Why Range Rovers Keep Getting Stolen — and How to Keep Yours
Few cars are targeted as relentlessly as Range Rovers and Land Rovers. They top the most-stolen lists year after year — and the problem has got bad enough that some insurers now refuse cover, demand a tracker, or charge eye-watering premiums in certain postcodes.
Why Range Rovers are such a target
High value, strong demand for parts and export, and keyless entry as standard make them an obvious prize. Many sit on driveways in affluent areas where organised gangs know to look, and a stolen example is quickly broken for parts or shipped abroad.
The insurance headache
Owners increasingly find cover refused, restricted or loaded unless the car has extra security. Many insurers now ask for an aftermarket tracker, an immobiliser, or both — and a documented, professionally fitted system with a certificate helps your case at renewal.
How they're actually stolen
It's rarely the old-fashioned way. Relay attacks copy the keyless signal through your wall; CAN injection wires straight into the car's electronics; some thieves add a key through the diagnostic port. Factory security alone no longer keeps up.
How to keep yours
The answer is layers, not one gadget:
- A Faraday pouch for the keys at home.
- A tracker so the car can be recovered if the worst happens.
- A phone-released dual immobiliser like IMMOSTOP, so even a relayed or injected key won't drive the car away.
IMMOSTOP holds the engine immobilised at two separate points and only releases them for your paired phone. It comes professionally fitted with an installation certificate you can show your insurer, and it protects the one thing a tracker can't — stopping the car being taken in the first place.
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Common questions
Why are Range Rovers stolen so often?
They combine high value, strong parts and export demand, and keyless entry — and many are parked on driveways in affluent areas. That makes them a priority for organised, equipped theft gangs.
Will an immobiliser help with Range Rover insurance?
It can. Many insurers now expect extra security on high-theft models, and a professionally fitted immobiliser with an installation certificate gives you something concrete to show at renewal. Always confirm with your insurer.
What actually stops a keyless Range Rover theft?
A security layer the key can't satisfy. IMMOSTOP keeps the engine immobilised until your phone is present, so a relayed or CAN-injected key gets a thief nowhere.
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