New Fiestas being targeted by thieves

I messaged the guy who had his fiesta stolen 2 days ago (3 roads from my house) and he didn't have keyless entry, again the car was stolen without the keys. He said the police had confirmed over 40 Fiestas have been stolen in the past 3 weeks within the town I live in and adjacent towns. Incredible.
 
So they are just knicking the cars in the time old fashioned way because unless they have a key then they'd have to break into the car, force the steering lock off, and the ignition barrel would have to be removed. Nothing new there then and the most common manner in which vehicles are stolen.
The thing is these cars were probably being stolen before in the same numbers, but now other owners are focussed upon it the numbers have become more apparent, not increased. Most keyless vehicles are being stolen by organised gangs in certain areas and targeting premium vehicles, such as Range Rovers....
 
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They use a key making set to get past the locks and code a new key to bypass the cars security. You could say it's easier than going for a keyless car as they need to force the window open for these if they don't have a key making kit.
 
That again has been around for a while now, at least they cannot get into the Ford by using half a tennis ball when they used to have chubb keys and my £18000 Mondeo was knicked with just a 50p screwdriver in 1994. Thing is whatever security manufacturers bring in, if they want your car they will have it by any means...
 
Must be a reason why these Fiestas/Focuses etc are being targeted though, doesn't matter what method they use if they are being stolen in significant numbers then there must be a weakness.

Anyway, I have GAP insurance now so £63 well spent for peace of mind!
 
There is no more of a weakness to the ford keyless system than any other manufacturers cars and cars stolen by having the keys taken from the owner is still far higher than any other method. Hell in the south east over twenty cars in one area has things stolen from them in one night because they weren't even locked. Then there was this recently http://www.sussex.police.uk/whats-h...5/01/range-rovers-stolen-in-brighton-and-hove I'e had keyless a Ford since 2008 and now I have a Audi with advanced key.Thing is one person starts reporting something thats been going on for years, then everyone starts up and suddenly it is something new and a epidemic. I guess if you worried about everything then you wouldn't get out of bed...
 
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