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Electronic devices or 'signal jammers' used in car thefts to be banned (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Grab some keys out a bag in the office while the owner isn't looking.

Grab a code (it's out of vehicle range, being inside).

Go to the car park, replay the code and loot the car.

You'd be caught quickly, but it's doable.

[–] olorin99@kbin.earth 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you already have access to the keys why bother with anything else?

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

You might not have access to the keys for a long period of time.

Only need a moment to take a code and leave the keys there. If the car isn't otherwise monitored, theft of contents without keys would be trivial.

You're probably getting busted anyway, but the concept is there.