Watch chilling moment car thief attempts to steal £130,000 Aston Martin from driveway using bizarre cloning device
THIS is the chilling moment a car thief allegedly attempts to steal an Aston Martin worth £130,000 from its owner’s driveway.
In footage captured by the owner’s Ring security camera, the suspected crook can be seen trying to gain access to the pricey motor by cloning the key.
The silver Aston Martin – which appears to be the Vantage model, capable of 202mph and can hit 0-60mph in just 3.5 seconds – is seen parked up.
The man, whos’ decked out in black and wearing a balaclava, can be seen holding a cable up above his head near the house.
Moving around the driveway, it’s clear that he is attempting to pick up a signal.
But he leaves empty handed as the one minute and 32 second CCTV footage comes to an end.
The incident, which happened at 5:05am on September 10 in Southgate, London, is just another example of an attempted keyless car theft.
Simple methods to protect your motor in 2024
By Jacob Jaffa
EXPERTS have shared three effective methods to protect your motor in 2024 after thefts hit an all-time high last year.
Security specialists from Swansway Motor Group, a family-owned dealership brand based in Cheshire, shared the handy tips and emphasised the importance of “strategic thinking” to stay one step ahead of criminals.
Data from LV General found that 2023 was the worst year on record for car thefts, making it more important than ever to know how to keep your vehicle safe.
Fortunately the team at Swansway have all the tricks you need.
First of all, they urged drivers to consider “strategic parking” to both make the car harder to steal and make it a less attractive target.
Thieves are more likely to try and pinch motors that are out of the way and in non-secure spaces.
Instead, try and store yours in a locked garage, barrier-protected car park or, at least, a well-lit street, preferably with CCTV coverage.
This will make it much harder to make off with it without being spotted.
The second tip is to use “old-fashioned” visual deterrents.
Things like steering wheel locks and distinctive custom markings or bright paintwork can make it more time-consuming to actually steal the car and harder to conceal it afterwards.
Even keeping your car very clean can put off any shady characters as opportunistic thieves tend to target neglected vehicles on the basis that they won’t be missed.
Finally, the experts also shared a nifty trick for combatting a more modern and sinister form of theft.
The rise of keyless ignition has led to the increasing chance of “relay thefts“, where criminals intercept the signal by which your key fob communicates with your car and replicate it, as good as handing them the keys.
Fortunately, this can be easily prevented by keeping your fob in a Faraday pouch, which blocks wireless signals, when not in use.
A Swansway spokesperson said: “Faraday pouches are a simple, yet highly effective tool.
“By shielding your car keys from external signals, these pouches prevent remote signal interceptions, a common method used by modern thieves to gain access to vehicles without needing the physical key.”
The footage was later posted to social media, with a number of viewers commenting on the man’s attempts.
One local said: “What’s he doing with his hands up in the air?
“Surrendering before the police turn up?”
Another joked: “First Southgate loses his job, now someone wants to nick his motor.”
A third questioned: “What is he even doing?”
One quipped: “I thought he was performing a street dance with a coat hanger.”
A fifth added: “Legend has it he is still standing there and walking around.”
A cop source said: “The car was not stolen and relates to fraud incident.”
The Met Police were approached for a comment but declined.
This comes as footage emerged of thieves getting into another keyless car in just seconds – before an intriguing ‘ghost’ device stopped them in their tracks.