Is there increasing resistance against EV’s?

[Barry Chuckle]

Another easy fix that many manufactures use is to deactivate the keys when they've not been moved for several seconds. This works whilst the keys are in your house but not when you're carrying the keys on you. I know of scanners been used when owners are in restaurants or pubs. I know Volvo use this technology but I'm guessing JLR dont!

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Another easy fix that many manufactures use is to deactivate the keys when they've not been moved for several seconds. This works whilst the keys are in your house but not when you're carrying the keys on you. I know of scanners been used when owners are in restaurants or pubs. I know Volvo use this technology but I'm guessing JLR dont!

Thieves will always find away around it. Our Tesla was unlocked within 20 seconds one night, they were after the charging cable, which was locked under the bonnet which they couldn't access. Although the car unlocked they were not able to drive it, and if they had it has live tracking from an iPhone as standard; we now use the pin feature on the car screen as additional security.

It was all caught on camera and the police caught the thieves within 20 mins, but no further action was taken as there was no damage, nothing taken from the vehicle.

Reported to Tesla who explained that it was a constant battle trying to fight the thieves, hence regular over the air software updates which have additional security features. He then said they should come and work for us instead!

 

[Barry Chuckle]

It was all caught on camera and the police caught the thieves within 20 mins, but no further action was taken as there was no damage, nothing taken from the vehicle.

This is such a damning indictment on the state of the policing, you can happily break into someone elses car but provided you're apprehended before you can get away with anything you can act with impunity.....

 

[soulstyledevon]

I had to assist the police in Reading a few weeks ago, retrieving some CCTV footage of a van being broken into. They used another stolen van to smash into their target. For what…?
A few hundred pounds of tools. Thousands of pounds of damage to the vehicles involved and the building adjacent as the van was rammed into it.
What had my attention…?
There were lots of people around, watching and filming. None felt safe to intervene and stop the crime. This happens a lot, broad daylight and in busy areas.
The police can’t be everywhere, all the time. They will investigate, especially in cases like this. Which needs to be investigated. But lesser crimes are a waste of time and resource, IMO.

 

[JuanVecino2023]

You always seem to post really interesting video links, thanks I watched this from start to finished and found it most balanced. I'm on my 2nd EV with a 3rd on order but am neither a dyed in the wool EV convert or an EV conspiracy theorist!

However don't you think he looks like a slightly younger Mike Brewer!!!!!????

He really does. There are a lot of Brewerisms about him.

 

[JuanVecino2023]

Ha, yes and the rest. The credit hire company appointed by the not-at-fault insurer (in this case, mine) when I got rear-ended wanted to bill at £178 per day. Of course, the insurance company gets a rake off from that. One of the insurance industry's dirty little secrets.

It’s such a grubby industry.

My Abarth had a minor prang (while stationary & parked), which resulted in a bit of bumper damage and damage to two alloys.

An independent garage would have prepped & painted the bumper and had a specialist repair the alloys. Time off the road? One day. Maybe two depending on timings.

I went through the insurers who enforced their approved garage.

First, a perfectly road-safe & drivable car was picked up on a flat-bed.

Second, I am provided a rental car for an inexplicable 3 - 4 weeks while it was repaired.

I think the repair costs were in excess of £3k. Two alloy refurbs - even diamond cut - at the time say £150. Bumper respray £250.

And the lovely virtuous economic circle for the insurers, I have to declare it for 5 years, justifying their spiralling premiums.

The mafia couldn’t find a better racket. Expect perhaps GWR trains.

 

[Velma's Dad]

It’s such a grubby industry.

My Abarth had a minor prang (while stationary & parked), which resulted in a bit of bumper damage and damage to two alloys.

An independent garage would have prepped & painted the bumper and had a specialist repair the alloys. Time off the road? One day. Maybe two depending on timings.

I went through the insurers who enforced their approved garage.

First, a perfectly road-safe & drivable car was picked up on a flat-bed.

Second, I am provided a rental car for an inexplicable 3 - 4 weeks while it was repaired.

I think the repair costs were in excess of £3k. Two alloy refurbs - even diamond cut - at the time say £150. Bumper respray £250.

And the lovely virtuous economic circle for the insurers, I have to declare it for 5 years, justifying their spiralling premiums.

The mafia couldn’t find a better racket. Expect perhaps GWR trains.

A great real-life example of why all our premiums are so high. And your insurer was making money out of your accident at every step, in the chunky kick-backs (which they call rebates or referral fees) they'll have received from the claims management company, the credit hire monkeys and their "approved" (yeah, no sh1t) bodyshops.

And by the way, the small print of the "courtesy car" agreement that you'll be asked to sign leaves you, personally, on the hook for the (inflated) bill in the event that your insurer doesn't manage to recover the full amount from the third party.

Yep, it's a racket.

 

[JuanVecino2023]

This is such a damning indictment on the state of the policing, you can happily break into someone elses car but provided you're apprehended before you can get away with anything you can act with impunity.....

And yet, I inadvertently drove an non-compliant vehicle into the ULEZ when going on holiday and there is plenty of resource to hound me and escalate the fines to eye-watering levels in my absence overseas.

It’s quite extraordinary. True crime is met with a shrug of the shoulders to the perpetrators and a form letter to the victim closing off the case.

Whilst minor traffic violations are treated like espionage & treason.

All to fund bankrupt councils.

And again, we call the mafia organised crime. At least they’re honest about it.

 

[vmaxkiddy]

This is where your written off vehicle is likely to end up.

https://www.copart.co.uk/

 

[derek_j_buchanan]

Haha, I can't believe I'm gonna say this @WelshGas ........ that (rather accurate) statement makes us sound like Boomers!

Boom boom

 

[Barry Chuckle]

Boom boom

Whatever happened to Basil Brush, didn't he run away with Tufty?

 

[Velma's Dad]

Some of you might have seen back before Xmas, the first Russian EV - reported in press as called Ispitanya and I thought it was a spoof but apparently no. (Actually called Avtotor Amber - look it up). And you thought the Tesla Cybertruck was fugly?

Loved this:

 

[Corradobrit]

Some of you might have seen back before Xmas, the first Russian EV - reported in press as called Ispitanya and I thought it was a spoof but apparently no. (Actually called Avtotor Amber - look it up). And you thought the Tesla Cybertruck was fugly?

Loved this:

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Well if the worlds greatest racing driver says it's good, where do I sign.