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You and Yours: Car security; Boiler cover; Social care

30/12/2019

Car security; Boiler cover; Social care

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Car security; Boiler cover; Social care

A new device to stop car thieves hacking into key fobs.

A new device to stop car thieves hacking into key fobs, and is boiler repair cover really worth the money?

Car makers have come up with a new device to stop thieves from stealing vehicles by hacking into key fobs. As the number of vehicles stolen in Britain continues to rise, one factor is the number of organised gangs using devices to remotely steal cars by hacking into their keyless entry systems.  But car manufacturers believe they may have found a solution in the form of a new "sleeping" key fob. We speak to the experts who're putting the technology to the test.

A succession of Governments over the past 20 years have tried - and so far failed - to crack the best way of paying for social care.  Despite twelve White Papers, Green Papers and other consultations about social care in England - governments have patched but not resolved the problem. We look at how other countries are coping with the pressures of an ageing population.  

The findings of a new study into changing job trends over the last decade is expected to show just how much the closure of High Street stores is affecting the jobs market. The study  led by Royal Society of Arts, will reveal which particular jobs have been badly affected by changes in technology for example, and which jobs are on the rise.

And, is it worth spending good money on cover for emergency boiler repairs? We hear from one listener who definitely WOULDN'T recommend it. She's been paying £300 a year for her boiler cover, but when it did break down she was told it would take ten days to get it looked at.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Craig Henderson

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