My stepfather has one for his key for the Merc. I noticed the spare key hanging in the hallway and pointed it out to him. He just shrugged his shoulders and carried on.
The Great British Theft Epidemic
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Anyone arguing this is because of police being scared of doing their jobs is an idiot. It’s a natural consequence of cutting public services to the bone where our remaining front line workers (whether they are police officers, doctors, nurses etc) are now supposed to be carers, mental health workers, addiction specialists and more in addition to doing their actual jobs.
I would rather police prioritise (eg) welfare checks over some **** stealing steaks from Tesco but it should never be a choice in the first place.
I would rather police prioritise (eg) welfare checks over some **** stealing steaks from Tesco but it should never be a choice in the first place.
I have heard that some people with high value cars do that deliberately, hoping that if some scum break in looking for the keys they can just take them and leave the family alone...My stepfather has one for his key for the Merc. I noticed the spare key hanging in the hallway and pointed it out to him. He just shrugged his shoulders and carried on.
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Those cheap Chinese Faraday pouches are rubbish. As you’re protecting a car worth £££££s, don’t skimp on the pouch.
Probably old news since the software updates though.
We had some items stolen from work by the landlord of the business premises, my business partner rang the police and they basically said "What do you want us to do about it" 
He replied that he wanted them to come down and arrest/interview the landlord, as he knew it was him as he had seen the items in the landlords lockup. To which the police replied "Well, can't you just get them back yourself then"
He replied that he wanted them to come down and arrest/interview the landlord, as he knew it was him as he had seen the items in the landlords lockup. To which the police replied "Well, can't you just get them back yourself then" 
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I remember an advert for a keyless front door. It worked in a similar way to contactless by waving phone using a certain app on a panel on door.
Think this idea died
Think this idea died
This is basically vigilante policing - “can’t you just round up some heavies and threaten them into handing it back?”.We had some items stolen from work by the landlord of the business premises, my business partner rang the police and they basically said "What do you want us to do about it"
Because otherwise I imagine it would go something like:
“We know you have the items, we have cctv footage. Hand them back or else”
“No”
“Okay”
Housing is a big issue in my area… there’s plenty of brown land and we are surrounded by a green belt.
Anytime anyone wants to put some investment into the area, the villages are up in arms.
They want social housing for their kids, as their “kids” who are adults can’t afford to buy or rent, but they refuse to let anything new get built and they don’t want their “kids” to move out of the area.
When they do get a place, they are posting asking for any kind of help that they can get, from sofas to pots and pans… they remain picky on what they accept as it may not match the latest iPhone they have or their blacked out north face tracksuit that they are proudly showing off in their fb photos.
Whenever there’s wind that some new properties are being built, there’s a big argument on who should get it.. like that’s the way it should be decided lol.
One dolelite single parent was insisting that all three of his kids should have a flat each! Maybe if he set the example of having a job, then his kids would know what it’s like to have a job and they could afford to rent a place of their own?
When I left university, it was the done thing to save up to move out to a place of your own, I wouldn’t even of dreamed about getting a place near my parents due to the costs of housing there. I had to catch two buses to get to work in the next city and then still walk 45 mins from the nearest bus stop to the office, but that’s what it took to build a career, spent my cash on driving lessons then got my own car.. the rest is history.
The “kids” now a days in my village, they don’t even want a job where they have to travel to.. fb is littered with posts asking if anyone has a job in the area. There are some companies offering jobs as there’s an industrial estate in the area, but barely anything which I would call a career and people who already have the position hold on to them for dear life, rather than progress and move on to the next role, allowing the next person to take it.
So what is the next 16 year old suppose to do for work?
There’s this girl who works in the local takeaway, really sweet and I can tell that she is intelligent.. she started working in the takeaway at 17, she’s graduated from college and uni in the 6 years that I’ve kinda known her for, but she has no ambition to get any other job, so she lives at home with her parents and watches Netflix all day (she’s always telling me of the latest Netflix releases) and works in the takeaway for 4 hours 5 days a week. She is now 23/24 working a part time job but she’s one of the lucky ones.
I’m not one to jump on the “Britain is broken” bandwagon because generally stuff like this has always been happening.
But my other half went out with her friend last night, her boyfriend owns a few cookshops. He said they’ve had to take on security guards at two of them recently because stuff just keeps getting nicked, every day. It’s cheaper to employ security guards compared to the losses they were incurring from theft. Terrible really.
I guess eBay doesn’t help. Very easy way to offload stolen goods with pretty much no recourse.
But my other half went out with her friend last night, her boyfriend owns a few cookshops. He said they’ve had to take on security guards at two of them recently because stuff just keeps getting nicked, every day. It’s cheaper to employ security guards compared to the losses they were incurring from theft. Terrible really.
I guess eBay doesn’t help. Very easy way to offload stolen goods with pretty much no recourse.
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Every now and then we get thieving scum wandering about work, I believe they're attracted by the chance of pilfering some quality drugs.
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I have a keyless entry car and my handbag is always left in a room on the other side of the flat to where my car is parked.
My spare set is kept in an old perfume tin
My spare set is kept in an old perfume tin
I really don't get why the keyless problem is so hard to solve, someone posted about their Clio above, having the ability to deadlock with a button on the fob, and my Zoe was the same, so at least Renault (of all people ) have figured it out, why do all the other manufacturers struggle?
Our local Morrisons now has a big mobile motion activated CCTV unit plonked in the middle of the alcohol aisle
) have figured it out, why do all the other manufacturers struggle?Our local Morrisons now has a big mobile motion activated CCTV unit plonked in the middle of the alcohol aisle
I have one of these for keys and mobile (if I want to be incognito)
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Mission Darkness bags seem to be the best.
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Mission Darkness bags seem to be the best.
I really don't get why the keyless problem is so hard to solve, someone posted about their Clio above, having the ability to deadlock with a button on the fob, and my Zoe was the same, so at least Renault (of all people
They do?
(I posted this earlier)According to the artcicle, Ford have also went further so that, if the alarm goes off, the OBD port is disabled for 10 mins to prevent that attack as well so its not "only Renault that have figured it out"
They do?
According to the artcicle, Ford have also went further so that, if the alarm goes off, the OBD port is disabled for 10 mins to prevent that attack as well so its not "only Renault that have figured it out"
Ok, change "all" to "many"
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keyless on cars should be banned
cars should probably have a 5-star security rating (like the 5 star safety rating)
cars should probably have a 5-star security rating (like the 5 star safety rating)
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But it is the Conservatives who have been responsible for cuts to the police.