Sad state of affairs in the UK...

dwjpaypal · 11-15-2021, 08:38 AM

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art....html#comments

X3MC gone here, luckily seems to have been recovered.

Trouble is, with all the improvements on key security and people installing aftermarket immobilisers I worry that this will be the new normal way of taking a car rather than relay theft?

DCC · 11-15-2021, 11:03 AM

They failed to mentioned what condition it was in upon recovery…
I hope it wasn’t trashed … but then again … anything is possible with thieves like these.

Glad the owner sustained non life threatening injuries

nZtiZia · 11-15-2021, 11:05 AM

in the heat of the moment, I wonder if I would've been astute enough to throw the fob on the ground and destroy it. would that prevent the vehicle from theft?

dwjpaypal · 11-15-2021, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nZtiZia

in the heat of the moment, I wonder if I would've been astute enough to throw the fob on the ground and destroy it. would that prevent the vehicle from theft?

Id think you would need to really smash it quite hard to damage beyond it working…
That, plus wonder if it's worth infuriating these type of people as they're the ones who have turned up prepared for a fight…

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