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What To Do If You Lose Your Car Keys?

Losing your car keys may not only be an annoying affair for you, it can even be quite expensive as well. In order to avoid this expense, the best thing that you can do is not to lose them. But recently, a survey was conducted in Sydney where it was found that several drivers have misplaced their keys. Some keys were even found to have been stolen. 

Stolen or lost keys can however prove to be a costly affair, and increasingly advanced car systems mean that the cost of getting a spare set is rising. 

Also remember one thing that modern keys that feature transponder systems may be difficult to replace once they have been lost but it's very much possible to lessen the cost as well as inconvenience – or also get a set of replacement keys. So, it is always best to be prepared when it comes to car keys. 

Given below are a few things that you can do when you've found that you lost car keys. 

If you have your car's insurance policy, ask them whether they cover the cost of losing keys. Also check if the claim is going to have an impact on your no-claims bonus. One more thing that you can do and is worth doing is compare the cost of replacing the car keys with the extra amount that you need to pay on your policy. 

Breakdown cover may even be useful to you. There are a few organisations in Australia that offer roadside assistance and offer policies where you'll be helped if you have left your keys inside your car, if you want to recover and get a new spare set of keys delivered to you or if you want to get them replaced. 

You can ask your franchised car dealer to get for you the set of new keys. Shop around ans check out some dealers to find out who is offering you the best quote. Rates may vary from one dealer to another. Getting the new set of keys may even take some time and you never know you may have to wait for ten days even. 

Alternatively, you can find a professional automotive locksmith in Sydney. They offer replacement car keys for different models and may even program a transponder with which you can switch off your car's immobiliser & start the vehicle with new key. An automotive locksmith can even reprogram your car so that stolen or lost keys do not work any more. 

Can Keyless Car Entry Be Hacked?

At present, two primary types of keyless car entry exist - one is active and the other, passive. The former technology requires you to push a button. It was invented decades ago. The latter, however, is gaining more popularity nowadays in Sydney and has become a standard on top notch models. Both methods offer a high level of security compared to traditional keys due to being comprised of embedded chips.

All of that sounds really good, but some people still raise a question - ‘Is keyless entry completely unhackable?’ Unfortunately, according to experts and automotive locksmiths, it is not. Given below are some possible means by which remote controlled locks on cars can be bypassed:

Signal Amplification

A car provided with passive keyless entry normally emits a signal of low frequency that extends up to a small distance. When the associated key is brought closer, it detects the signal and transmits a unique authorization code to unlock the doors. Now, if someone makes use of a device capable of amplifying the signal, the key would be able to connect with the lock from a greater distance. This mean a ride parked outside the house can be unlocked using signal amplification if its keys are close by.

Non-Hack Workarounds

These are not actually hacks, rather clever tricks that can be used for bypassing keyless entry and rendering automotive smart keys  useless. One of them is the frequency jammer, which can block transmissions within a specific frequency range. In other words, it can prevent the signal from getting through and thus, disable the lock when the driver is locking the car. Once the driver leaves, the thief can easily open the door and have access. Another non-hack workaround is traditional organised robbery. When a car with keyless entry goes for repair, thieves can simply duplicate its keys as well as the security programming.

Brute Force

Keyless entry codes usually have trillions of combinations in between. But at any given time, only a handful of them are valid. Also, codes are being transmitted through air from other remote control devices in hundreds. This where brute force utilises the lack of functionality. They send out million of distinct code combinations through transmissions within a few minutes. In case the right reaches the car, it will unlock the doors.

Fortunately, there are certain measures which automotive locksmiths can implement to prevent these things. They can install proximity chips, which are capable of preventing signal amplification and 128-bit encryption for delaying brute force. It is also important to contact a reliable service provider for auto repairs.