CRAFTY CRIME
Drivers warned about shocking new car-theft trend that takes seconds – here are cheap solutions that’ll save you £1,000s
A MAN has uploaded a video on social media warning drivers that thieves have a new tactic to steal cars in seconds.
The video was uploaded to Instagram by @nazbhai and has surprised users as many had never seen it before.
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In the video, the man explains that he went back to his car to find a hole in the tailgate.
The starts with the man saying: "Look at this someone just cut this open to breaking into my car.
"When I went to my car, the car was open, I am sure I had closed it."
It turns out that this is a new trend for breaking into more recent models of the Range Rover Sport.
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Thieves make a hole in the tailgate to access a cable that passes through.
If it's cut, it can deactivate the alarm and open the doors.
Aside from this video, there have been other Range Rover Sport owners taking to social media to show the same thing has happened to them.
Little can be done to stop thieves from cutting a hole, but to stop the car from being driven away, people are advising a couple of options.
First is installing a 'Ghost' Immobiliser, which will ensure the Sport's engine only starts if a code or pin number is entered.
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A cheaper solution is buying a steering-wheel lock that will put thieves off and immobilise the steering wheel.
Range Rover owners are so concerned that they have created a Facebook group to find a solution to the spike in cases.
One woman asked on this: "Hi all. I need help in finding someone who can repair my stolen recovered SVR.
"The t****rs cut a hole in the boot lid and have cut a lot of wires in the boot and under the wires sear."
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