Locks and Keys: Signal Blocking Devices

(asked on 12th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to make illegal the (a) sale and (b) use of key fob (i) jamming and (ii) scanning devices.


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Nick Hurd
This question was answered on 19th February 2019

On 15 January I chaired the first meeting of the Vehicle Theft Taskforce. The Taskforce brings together the automotive industry, insurers, the police, Government departments and others to help ensure that everything is being done to prevent vehicle theft. As part of its work, the Taskforce will review whether further measures are required to stop devices that may be used to commit vehicle theft falling into criminals’ hands.

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