How to Protect Your Car From Theft
Modern car theft is mostly electronic. A Cranbourne West specialist explains what actually helps.
How modern cars get stolen
Keyless cars are commonly stolen via relay attack — thieves amplify your fob’s signal from inside the house to unlock and start the car in seconds. Others are taken by cloning a key through the OBD port after breaking in. Old-fashioned theft of the keys themselves is still common too.
It’s quiet, fast, and happens in driveways — not just shopping centres.
What actually helps
Keep keyless fobs in a Faraday pouch (a few dollars, blocks the relay) and away from the front door. A visible steering lock genuinely deters — thieves pick easier targets. An OBD port lock or hidden kill switch counters cloning, a tracker helps recovery, and never leave the car running unattended.
We can advise on and fit OBD locks, batteries for tired fobs, and check your keyless system — cheap layers that make your car the hard target.
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Prefer to leave it to a specialist? We look after all of this as part of a service or a quick check — with honest advice on what your car actually needs, not what sells.
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How to Protect Your Car From Theft — FAQ
Thieves amplify your keyless fob’s signal from outside the house to unlock and start the car — a Faraday pouch blocks it.
As a visible deterrent, yes — thieves pick easier targets. Layers beat any single device.
It blocks the port thieves use to clone a key after breaking in.
In a Faraday pouch, away from the front door and windows.
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