'Did You Know' - Vehicle Theft with Keys and Electronic Auto Theft

Welcome to another ‘Did You Know’ segment. Mastergard’s monthly video with information on vehicle theft and how to prevent your vehicle from being stolen. This month - Vehicle theft with keys and electronic auto theft. Did you know leaving your keys in your vehicle or a spare set in the glovebox makes your vehicle an easy target for thieves? Did you know that according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau almost 250,000 vehicles were stolen between 2017 and 2019 with the keys left inside ? This is a stat that continues to increase every year. Did you know thieves can plug in a device to your vehicle’s code reader to program a new blank key fob to drive away with your vehicle? Did you know thieves can use the radio signal from your keyfob to steal your vehicle? Take a look at our theft in action playlist on YouTube to see more on how thieves are using the technology in your vehicle against you. What can you do to protect your vehicle? Did you know immobilizers are a true method of vehicle theft prevention? They stop the unauthorized movement of your vehicle by disabling vital vehicle circuits. Our M1000 Relay immobilizer was designed with preventing keyfob theft in mind. It arms and disarms through a secure mobile app. If the keys are present without the app to disarm the immobilizer, the vehicle won’t start and cannot be driven away. Check out the M1000 video on our YouTube channel or other social media or visit our website at mastergard.com to learn more. Ask Mastergard how our immobilizers can stop your vehicle from being stolen - send us a message, comment below or email customersupport@mastergard.com. Stop Theft Before It Starts!