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Got A Car With Keyless Technology? It's Twice As Likely To Be Stolen


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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 30 November 2022 - 08:17 AM

Got a car with keyless technology? It's twice as likely to be stolen. The insurer Aviva says claims records held on its database for between August 2020 and August 2022 show that the number of cars stolen with keyless entry and keyless start systems were twice the volume of models without the tech. :- 

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Posted 01 December 2022 - 01:36 AM

Maybe the newer cars are just more desirable hence a better target.

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Posted 01 December 2022 - 03:57 PM

I suspect that they are very easy to steal with the correct gear,Steve..




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