Footage of a group of suspected thieves stealing a car from a Hampton home has been released.
Hampton Police took to Twitter to share the moment, which took the suspects less than a minute from the time they approached the house to when they were in the car.
"Car stolen from a drive in Hampton," police wrote.
"How long did it take? 30 seconds.
"One of the suspects is holding up an aerial to pick up the signal from the key which was actually 25 ft away in an upstairs bedroom.
"If you have keyless car entry you need to think about blocking the signal."
But people were still left a bit confused about how they should best protect their car.
But police were able to address those concerns as well.
"The signal can be blocked by a Faraday pouch," police replied to one person.
"As cheap as £5. Either that or get an old fashioned steering wheel lock.
"I have been told that the cheapest way is to wrap your car key in tin foil but I can't confirm this works."
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