Hi-tech car theft- hard to believe this is possible.

[h=2]Car thieves target British airport long-term parking[/h]
Tracker devices were placed on luxury cars in the UK by a gang of thieves, a court has heard.The criminals staked out airport car parks and fitted cars with sophisticated cloning devices which can replicate “contactless” keys.They hid GPS tracking devices inside the car bodywork, connecting them to the vehicle's electric circuits.After the owners drove home from the airport, the gang could track the vehicle and arrange its theft some time later.The group which is currently on trial frequently used Stress-Free Parking, a valet parking operation at Luton Airport.The gang also managed to cause minor damage to targeted vehicles and then recommended a repairer who could make a cloned copy of the vehicle’s key, the jury was told.Some of the stolen vehicles are believed to have been taken to Antwerp before being shipped elsewhere, primarily to East Africa.This group was apprehended by undercover police who used a Trojan car which needed bodyshop work and into which a secret recording device had been fitted

I saw one being advertised on gumtree a couple of days ago for £180, described as a key blocker with ability to copy codes. It worked on three frequency bands and did more than car keys, one was garage doors can't remember the rest.

sneaker said:

I saw one being advertised on gumtree a couple of days ago for £180, described as a key blocker with ability to copy codes. It worked on three frequency bands and did more than car keys, one was garage doors can't remember the rest.

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So basically the 'rolling code' security nonsense they trot out is a load of cr*p!

My brother once had a 'modified' Corsa (1.8i lump from a Cavalier SRi!) and to prevent it being 'borrowed', he used a spare switch on the dash to cut the power to the fuel pump. Simple, and as a one-off, a lot more effective than the millions they must spend on easily-hacked keyless systems.

Surely the codes are too long now to scroll through?

Recording the transponder data from the proximity key sounds a bit far fetched too.

However... Many years ago I worked somewhere that dealt with alarm and immobiliser design and I had access to a device capable of programming the ones used in the products. If someone had access to whatever database which cross references the correct details then they could program a replacement fob.

this is very old news

all they were doing was causing abit of damage to the car

customer takes it to their recommended repairer

they make a key for the car there and fit tracker

later on go take the car

the kit u can get hold of pretty easy

there was a kit that could make a bmw key in 30sec

all u did was pick door lock
door opens

connect machine to obd
put blank key in ign
press programme
drive away

litrally gone in 60seconds

but bmw brought out a recall to update the immo box to stop it happening

all they did was make it abit harder e.g. takes around 1hr now to do that 60second bmw

lol