Delete the request for radio codes.

[TWR]

Hi, day after day we have the same request " Radio Codes, can you at the powers to be, DELETE these request as soon as they appear? or an advise notice to the effect that the radio codes request will be deleted immediately

[redcrx]

it seems they are a constant rolling advert, all greenies, and all replied to by the same poster who gives a link to their site.

Most do get deleted fairly quickly though, TWR.

[Mr Veritas]

I am sorry,I may be stupid (don't answer that!) but just what ARE radio codes, and why are people so concerned about theM?

[Buenchico]

For Mr V:
The UK has the highest rates of vehicle theft and (more importantly with regard to this thread) thefts from vehicles in the world. Not so long ago, thieves would break into a car with the specific intention of stealing the radio, which could then be sold for financial gain.

In order to prevent this, the manufacturers of car radios introduced a system which requires a security code to be entered into a particular car radio (by pressing a sequence of keys) if it's been disconnected from the car's battery. (i.e. a stolen radio becomes useless because it won't work until the correct code has been entered). It's a great system because it has almost totally eliminated the theft of car radios. The downside is that someone buying a second hand car might not be given the relevant security by the seller. That doesn't matter until the new owner has to disconnect the battery for some reason. He'll then find that his car radio won't work because he can't enter the necessary code.

If the legitimate owner of a car radio wants to get hold of the code he has to pay a fee to either get it directly from the car manufacturer or through an agent. The fee can be quite expensive. For example, going via a main dealer might cost anywhere between �20 and �50. Online sites offer to provide the code for around a tenner. TWR seems to have spotted that the owners of some online services are posting fake questions in order to follow up those questions with 'recommendations' for their services.

Chris

[TWR]

Hi Chris, I am glad someone has finally seen sense about the code requests, how many have we seen of late? Yet there are some D/heads that will still send a code out ( I am not referring to you but look at last weeks post!! you will see what I mean, To your Q Mr V, Chris has answered the Q in the most informative and correct way

[dot.haukes]

O know this has been an issue for several years on here, but I wrote the same reply 3-4 years ago as I am writing now, i bought my car second hand with the radio/cd fitted but it would not work cos it needed a code, I asked on here and got no answer, and so i spent �149.00 on a totally new radio/cd player. It would have been great not to have had to do that, but obviously everyone who asks for the code is treated like a thief on here.

[barry1010]

dot, couldn't a main dealer help you?

[NoK]

any help with my question would be much appreciated

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Questi on802588.html

[craft1948]

dot I lost my code so the radio wouldn't work when I had to change the battery.....it cost me �30 to have it re-set...

[TWR]

Dot, believe me that's not the case the case is too many people are asking for codes giving out too many details of model etc to me & others that does not add up. I can give out help with codes as I have BOUGHT of EBay a code helper / breaker the cost was �8. why can't other people do the same, No offence meant to yourself, but after my wife's radio get nicked that was the end of my help for radio codes.