Ferrari thefts

[oharedm]

Some recent reports of a significant increase in Ferrari thefts in London. Gangs stealing 812s, 488s, & Pistas with ease.
This is a 812GTS stollen in a few minutes from a street in London.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk5iBu0g42g

A suggestion that international gangs may have cracked the Ferrari security protocols ?

[samoht]

Also mentioned at the start of Sam Moores' car chat podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrqS60aEaX0

It's not big news that cars with keyless entry/start can be stolen; the concern is more that someone's found a market for 'hot' Ferraris, and thus a motivation to do so.

[hungry_hog]

Very surprising. I guess stolen to order

Friend of mine was done over recently - had an RS4 and a Bora (!) stolen - his Pista was left untouched

[TBCTBC]

Ferrari suffered a data hack in March this year. I’ve not seen any proof that the thefts are related but seems a little coincidental.

[tomtom]

TBCTBC said:

Ferrari suffered a data hack in March this year. I’ve not seen any proof that the thefts are related but seems a little coincidental.

I'm not sure if it's that relevant given that most of the London thefts appear to be from the street or public car parks. It's not hard to find a modern Ferrari in London if you're looking for one.

[belfry]

A new Bentley in our street in London had someone with a portable electric angle grinder cut into the front bumper at 2am last week in order to steal 2 components that are housed behind the bumper. Apparently they are unavailable from Bentley.

The next morning the police suggested to me that I should remove my Ferrari FF off the street as it would end up being targeted. 6 cars, 4 Ferraris and 2 Rolls Royce Cullinans have been stolen within 500 m of where I park my car in the last month. Several from inside underground carparks like Q Park on Kinnerton Street (812 GTS and Cullinan).

[sparta6]

belfry said:

A new Bentley in our street in London had someone with a portable electric angle grinder cut into the front bumper at 2am last week in order to steal 2 components that are housed behind the bumper. Apparently they are unavailable from Bentley.

The next morning the police suggested to me that I should remove my Ferrari FF off the street as it would end up being targeted. 6 cars, 4 Ferraris and 2 Rolls Royce Cullinans have been stolen within 500 m of where I park my car in the last month. Several from inside underground carparks like Q Park on Kinnerton Street (812 GTS and Cullinan).

occasional Police patrols ?

[belfry]

I guess we will end up with arranging our own security as the police are busy elsewhere.

[Bas Jaski]

sparta6 said:

occasional Police patrols ?

Too busy protecting the just stop oil lot so they can safely throw orange paint on buildings/art/insert target of choice.

[WCZ]

thread already running here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[sparta6]

Bas Jaski said:

sparta6 said:

occasional Police patrols ?

Too busy protecting the just stop oil lot so they can safely throw orange paint on buildings/art/insert target of choice.

but it's not good for local council tax payers

[belfry]

oharedm said:

A suggestion that international gangs may have cracked the Ferrari security protocols ?

Do 812s have keyless start? I wonder if the security leak has released the security codes to thieves. We had a GT4 Lusso stolen from a local underground QPark recently. Does this have keyless start?

[belfry]

belfry said:

oharedm said:

A suggestion that international gangs may have cracked the Ferrari security protocols ?

Do 812s have keyless start? I wonder if the security leak has released the security codes to thieves. We had a GT4 Lusso stolen from a local underground QPark recently. Does this have keyless start?

It looks like the cars at risk might be the keyless start versions. This could be important info for owners of Ferraris with this option. It certainly is important for any modern Range Rover owners out there.