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Car Crime up 50% – Keyless Entry Has Been An Open Door For Car Thieves

Modern cars are amazing in many ways, but the car industry has provided thieves with a ridiculously easy method of taking owners vehicles away using keyless car scanning. Add in factors like cuts to Police […]

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Keyless Theft Update: They Fixed the Porsche Macan Problem!

Thatcham Research has updated the security rating on the Porsche Macan to “Superior” as new information around the specification of a motion sensor function on the key fob has been provided by Porsche Cars (GB). […]

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Which Cars Are Most at Risk From Keyless Theft? Thatcham Has Answers

Thatcham Research has today launched security ratings to help consumers better understand the theft risk of new cars against a back drop of rising vehicle thefts. The new ratings assess whether measures to specifically address […]

Insurance claims

Claims Update: Stolen BMW Recovered Using AX Intelligent Monitoring

A BMW that was stolen by thieves who hacked into the car’s keyless system has been returned to its driver less than an hour after he reported its disappearance. The prestige motor was stolen from […]

Motor Insurance

New Thatcham Standards on Keyless Car Security in 2019, as Thefts Rise

Thatcham Research has announced updates to the New Vehicle Security Assessment (NVSA) programme, centred on securing cars against the growing threat of keyless car thefts in the UK. Thieves are targeting high value vehicles and […]