A woman has told of how she woke up to find her car missing from her driveway, only to get it back within hours thanks to a clever hack.
The TikTok user took to social media with a short video after she and her friends went on a mission to ‘steal her car back’.
The clip has been viewed more than 2.5 million times as people hail her clever thinking and vow to do the same with their own vehicles going forward.
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In the video, Zoe revealed that she had left an Apple AirTag in her Ford Fiesta, so as soon as she saw it was missing she used her phone to track exactly where it was, according to Manchester Evening News.
AirTags are designed to help you find commonly lost objects - such as keys - and are so small, they are hard to detect.
Zoe explained that she realised her car was missing at 9:00 am and checked her phone five minutes later. It showed where her Fiesta was and by 12:45 pm the same day, she took action.
Her two friends picked her up and Zoe said “we’ve seen enough crime docs, let’s get it back ourselves”.
By 2.30 pm Zoe and the girls found the car and called the police. Just three hours later, after a police escort, Zoe was back in her car.
Zoe admits her car had “sustained a few injuries” but is now back safe where it belongs.
Viewers went mad over Zoe’s ordeal calling it “truly incredible content,” and one said: “Note to self - buy an AirTag and leave in my car”.
Another person said: “Honestly never even wanted an AirTag before but you’ve sold it to me! This should be an advert”.
A third user wrote: “Putting an AirTag in your car is genius”.
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