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Do you believe that mechanical keys were a deterrent before the introduction of the immobilizers? And if they were why did they bother with immobilizers, anti-t
by woobar 3y ago
Do you believe that mechanical keys were a deterrent before the introduction of the immobilizers? And if they were why did they bother with immobilizers, anti-theft alarms, and GPS trackers?
- oxfordmale 3y agoCar theft rates were lower with mechanical keys. See below UK statistics Keyless cars top the list for most stolen cars across the UK, with around 93% of all stolen vehicles in 2020 being taken without vehicle keys.
- woobar 3y agoThis is not statistics. What percentage of the new cars are keyless? Here are stats for UK. Total cars stolen in UK dropped from ~300K to ~100K in the last 20 years. [1] Even though number of cars keep growing [2] [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/303551/motor-vehicle-theft-in-england-and-wales/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/303551/motor-vehicle-the... [2] https://www.statista.com/statistics/299972/average-age-of-cars-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/299972/average-age-of-ca...