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Re:Something mysterious is blocking car key fobs from workin... by bloak on Thursday January 31, 2019 @02:20PM (#19047818)
In the UK it's illegal to sound the horn when the vehicle is stationary, or between 23:30 and 07:00 in a built-up area, so someone who brought one of these auto-honking US vehicles to the UK would have to lock it by some other means?
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Re:Something mysterious is blocking car key fobs from workin... by shawnz on Thursday January 31, 2019 @02:37PM (#19047978)
A quick reading of the rule seems to imply that it only applies on roads, not for example in your driveway or a parking lot.

See: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regulation/99/m... , https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/20/section/196/ena...

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Re:Something mysterious is blocking car key fobs from workin... by pbhjpbhj on Thursday January 31, 2019 @03:17PM (#19048373)
FWIW a lot of UK cars are parked on the street at night, rather than on private land.

https://www.racfoundation.org/motoring-faqs/mobility#a6 suggests it's about 35% of vehicles in large settlements.

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