The article is unfortunately something that's been happening in Europe for some time. It's just now that the tooling and toys is starting to become prevalent i

The article is unfortunately something that's been happening in Europe for some time. It's just now that the tooling and toys is starting to become prevalent in the US. Europe has the "advantage" of being able to simply drive a car to its ultimate destination in Africa or Russia, and getting cars out of England doesn't require much more effort. "How much worse could it be in Europe?" Last month, Range Rovers in posh areas of London were being stolen so often that police were instructed to pull over any Range Rover in the vicinity to confirm it was being driven by its owner, the paper reported—which seems to be an extraordinary measure. It’s problematic enough that Scotland Yard has published bulletins on it, and has a website about the kinds of thefts and how to prevent it: http://content.met.police.uk/Site/keylessvehicletheft http://content.met.police.uk/Site/keylessvehicletheft For those a bit more interested on the topic, The Sunday Times did a neat overview: http://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/six-ways-thieves-can-break-into-a-car-and-how-to-prevent-it/ http://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/six-ways-thieves-can-bre...