How was our Motorhome stolen off my drive with no damage to lock or ignition (1 Viewer)

[Charlie9038]

Relay theft is fine for keyless start and entry vehicles which the Fiat is not. https://www.timpson.co.uk/services/car-keys

If someone in possession of an original with a plausible story wanted to get a duplicate key, they can.

The motorhome was not really damaged, had been driven, had the steering lock intact

The keys were cloned, I cannot see any other scenario knowing all of the facts

Good to meet you both the other day btw @Charlie9038

Thanks for the confirmation on that Eddie, I can now sleep at night with the Growler & Non starter fitted.
That's unless they try again...It will wake the street up if they do, but at least they will be deaf & wont be able to start her up!
Thanks for all you help, great workmanship & expertise.

 

[DaveandJen]

Thanks for the confirmation on that Eddie, I can now sleep at night with the Growler & Non starter fitted.
That's unless they try again...It will wake the street up if they do, but at least they will be deaf & wont be able to start her up!
Thanks for all you help, great workmanship & expertise.

Money well spent. Would be heading their way if I had the time.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Relay theft is fine for keyless start and entry vehicles which the Fiat is not. https://www.timpson.co.uk/services/car-keys

That’s where I got my spare key from, not Fiat I’ll add.

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[busby]

Until you can get an alarm fitted I'd go for low tech, visible, make it harder to steal tactics.
If you have a swivel driver's seat, swivel it and padlock twice in place. Old fashioned "crook lock" on the steering wheel. Chain locks or wheel clamp. All delaying tactics making it less desirable to steal.
Oh and a "smile, you're in CCTV" sticker on the windscreen.

Sounds like my van plus i have internal Heosafe locks on front doors plus external heosafe on side sliding door,,plus alarm,,BUSBY..

 

[Dave Horton]

Talk to VANBITS Taunton, I did!

 

[Riverbankannie]

Thank you, but Our street has parked cars exact reverse our residence, and the reason it was stopped would've been impossible, and furthermore the low fuel beam has been on when I picked it up, and I never run it that low. When we returned from our last trip, the gas had more than that amount of water in it.

Hi, please can you explain a little more about this post, your first. It is a little difficult to understand your point. Your avatar is “auto pro locksmith”, is this your business??

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[Vipar]

Hi, please can you explain a little more about this post, your first. It is a little difficult to understand your point. Your avatar is “auto pro locksmith”, is this your business??

How did you find out that he is a locksmith?

 

[Lenny HB]

How did you find out that he is a locksmith?

Look at his avatar.

 

[Vipar]

Just shows a sunset

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[DuxDeluxe]

It has gone….

 

[Tombola]

It has gone….

stolen

 

[Guigsy]

WRONG THREAD!

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[Vipar]

Can vanbits save your aviator getting nicked?

 

[Lenny HB]

Just shows a sunset

It said locksmith unti Annie asked about it.

 

[Vipar]

Only asked as my son is a locksmith in Weymouth

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[Riverbankannie]

It said locksmith unti Annie asked about it.

Only asked as my son is a locksmith in Weymouth

It was a very weird first post. The avatar was just the words Auto Pro Locksmith and he/she referred to the auto pro locksmith website. However hiding behind a location flag that looked like Israel and the wording in the post, which still appears in my quote above in post #67 is odd even if english not first language.
Looks like Jim has removed the post and the references.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Haven't read through the whole thread but a relative had his van stolen from under his bedroom window where he was sleeping. It had an alarm, tracker, steering lock and wheel clamp so shouldn't have been more secure. He also had CCTV coverage, what more can you do? Whole area is street lit.
Middle of the night low loader rocks up, the thieves have some sort of trolley system and they simply lifted the van up and wheeled it off down the road where it was loaded on to the truck to be never seen again. This was a Swift PVC so an A class may have been a bit more of a challenge.
The tracker was found thrown in a hedge a few miles away.
My question, is there an ultimate anti theft device, would/should an alarm have gone of in this case or is it just a matter of "If they want it they will get it somehow"

 

[Riverbankannie]

Haven't read through the whole thread but a relative had his van stolen from under his bedroom window where he was sleeping. It had an alarm, tracker, steering lock and wheel clamp so shouldn't have been more secure. He also had CCTV coverage, what more can you do? Whole area is street lit.
Middle of the night low loader rocks up, the thieves have some sort of trolley system and they simply lifted the van up and wheeled it off down the road where it was loaded on to the truck to be never seen again. This was a Swift PVC so an A class may have been a bit more of a challenge.
The tracker was found thrown in a hedge a few miles away.
My question, is there an ultimate anti theft device, would/should an alarm have gone of in this case or is it just a matter of "If they want it they will get it somehow"

Surely the motion detectors should have set the alarm off?

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