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> "probably a nightmare to explain to your insurer given there will be no evidence of a break in." Is that really an issue? This isn't the first type of theft

> "probably a nightmare to explain to your insurer given there will be no evidence of a break in." Is that really an issue? This isn't the first type of theft that doesn't require a break-in. Tow the car and there's no evidence either. If you say it's been stolen then it's been stolen. File the police report and that's the end of that, no? Unless they have specific reason not to believe you personally (history of fraud), it'd be a crappy insurance company that would question it.

giobox 8y ago
True, it's probably not _that_ hard, but I doubt it's all that great an experience either. At least with towing there is arguably a significantly higher chance of witnesses or CCTV footage of a number plate, and on most modern luxury vehicles will trigger the alarm. With this attack it looks like the driver simply opened the door and drove off as if they were the owner, which is far less likely to arouse suspicion in most neighborhoods I would imagine.