The Convenient Label That Replaces Investigation
If a vehicle vanishes and the owner still holds their keys, the obvious question is:
- “Could someone else have a key for this car?”
But asking that question requires effort; checking vehicle history, key logs, and ownership records. How much easier, institutionally, to declare:
‘Keyless theft’; have a crime number; we will log the VRM on the PNC LoS register and … hope.
We may check ANPR, but….’.
How would anyone know if duplicate keys were cut by previous owners, vendors, or compromised dealers? Without inquiry, we would not.
Regarding your vehicle, how many keys have been issued for it, and do you have them all?
How would you know?