H,
My car (rx450) was stolen in South London at 4 am on 27 01 2023. It was on the main road under the lights. I heard a guy banging near the tyre. I thought they are looking for a catalytic convertor. Once i heard the bang i checked the camera and called the police straight away. I did not know they were using this method to unlock the car. Never heard about wheel arch can bust. The police did not even bother to chase properly as usual and said they cannot do anything about it. Unfortunately i did not have a tracker.
It is a shame that police could have checked lexuses near by as the car did not go far and only flashed one ANPR. If there was a vehicle with a damaged wheel arch it could have been spotted. Very disappointed with this. The car even had a steering wheel.
Also a big company like Lexus should develop a system like Tesla where they should just disable the car completely unless the part is changed through an authorised dealer. I think it is just too easy for thieves in UK and north America to steal things from individuals.
