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JLR offers free security upgrade to tackle high proportion of Land Rover thefts

Published 22 November 2023
By James Fossdyke
JLR spends millions upgrading keyless entry systems to make it harder to steal Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models.
Keyless car thefts help push insurance claims to seven-year high

Car thefts 'in danger of getting out of control'

Car thefts increased by 25 per cent in England and Wales last year according to the Office of National Statistics.
Published 23 May 2023
Car thefts increased 9% last year

Keyless cars twice as likely to be stolen

Vehicles with keyless entry systems are twice as likely to be stolen as those without, according to new data released by Aviva.
Published 28 November 2022
Ford introduces key fob with "sleep mode" that prevents keyless car thefts

Key fob signal blocking explained

Some of the recent surge in car thefts has been attributed to the rise of keyless entry. Here's how to reduce the chances of it happening.
Published 24 November 2021
How is keyless car theft affecting insurance?

Police warn drivers as keyless theft rises

Keyless car theft continues to rise as police warn drivers to take the necessary precautions to protect their cars.
Published 22 July 2021
How is keyless car theft affecting insurance?

How is keyless car theft affecting insurance?

With more and more cars becoming keyless, car thieves are shifting their focus with increasing success. This, inevitably, is affecting insurance.
Published 06 October 2020

Keyless car thief ordered to pay £1.3m+ fine

A convicted criminal from Croydon has been ordered to pay a seven-figure fine for his role in a number of keyless car thefts.
Published 02 December 2019
Ford Focus ST smart key fob keyless start and entry upgrade

Motion sensor fobs 'short term' fix for thefts

Motion sensor key fobs may not be the panacea motorists were hoping for after they were described as a short term fix.
Published 12 November 2019
Keyless car thefts help push insurance claims to seven-year high

Keyless car thefts cause insurance claim surge

The Association of British Insurers says keyless thefts have helped cause stolen car claim costs to double over the last five years.
Published 31 May 2019
Car thefts increased 9% last year

Car thefts increased by 9% last year

The number of car thefts rocketed by nearly 9% in 2018, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Published 25 April 2019
Ford introduces key fob with "sleep mode" that prevents keyless car thefts

New anti-keyless theft fob from Ford

Ford has launched a new key fob that the company claims makes its cars impervious to "relay attack" thefts.
Published 10 April 2019

Mixed results in first new car keyless tech tests

In tests conducted by Thatcham Research, nearly two thirds of the assessed vehicles were found to be susceptible to keyless car thefts.
Published 22 March 2019
The Sun reporters steal 10 keyless cars in seconds with legal gadget

Reporters 'steal' 10 keyless cars in seconds

Reporters from The Sun newspaper managed to steal 10 cars in "a few moments" using a legal gadget than can unlock the doors and start the engines
Published 12 February 2019