Keyless entry is a skill that is unfortunately also used by criminals to get into cars. In the Netherlands, therefore, there will be an additional quality mark for safer systems. Without this quality mark, insurers can refuse to insure a vehicle.
In the Netherlands, insurers rely on the CCV Vehicle Security Quality Mark. It will contain an additional clause for cars that will be registered from 1 January 2021, it reports AD. That addition focuses on keyless entry. In the past, it has been shown that criminals can gain access to cars by intercepting and influencing the signal from the key, so that the doors open. The new requirements of the label state that the key of ‘theft-sensitive models’ must go into a ‘sleep mode’ 5 minutes after use. In that case, no signal will be sent out and it cannot be received by malicious parties.
That is not the only way that is allowed to prevent theft. A system may also be installed in the car that filters out the signal and keyless entry may also be completely deactivated. Karin Beems of the CCV (Center for Crime Prevention and Security) opposes it AD that many manufacturers already supply variants of keyless entry that are approved according to these new requirements. Audi, BMW, Citroën, Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Skoda, Toyota and Volkswagen are mentioned. Cars from before 2021 are not yet covered by these stricter requirements. A website has also been launched by the CCV, among others, autodiefstalcheck.nl, on which you can check for yourself how sensitive your car is to theft.