Crime and Policing Bill to outlaw signal jammers used in car thefts

Electronic devices used by criminals to steal cars could be banned in England and Wales under the government’s Crime and Policing Bill, which will be introduced to Parliament this week.

Electronic devices, including signal jammers, are thought to play a part in four out of 10 of vehicle thefts nationwide. Keyless repeaters and signal amplifiers scramble the signal from remote key fobs inside people's homes, enabling criminals to unlock cars.

Previously police could only bring a...

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