SE23.com - The Official Forum for Forest Hill & Honor Oak, London SE23
Online since 2002   11,000+ members   72,000+ posts

Home | SE23 Topics | Businesses & Services | Wider Topics | Offered/Wanted/Lost/Found | About SE23.com | Advertising | Contact | |
 Armstrong & Co Solicitors



Post Reply  Post Topic 
Car Crime on Bovill Road
Author Message
KandC


Posts: 3
Joined: Mar 2016
Post: #1
06-03-2016 12:07 PM

Just to let people know that we have had our cars broken into and rifled through twice in the last four weeks. They are using a key cloning device and overriding the central locking system so there are no signs of forced entry (apart from scattered documents and opened glove boxes)
The police have said there is nothing they can do in terms of gathering forensics but just to be extra vigilant and leave NOTHING inside your vehicles.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
moth


Posts: 13
Joined: Nov 2011
Post: #2
06-03-2016 05:07 PM

Sorry to here that. We are on Whatman Road and had our car broken into last night by forcing the lock. Glove compartment emptied, possessions rifled through and scattered, but nothing of value to take. They took about £2 pounds of loose change. Obviously not impressed by cheap sunglasses and Heavy Metal cd collection. Reporting online to Police just to give them notice that criminals are in this area at the moment.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
KandC


Posts: 3
Joined: Mar 2016
Post: #3
06-03-2016 07:08 PM

The police said there was another reported incident this morning too. I wouldn't be surprised if t is the same person/group. We are no considering setting up CCTV to look over our cars but not sure if it will be much use. Maybe stickers in the window saying there is nothing of any value in the car but again could be a waste of time.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
lacb


Posts: 627
Joined: Mar 2005
Post: #4
07-03-2016 10:01 AM

Thanks KandC for the heads up. This could be due to this flaw and you can check if your car is listed:
http://www.computerworld.com/article/297...-flaw.html

If so, then I suggest trying this:

1. When remotely locking your car, make sure that you see, or hear, the notification that it is locked (e.g. lights flash or there is a beep);
2. If you do not see this, then use your physical key, if you have one, to lock the car. Don't press the remote lock a second time.

Am not saying that you won't get thieved this way but I think it could mitigate the issue if they are listening for a second signal to reverse engineer the key.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
KandC


Posts: 3
Joined: Mar 2016
Post: #5
08-03-2016 11:55 AM

Thanks for this article, my car is indeed in the list.

We are considering breaking the fuse on the remote locking system on both our cars and reverting back to good old fashioned manual locking.

Community police have just popped by and it seems there were a few other car thefts reported over the weekend.

Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply

Friends of Blythe Hill Fields


Possibly Related Topics ...
Topic: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  Crime Alert Message - robbery between Sunderland Road and Trilby Road Tim Lund 28 33,385 02-12-2014 04:33 PM
Last Post: Snazy
  Bovill Road bebei 21 26,214 12-08-2014 12:45 PM
Last Post: Woody R
  Planning Application - 113 Bovill Road davidl 7 12,628 21-04-2012 11:06 AM
Last Post: HOPcat
  History of Bovill Road Area hoppy 3 11,839 10-07-2009 07:32 PM
Last Post: stevegrindlay
  Ewart Road crime scene - what's going on? spud 1 4,760 22-10-2008 10:42 PM
Last Post: Becca