Neighbours Macan stolen.

[Tracky]

Is “Imogen Dobson” an AI bot??

There armrest certainly some very wooden response!

[Nuclear Nick]

Is “Imogen Dobson” an AI bot??

Very likely, reported it anyway

[HertsMacan]

This jamming the signal when locking the car was about long before the relay thefts of keyless cars. Simple solution is to check car is fully locked before walking away from it. Never lock the car from a distance whilst walking away.

[Plyphon]

This jamming the signal when locking the car was about long before the relay thefts of keyless cars. Simple solution is to check car is fully locked before walking away from it. Never lock the car from a distance whilst walking away.

If you have the folding wing mirrors - keep an eye on them to make sure you see them fold in when you lock it!

[2japs]

This jamming the signal when locking the car was about long before the relay thefts of keyless cars. Simple solution is to check car is fully locked before walking away from it. Never lock the car from a distance whilst walking away.

If you have the folding wing mirrors - keep an eye on them to make sure you see them fold in when you lock it!

Yip

[Wing Commander]

This jamming the signal when locking the car was about long before the relay thefts of keyless cars. Simple solution is to check car is fully locked before walking away from it. Never lock the car from a distance whilst walking away.

Good advice.

[GeeRam]

This jamming the signal when locking the car was about long before the relay thefts of keyless cars. Simple solution is to check car is fully locked before walking away from it. Never lock the car from a distance whilst walking away.

Yep.
I've never locked mine more than a couple of paces away, as I've always made sure I've heard the locks click, before walking away.
To me that's just common sense, but there are a lot of lazy people around who are more fixated on tech than common sense.

Same goes for using car washes, its amazing how many people leave there cars and keys at supermarket car washes while they go shopping......

[Bluesnose1812]

Is “Imogen Dobson” an AI bot??

Yes the generic polite responses suggests she F'in is

[Scooby_Doo]

This jamming the signal when locking the car was about long before the relay thefts of keyless cars. Simple solution is to check car is fully locked before walking away from it. Never lock the car from a distance whilst walking away.

Yep.
I've never locked mine more than a couple of paces away, as I've always made sure I've heard the locks click, before walking away.
To me that's just common sense, but there are a lot of lazy people around who are more fixated on tech than common sense.

Same goes for using car washes, its amazing how many people leave there cars and keys at supermarket car washes while they go shopping......

What's a car wash ???

[muzziman]

Does anyone know if this theft involved driving the car away? i.e. did they successfully start the engine (defeating the immobilizer) or was it a case of lifting onto a flatbed truck?

Modern keys shouldn't be possible to clone. They contain codes that simply can't be read. Instead, the car gives the key data (unique to that moment) which the key processes ("signs") and gives back. The car checks the signature matches the one it has registered. So access to the OBD port, or any wiring, shouldn't enable a key to be "cloned". And a "saved" signed value shouldn't work more than a few seconds after it was signed.

So if the engine starts, that narrows it down to two options. Either they're somehow registering a new key and they simply using that to drive off (in which case maybe the glovebox damage is just to disable the tracker), or they're able to compromise the link between the immobilizer module and the ECU and send it a signal to say "got a key here that gave me a valid signature". Either of these would be Porsche's job to fix. The first could mean someone has gotten hold of a dealer code/software and can register new keys like dealers do (in which case Porsche should be able to revoke it), or there's a fundamental flaw with the electronics, and Porsche should fix it.

If it's just been lifted onto a truck, well, not sure we can do about that :-/

James