Theft Without Key

securespark said:

Yeah I had a P96 Xantia with a keypad.

Reckon the keypad got intermittent because sometimes the car wouldn't accept the number.

Got stranded a few times because of this, but eventually it would accept the number. Embarrassing though.

Everybody thinking I'm a sad git who can't remember the code...

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Bam Bam said:

Oh, after over a year of ownership I have realised that with our keys in a metal bowl by the door it is possible to open the car using the door button!

I had assumed the thickness of the wall and the metal bowl would have stopped this from being the case.

We have now bought a faraday cage box for the keys to go in.

I did check and it wasn't possible to drive off with the keys in the house, only to unlock and lock.

But I suppose that means the relay trick might have worked easily in our case.

Oooops!

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