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[Raeturbo]

 Heard on radio 4 today that the Vauxhall corsa was one of the hardest cars to get into/steal
As it uses keys apparently the top 7 selling cars in uk are easy to nick with cheap electrical
Devices from EBay!

[Andy B]

and to think, some pay extra to get a less secure car 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47023003

[Kevin Wood]

Nice to see the SMMT sticking to the party line as usual despite it being complete BS.

[Nick W]

Heard on radio 4 today that the Vauxhall corsa was one of the hardest cars to get into/steal
As it uses keys apparently the top 7 selling cars in uk are easy to nick with cheap electrical
Devices from EBay!

Just a storm in a teacup: cars with mechanical locks are also easy to nick with cheap devices from Ebay. Or you can make your own picks from readily available materials. All it takes is a little practice.


As my grandfather used to say, if it can be made, it can be unmade

[Andy B]

Heard on radio 4 today that the Vauxhall corsa was one of the hardest cars to get into/steal
As it uses keys apparently the top 7 selling cars in uk are easy to nick with cheap electrical
Devices from EBay!

Just a storm in a teacup: cars with mechanical locks are also easy to nick with cheap devices from Ebay. Or you can make your own picks from readily available materials. All it takes is a little practice.


As my grandfather used to say, if it can be made, it can be unmade

but once you're in the car, you can't then just drive it away

[Kevin Wood]

Heard on radio 4 today that the Vauxhall corsa was one of the hardest cars to get into/steal
As it uses keys apparently the top 7 selling cars in uk are easy to nick with cheap electrical
Devices from EBay!

Just a storm in a teacup: cars with mechanical locks are also easy to nick with cheap devices from Ebay. Or you can make your own picks from readily available materials. All it takes is a little practice.


As my grandfather used to say, if it can be made, it can be unmade

but once you're in the car, you can't then just drive it away

Bingo! You need physical access to the keys. The whole idea of keys, in fact.

[Varche]

On tv they just rip a loomfull of wires out from behind the steering wheel column and then spark a blue with a red wire and the car starts! Seen it times . 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Heard on radio 4 today that the Vauxhall corsa was one of the hardest cars to get into/steal
As it uses keys apparently the top 7 selling cars in uk are easy to nick with cheap electrical
Devices from EBay!

Just a storm in a teacup: cars with mechanical locks are also easy to nick with cheap devices from Ebay. Or you can make your own picks from readily available materials. All it takes is a little practice.


As my grandfather used to say, if it can be made, it can be unmade

but once you're in the car, you can't then just drive it away

Bingo! You need physical access to the keys. The whole idea of keys, in fact.

Yep, the article is talking keyless entry and the Fiesta and Focus are incredibly easy to get when equipped with it. The Corsa scored well as keyless entry is not an option

[Rods2]

Just put your car keys onto separate keyrings & store in a tin (or a metal key press) that acts as a Faraday cage & that defeats any long range scanners or use an alternative mechanical locking device.

A Krooklok on a steering wheel did stop the theft of a Renault 19 from my front garden, but the did write off the steering wheel in the process where cars were regularly disappearing in the area, at the time, until the government clamped down on scrapyards.

Anything that stops an easy theft normally means the will nick somebody else's instead.

[Kevin Wood]

Just put your car keys onto separate keyrings & store in a tin...

Alternatively, suck it up and learn to press a button when you want to unlock your car. I've never found it that hard. Is it just me? 

[Doctor Gollum]

Nope. It's just you

[Andy B]

Just put your car keys onto separate keyrings & store in a tin...

Alternatively, suck it up and learn to press a button when you want to unlock your car. I've never found it that hard. Is it just me? 

But while it's an option on Mercs etc , keyless entry & ignition is standard on some ie you get it whether you want it or not

[STEMO]

Just put your car keys onto separate keyrings & store in a tin (or a metal key press) that acts as a Faraday cage & that defeats any long range scanners or use an alternative mechanical locking device.

A Krooklok on a steering wheel did stop the theft of a Renault 19 from my front garden, but the did write off the steering wheel in the process where cars were regularly disappearing in the area, at the time, until the government clamped down on scrapyards.

Anything that stops an easy theft normally means the will nick somebody else's instead.

Yes, but you live in a rough area. We have no such trouble in Barnsley.

[Nick W]

Anything that stops an easy theft normally means they will nick somebody else's instead.

Yes, that's how security works. The trick is making it secure enough without compromising usability - and durability is a big part of that. Electronic keys seem to be a lot less reliable than mechanical ones, and I'm not a fan.

[aaronjb]

Electronic keys seem to be a lot less reliable than mechanical ones, and I'm not a fan.

Not including back when you could open any Ford with any other Ford key, clearly... (i.e. the 1980s and early 90s)