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When I bought my approved used Disco, I didn't even know I had the tracker installed and just Googled the buttons.' It could be that the dealers should be able to do this but don't know how to. Our anonymous tipster has similar concerns: 'Remember that some of the JLR dealers are not optimal in fixing issues.

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' is full of holes and the manufacturers need to do something about it,' he said. Watts plans to contact the dealer to get this sorted out while also raising awareness.

We continually review our processes to identify further improvements to meet the security and privacy needs of our customers.

Watts told El Reg: 'I personally find it completely unacceptable that JLR simply pass on the responsibility for unbinding a previous owners app from the vehicle to the dealer, who I'm not convinced will always do it, to an independent dealer, who may not even be aware of it, or to the new owner, who unless they're tech savvy and want to use these features may not even be aware of them.'Ĭustomer confidentiality and the security and privacy of customer data is paramount to Jaguar Land Rover. Watts was dissatisfied with this response. JLR said that the issues Watts had experienced wouldn't have arisen if sales procedures known to its registered dealers had been followed. Watts bought his car through an independent dealer.

Remote beep and flash the horn and lights.

Watts added that 'right now a previous owner of my Range Rover has the ability, from anywhere in the world with a data connection' to do all manner of undesirable things including but limited to: This enables a range of functions including remote unlock, start engine, and the ability to see where a car is, according to our unnamed tipster. If you have the VIN, you can press one button in the car to silently enable tracking. This process can also be done by the customer contacting the Jaguar Land Rover Customer Relationship Centre and providing suitable ownership documents. The retailer will then set up a new account for the new owner, binding that vehicle to them. This will mean that when the former owner goes onto their InControl Remote app or InControl Portal, they will receive a message stating that no vehicle is associated with this account and will no longer be able to view any information for that particular vehicle. After ownership checks, the retailer will unbind the previous owner from that car. If the seller has not done this, the new owner can take their car to their local Jaguar Land Rover retailer to get the InControl Remote app and all InControl services reset. It is important to note that when the initial customer accepts the terms and conditions of Remote Premium services that they are agreeing to unbind the vehicle from themselves when they sell it on. If a private sale, Jaguar Land Rover or our retailers will have no sight of the vehicle between change of ownership so cannot check this process has been adhered to. They will also advise the customer selling/exchanging the vehicle that the customer can unbind themselves too. If a customer sells a vehicle to a Jaguar Land Rover retailer, the retailer, as part of the purchasing process, will check that the customer has cleared all of their accounts and removed the vehicle from their InControl Portal.

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In a lengthy statement, the car maker went on to defend its procedure around the sale of connected cars against criticism from techie drivers we've spoken with. 'Matt's situation could have been handled a lot better, with him receiving incorrect information throughout the process,' it said. This account – which ties into the InControl service offered by JLR – needs the VIN/car data removed from it when a car changes hands.Įl Reg contacted Jaguar Land Rover's press office about the issue.

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I don't know how you do this but the current process is clearly not sufficient.'Īccording to another secondhand Land Rover driver and IT industry pro, who did not wish to be named, the issue is not just around the mobile app but also the online account with JLR.

JLR needs a bullet-proof method for this to be automatically disconnected when the vehicle changes hands. Watts told El Reg: 'Data is being collected about me and the vehicle's location and simply provided to whomever previously connected the app to the car. Someone else has access to a significant amount of data about myself and my vehicle and there appears to be nothing that the manufacturer is prepared to do about it. The previous owner of my car has control over it, they can unlock it, they can remotely set the climate control without me knowing about it, even when the car isn't running, they potentially can even look at the sat-nav system, they can also call break down services to the vehicle and all of this without me knowing anything about it.