Protecting vehicle equipment

摘要

A method of protecting vehicle equipment against theft, wherein the equipment has a removable component 2 which is required to be in place on the equipment to allow the equipment to operate, wherein the equipment is protected against theft by removing the component 2 from the equipment and fitting the component on a portable component holder 18, preferably a key-fob. The invention also provides a key-fob 18 for use with the method.