The statistics for car thefts have shown year-on-year increases over the last couple of years. During the financial year of 2022 – 2023 alone, there was a 19% increase in car thefts from the prior year—that doesn’t take into account the theft of other motor vehicles. That means that now, more than ever, car security should be taken seriously. It’s no wonder that more and more people are looking into alternate ways of car safety.
What are Ghost Immobilisers?
Ghost immobilisers are devices that can be installed into motor vehicles to invisibly disable the vehicle’s ignition system until the assigned key or code is present. They can include systems that prevent the cloning of car keys and fobs, signal jamming and device spoofing—all methods which are often employed by thieves to unlock cars. While ghost immobilisers are great at protecting your car from entry, they can also protect the car from being driven if entry is accidentally or forcibly granted.
There are many benefits to ghost immobilisers which make them a great investment, more so than traditional immobilisers.
Battle of the Immobilisers—Why Ghost?
With regular immobilisers being a cheaper option than ghost immobilisers, why choose the latter?
Standard immobilisation equipment includes apparatus such as steering wheel locks or clamps, often visible or bulky equipment that thieves are well versed in bypassing. While breaking a wheel lock may seen daunting for the regular person, many car thefts are the result of organised crime, and these types of immobilisers are often little more than a visual deterrent. Attention grabbers may not be what you want attached to your vehicle, especially when those same attention grabbers have been successfully disabled and bypassed for years upon years.
The WeCar Ghost Immobiliser is hidden within your vehicle’s wiring and leaves no traces of installation, making it impossible to find. This handy feature means that criminals won’t be able to disable it as they won’t know it’s there! It also uses CAN-BUS blocking to offer peace of mind against common carjacking tactics like relay attacks and key range-extending. The device is undetectable using diagnostics, and there are no radio signals, making it a discreet yet powerful deterrent against vehicle theft.
Can the Ghost Immobiliser be Bypassed?
With a hidden, undetectable ghost immobiliser attached to your vehicle, it will be almost impossible for a thief to bypass the system and steal your vehicle. The ghost immobiliser will take care of the heavy work but for your own peace of mind, the WeCar platform will notify you of any suspicious activity regarding your vehicle. This includes towing and attempted signal jamming alerts: great if you want to keep a closer eye on the safety of your vehicle.
So, with the vehicle engine completely disabled without the required key, pin or fob, and thieves unable to gain access and drive away with your vehicle, they will be encouraged to leave it alone altogether. Meanwhile, to you, the owner of the vehicle, you’ll have ease of access as the device only takes a few seconds for you to use yourself.
You also have the ability to change the pin associated with your vehicle, so you can periodically update it for your own peace of mind. As for the associated key, any keys cloned by thieves will be nullified.
Get Your Ghost Immobiliser today
If you would like more information on buying or installing a ghost immobiliser, or other ways which we can help you, don’t hesitate to get in contact. WeCar can provide various services for all your vehicles, and even help you keep track of a fleet of owned vehicles. Feel free to browse and see what we have on offer.