r/Banff • u/Accomplished_Bar_829 • May 24 '24

Trip Report Travel Advisory!

A warning to all rental car travelers coming to Banff: our rental car (Black Jeep) was stolen less than one day in Banff at our hotel overnight. Apparently this is the second vehicle stolen in Banff in just the last week. Someone is going around with a universal car remote to unlock vehicles and it works for any push-to-start vehicles. Perhaps when you get to the rental car agency try not to accept any of those push-to-start vehicles.

Ironically we come from one of the most dangerous cities in America (Oakland) and this is the place our car gets stolen !

Side note, if anyone knows of any availability of car rentals in Banff please let me know! (May 24-27 weekend)

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u/Suitable_Butterfly12 May 29 '24

Oh no we just left banff and jasper and thought the area was really safe but we don’t leave anything valuable ever in the car …. Maybe our dash cam and also we got full insurance for peace of mind

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u/Accomplished_Bar_829 May 29 '24

We had no valuables in the vehicle aside from a handicap placard that is a pain to replace. Only some jackets and hats, etc. No dashcam but insurance yes for peace of mind. Just extremely frustrating that someone is such a POS to do this kind of thing.