Well, that black, oval fob thing on the left is.
Y’see, my car is one of those key-less ones. So long as the fob is somewhere within the car, I can press a button that says START/STOP on the dashboard and the engine will start.
I also have to press it to turn off the ignition at the end of the jouney.
All sounds quick and easy.
But, it’s a pain. It really is.
I’ve lost count of how many times I have got out of the car, only to realise the keys are still in there somewhere and as such, I can’t lock the doors.
When they are hanging conveniently from the steering column, it really is easy, because you turn the key anti-clockwise and pull it out of the lock. The key is then conveniently already in your hand.
But no, I have to pull up in my parking spot; press the START/STOP button to turn off the engine; get out of the car; try to lock the door without the keyfob; harumph to myself, crawl back in to the car; search through the various cubbyholes to see which one I might have put it in; run my hand along the back of the passenger seat in case it has got wedged in there; eventually find them on the floor, where they’d fallen when I’d had to brake sharply on the M40 thanks to that twat in the BMW; harumph again; back myself out of the car and then lock the door.
And this – apparently – is progress.
Much easier to keep it in your pocket.
Tried that… it’s uncomfortable in my tight, hip-hugging trousers.
I can handle the new keyless cars. It’s a piece of technology I’m used to. However what gets right up my nose are the ridiculous handbrake-on-a-button things. Put your foot on the brake and press the button down to release the handbrake. Put your foot on the brake and pull the button up to apply the handbrake. Bloody ridiculous
Sounds overly complicated to me.
And why is this post called Alicia?
Alicia Keys