If your car is stolen while surfing an you have one of those little lock boxes

[drainer]

Shock: Surfer loses $12,000 insurance claim after car stolen with “Surf Lock” attached!

An Australian surfer has discovered, at the cost of twelve gees, that shoving car keys in a locked box shackled to the bumper bar voids your insurance if your ride gets stolen. The unidentified Volvo-driving surfer lost the dispute with his insurance company who had denied his claim for...

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[brukuns]

It makes sense, I just wonder how they learned he had the lockbox in the first place.

It's like when you fill in those travel forms and they ask "Are you trafficking drugs or illegal weapons?" and of course they expect drug dealers to be honest about it.

 

[grapedrink]

It makes sense, I just wonder how they learned he had the lockbox in the first place.

There are deadbeats who case parking lots and watch. If all of a sudden you are bending over and reaching under your car, it's kind of a dead giveaway.

Edit: Thought this was a magnetic hide-a-key case, which may actually be smarter than a lockbox attached to your handle that screams "KEY'S IN HERE!"

I like the hitchsafe because it's not blatantly obvious, although it is easily spotted by someone who is looking for it.

 

[Boneroni]

Fck. that sucks. Looks like another "what to do with your key while surfing" thread will be coming soon....

 

[drainer]

Fck. that sucks. Looks like another "what to do with your key while surfing" thread will be coming soon....

Car manufacturers could always revert back to what makes the most sense:

 

[Eunice]

It makes sense, I just wonder how they learned he had the lockbox in the first place.

It was probably attached to his door handle in plain sight. I see that all the time. The real question is how did they guess the lock combo?

 

[~rwright~]

^^^
Lock Box, the brand, are pretty easily pried open, in my humble opinion,
as witnessed personally when Melissa, my last surfer~girl sweet-heart, pried open her b~day present in front of me....
Word Lock Stor~More canisters are not.
Just saying...

 

[Boneroni]

Melissa pried open her b~day present in front of me....
Word Lock Stor~More canisters are not.
Just saying...

Could you elaborate? I don't understand what's going on.
Is that supposed to be a euphamism?

 

[brukuns]

It was probably attached to his door handle in plain sight. I see that all the time. The real question is how did they guess the lock combo?

I meant the insurance company. How did they know he had a freaking lockbox? did he tell them? They surveyed camera feed?

 

[Eunice]

I meant the insurance company. How did they know he had a freaking lockbox? did he tell them? They surveyed camera feed?

Good question. I bet the surfer unwittingly admitted it to them.

 

[Boneroni]

They may have inspected the car and figured out that the key was used (not broken into or hotwired)

 

[Autoprax]

Could you elaborate? I don't understand what's going on.
Is that supposed to be a euphamism?

crazy girls go crazy when you break up with them

 

[Kento]

There are deadbeats who case parking lots and watch. If all of a sudden you are bending over and reaching under your car, it's kind of a dead giveaway.

Edit: Thought this was a magnetic hide-a-key case, which may actually be smarter than a lockbox attached to your handle that screams "KEY'S IN HERE!"

I like the hitchsafe because it's not blatantly obvious, although it is easily spotted by someone who is looking for it.

I hate having to stash my key on my car, especially when there are sketchy people around and it's not a spot where you can bring your stuff down to the sand. Valet key used to be easy.

At least if there are a couple cars around that make you paranoid, you can memorize/write down their license plates just in case but if there are random derelicts around, yeah, that gets tougher. Cover your car with soap-plastered job applications in hopes that it is a deterrent?

 

[r32]

It was probably attached to his door handle in plain sight. I see that all the time. The real question is how did they guess the lock combo?

This guy is the "Lockpicking Lawyer" on Youtube. 300k followers and has 100's of vids showing the weaknesses of nearly every lock on the market. Dude is really good at picking locks and shows how easy it is to pick most locks in seconds. Also break down lock designs, how they work, etc.

Imagine you smash a window and get into this guys garage and all you see is 1000's of locks.

LockPickingLawyer

This channel aims to educate consumers about weaknesses and defects in security devices so they can make better security decisions. It should go without sayi...

www.youtube.com

 

[afoaf]

the lockpicking scene is a trip

 

[Muscles]

One thing I like about Ford F-150s is the code access they have on the door. Wish every manufacture would offer something similar.

 

[Why_was_I_banned]

It was probably attached to his door handle in plain sight. I see that all the time. The real question is how did they guess the lock combo?

Do they make combination lock style restraints?

Would that add the challenge of speed?

 

[Mr Doof]

Locks are never a guarantee. Think of them as a delaying tactic at worse and a dissuading tool at best, and in between the two is a good bluff.

It is surprising how far you can get in life on good bluffing skills.

 

[Boneroni]

K, this seems like a good place for this story.

About 2 years ago, lunch patrol session at local point, got out of the water to find the tumbler in my lock box had completely disengaged from the lock mechanism, meaning the numbers spun, but it was not unlocking the box.

Fine, I'll go find a stick to pry it open. No luck.
Fine, I'll go ask that maintenance guy to borrow a screwdriver. Now I have a bloody hand (wet, slippery hands + forcing a screwdriver) and still no luck.
Fine, I'll go find a rock and smash the box. It was hanging from the chassis of the car, so any attempt to smash it just bounced it off the metal. No damage at all.

Finally, I carried over a small boulder, placed it under the car, behind the lock box, got a 2 fist sized rock and spent 5 minuted just fcking pounding on the thing.

And that's how I ended up 45 minutes late to work, covered in dirt, in a wetsuit, lying in a parking lot, basically under my car, with blood dripping from both hands (2nd cut from all the rock smashing).


On one hand, I'd buy that box again for durability. But, it stopped working, so, no.

 

[r32]

One thing I like about Ford F-150s is the code access they have on the door. Wish every manufacture would offer something similar.

Those are even easier to break into. Look into 'relay attack on keyless vehicles'

The more techy cars get with their locks, the easier they will be to hack and break into. Sad but true.