Interesting thought from another forum - satnav home address.

[5teep]

It never occured to me that it might be an issue but somone mentioned that they were not comfortable setting their home address in the sat nav in case the car got stolen.
It's something I've always done myself and it's never been a problem but their solution wea to just set the post code and not the actual address. That makes a lot of sense now I think about it.

 

[JohnV6]

That is what I do

 

[Ruislip Resident]

I use an address somewhere nearby on the street.

 

[Jamesrr]

It never occured to me that it might be an issue but somone mentioned that they were not comfortable setting their home address in the sat nav in case the car got stolen.

What is the perceived additional risk?

 

[JohnV6]

You steal say a bag with keys inside it. Find the associated car and use sat nav to take you there and rob it

 

[Jamesrr]

You steal say a bag with keys inside it. Find the associated car and use sat nav to take you there and rob it

I think you are worrying too much

 

[MG Clive]

I just use my town as my home address, once I've returned to the town I know the way to my house.

 

[Gomev]

I just use my town as my home address, once I've returned to the town I know the way to my house.

I set it to the junction at the end of our street. Even though I know my way around town I don't always know if there is a road closure or jam somewhere that the sat nav can bypass. (There are many alternative routes around a big city)

 

[wandle MG4 trophy]

Let’s just think this through:
Someone steals your car
They don’t joy ride it, take it to a dodgy dealer or a chop shop but instead drive to your home
They park outside
They break into your house as they already had house breaking kit with them before they stole your car. And they take a risk that your partner or fierce dog are not at home
They also assume you will not return home on the bus to look for your insurance papers.
Of course anything is possible but this is one thing I really do not worry about. If you are concerned just set the street without house number and never leave house keys in a car.

 

[Gadget Geek]

Or fit a smart lock on your front door, then there are no keys to lose or get stolen.

 

[Everest]

You steal say a bag with keys inside it. Find the associated car and use sat nav to take you there and rob it

Hmm... if someone steals my bag it's more likely they could find my house from ID / paperwork in my bag than finding a random car that they keys match and then using the car's satnav to find my house.

If I were a burglar, I'd just jemmy a window open when no-one is at home rather than the 3 step method above.

 

[Eclectic]

I set my satnavs home location to the local prison, where I worked at the time.

Never had the car or satnav stolen, but it amused me to think of some scumbag rolling up there with burglary in mind

 

[Gomev]

Let’s just think this through:
Someone steals your car
They don’t joy ride it, take it to a dodgy dealer or a chop shop but instead drive to your home
They park outside
They break into your house as they already had house breaking kit with them before they stole your car. And they take a risk that your partner or fierce dog are not at home
They also assume you will not return home on the bus to look for your insurance papers.
Of course anything is possible but this is one thing I really do not worry about. If you are concerned just set the street without house number and never leave house keys in a car.

Not quite the scenario that is used. Fleetworld this month re published an old report...

'The warning comes from TRACKER, which says that criminals are targeting long-term car parks, knowing that it could be hours before a driver misses their stolen car. Thieves then use the sat nav or GPS system to find the destination marked “home” and burgle the house, often taking a second vehicle, using the keys found in the home. '

I think we are probably all agreed that it is an unlikely possibility, and I think this was something from the past but no harm done in being a little cautious.

Fleet drivers warned of sat nav security risk

The warning comes from TRACKER, which says that criminals are targeting long-term car parks, knowing that it could be hours before a driver misses their stolen

fleetworld.co.uk

 

[Gadget Geek]

I haven't got any destinations stored in the car sat-nav . . . mine are on my phone as I use Android Auto.

 

[Everest]

The warning comes from TRACKER, which says that criminals are targeting long-term car parks

Hmm.. the cynic in me wonders what evidence Tracker have for this. Funny that a warning just happens to come from a company that is then promoting their own product to counteract the issue

And whether 'Nathalie Middleton' from Fleetworld actually checked the validity of this claim and put it into context of other house burglaries or just lazily published Tracker's "advertisement" because it looked like it would be interesting copy?

 

[Gomev]

Hmm.. the cynic in me wonders what evidence Tracker have for this. Funny that a warning just happens to come from a company that is then promoting their own product to counteract the issue

And whether 'Nathalie Middleton' from Fleetworld actually checked the validity of this claim and put it into context of other house burglaries or just lazily published Tracker's "advertisement" because it looked like it would be interesting copy?

I agree, however that is not the point I was making, it's the methodology that it is based on that is. And again a highly unlikely scenario methinks.
Also note that it is a re-issue of a report from 12 years ago.

 

[Ferretusmaximus]

Set your home to the street address of the local Police Station (assuming you have one) then phone ahead to get them to expect your motor....

 

[m4rmite]

I use Android auto so no address is in the car sat nav.
If they steal my phone as well then I can change the password on my Gmail account so they can't get in.

 

[Gomev]

I use Android auto so no address is in the car sat nav.
If they steal my phone as well then I can change the password on my Gmail account so they can't get in.

I suspect but may be wrong that there is more chance of losing or having your phone stolen than your car. (I have absolutely no evidence to support this thought.)

 

[m4rmite]

I suspect but may be wrong that there is more chance of losing or having your phone stolen than your car. (I have absolutely no evidence to support this thought.)

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