts" say.

[GeoBog]

They won't steal your car without the keyfob, hence why the trend of braking into the house to get the key these days. True that some manufacturers such as BMW or JLR had issues some years ago were one could break the window and reprogram a new key in seconds then drive off with your car but these days cars are more secure from that point of view so they brake in to get the keys.

[TwoSheds]

Things have certainly moved on from a few years ago but for the worse by the looks of it.

There is currently a video on the London Evening Standard website of a guy strolling up to a keyless Range Rover recently & stealing it within 30 seconds without breaking the glass and presumably without the owners keys.

Technology can be overcome.

[battleshipgray]

More than a little worrying. Bad enough would be if some little bast**d tried to break into the house for the keys.

As I happen to collect a range of things like Sjamboks, cutlasses, cavalry swords and bayonets he'd be a foolhardy scrote to try - though I imagine none of us would come out of that encounter looking particularly virtuous   

But, yes, I've also read that the tech can be beaten in a variety of 'enterprising' ways. Which does make me wonder if manufacturers are getting a little ahead of themselves putting convenience over security. 

[fredgroves]

As they move into the digital domain with their products they are suddenly the new kids in an extremely hostile playground.

All non-computer companies find the same problem when they make their products internet accessible - the internet will find a way to f*** you up. Doesn't matter if its a mobile phone or a photocopier or a sewage treatment plant.

Unfortunately the purely for fun geek guys who like to tinker write this stuff up and then the scroats get simple instruction sheets with which they can cause havoc.

[battleshipgray]

Indeed. Bet those who write up the cheat sheets don't have keyless themselves. Or if they do, they keep a big dog in the back seat