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Where do you keep your car keys

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harrigran Fri 20-Nov-20 17:35:12

Never leave the keys on a hall table, my friend had both their cars stolen in one night, apparently thieves used a rod with a hook on through the letterbox.
We cancelled a new car we were going to buy because it was keyless, you might as well put a neon sign on top of your car inviting theft.

cornergran Fri 20-Nov-20 17:29:03

Only one keyless car in our family which belongs to one of the younger generation in our family. The key is taken upstairs at night (don’t forget not to leave a spare key lying about) and put in a metal box, they also use the old tech solution of a steering lock on the car.

Jaxjacky Fri 20-Nov-20 17:20:54

In my handbag that goes up to bed with me every night, my husband keeps his in his pocket, so ditto.

Marydoll Fri 20-Nov-20 17:15:00

We now take ours upstairs at night, after a friend had her house broken into, while they were sleeping and the burglars took the keys from the hall stand.

Blossoming Fri 20-Nov-20 17:13:23

I don’t drive anymore.

shysal Fri 20-Nov-20 17:09:39

I have heard that keeping them in the microwave overnight prevents detection and theft of cars.

Devorgilla Fri 20-Nov-20 17:08:47

I keep them where I can never find them! Seriously though, I take them upstairs and keep them either in a drawer in the bedroom or in the back office, well away from the gadgets they have nowadays to clone the car code. Mine is keyless too.

tanith Fri 20-Nov-20 17:07:43

Mine are on a hook in the kitchen the spare in an upstairs drawer. Sorry I don’t know what a faraday box is

Rosiebee Fri 20-Nov-20 17:07:36

Drop them in a little pot on side table in living room. Knew someone who left them on window ledge next to front door and found someone trying to hook them through the letterbox.

AGAA4 Fri 20-Nov-20 17:07:31

Can you turn the signal off? My SiL can do this with his.

kittylester Fri 20-Nov-20 17:00:45

There has been a spare of thefts of, and from, cars in our village, mostly targeting keyless cars.

My car is keyless so I'm a bit worried!! We keep our keys in a tin in a drawer in a chest in the hall!! I hear differing views on whether this is as good as a Faraday Box.

Anyone know?

Where do you keep your car keys?