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Thread Author: henry k Replies: 4
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 Fri 14 Oct 11 14:03 
 Electronic car key fob mystery solved - henry k
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15306994

It was "leakage" :-)
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 Fri 14 Oct 11 14:10 
 Electronic car key fob mystery solved - Ted

Similar thing in Bowness on Windermere, I think. Folks having trouble with remote key fobs.

Turned out to be a wireless credit card reader in a nearby shop/cafe.

Ted
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 Fri 14 Oct 11 15:19 
 Electronic car key fob mystery solved - movilogo
Does it mean we are better off locking car with inserting key physically in door handle?
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 Sat 15 Oct 11 11:25 
 Electronic car key fob mystery solved - The Nut
>> Does it mean we are better off locking car with inserting key physically in door
>> handle?
>>
Depends, some cars only have a keyhole as an emergency backup.

I find that I can't unlock/lock my car with the remote for about 5 seconds after arming/disarming the wireless house alarm. Just means I have to pay attention and make sure the car does lock rather than pressing the button and assuming it worked, not really a problem.
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 Fri 14 Oct 11 20:44 
 Electronic car key fob mystery solved - Ian (Cape Town)
and this is news, is it?

My Opel won't open/close at three locations I know of - near the Fire Station/traffic department; near a civic centre (also fire dept) elsewhere in town, and near a shop close to where an ex-girlfriend lived.
Fortunately I have an over-ride switch fitted, in an obscure place in the car. But I can see it being a problem in mass-produced vehicles where scrotes would know where any over-ride switches were located.
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