I once found out that that the reason why people parked next to my car can't unlock their cars is because I had my rear parking sensor switched on. As soon as I switched them off, their car fobs would start working again. I had some custom Chinese-made rear parking sensor installed. So nothing "mysterious", just radio frequency interference.
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It feel like it's getting more and more common. There is so much cheap no-name hardware imported where they just slap on FCC and CE logos. My bet is that it's a cheap power supply, they are the worst offenders.
The “China Export” logo is a blatant but subtle imitation of the actual CE logo. Quite frankly insidious... https://support.ce-check.eu/hc/en-us/articles/360008642600-H...
Re: Drivers locked out of their cars at Royston Tesco
#74I once found out that that the reason why people parked next to my car can't unlock their cars is because I had my rear parking sensor switched on. As soon as I switched them off, their car fobs would start working again. I had some custom Chinese-made rear parking sensor installed. So nothing "mysterious", just radio frequency interference.
I mean, it's not a mystery to you, but it's certainly a mystery to most of the general public. You can't see radio waves and most people have no idea that their car remote is operating in the same space as dozens of radio stations, GPS, Wi-fi etc. The vast majority of the population is quite happy to accept technology as magic.
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It feel like it's getting more and more common. There is so much cheap no-name hardware imported where they just slap on FCC and CE logos. My bet is that it's a cheap power supply, they are the worst offenders.
The “China Export” logo is a blatant but subtle imitation of the actual CE logo. Quite frankly insidious... https://support.ce-check.eu/hc/en-us/articles/360008642600-H...
hmm?
> In 2008, a logo very similar to CE marking was reported to exist and alleged to stand for China Export because some Chinese manufacturers apply it to their products.[14] However, the European Commission says that this is a misconception [... ...] despite the Commission's assurance that it is without foundation, this urban myth continues to be available on many websites.
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It's not that uncommon actually. Even at my car dealership this is a common problem. A couple hundred cars with the same keyless entry system parked in the same lot. All those cars are actively scanning for their key fob, which causes all sorts of RF collisions. I've gotten used to having to use my physical key when picking up my car at the dealership.
What brand of cars are these? It's not an issue in any car park I've been to.
My money's on Volkswagen.
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We'll just say it's not a problem and then have the hypothetical argument we wanted to have when we're back home.
This is the way
I mean, it certainly beats the boat ride to America, but, have to say it's starting to feel like neither ended up being the place to be.
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Cars not having physical locks on doors or for ignitions anymore is one, I assume.
Does such car exist? (Tesla Maybe?)
my 6 year old nissan doesn't have a physical key. most keyless cars you can open the door but not start the engine without a functioning wireless key
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None of the cars I have driven in the last decade had physical keys. Owned a Nissan, Mercedes and Toyota, rented various BMWs, Peugeots etc...
A lot of them actually have a real key "hidden" within the digital fob, see example: https://www.bimmer-tech.net/blog/item/105-about-bmw-key-fob I have never had to actually use it, but looked into it when I got low battery-warnings to make sure I would not be locked out. Assuming this is not a legal requirement I am sure there are models where this is not possible though.
those are for opening the doors but you cannot use them to start the engine
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There is a big difference between drug addicts breaking windows to steal change and cars being stolen,
I lived in Leeds (Northern UK City) for a while about 15 years ago and, yeah, cars were stolen routinely (mine included). I would expect it is less common now though?
Damn. I figured the CCTV would at least knock crime down a little.
Afraid to ask what kind of crime happens in places without cameras - those that exist.