Code on car radio

dzug1

As I was driving into a supermarket car park this afternoon the radio programme I was listening to was briefly interrupted (as with a traffic announcement) with the instruction to enter the code displayed (4 digits) on the radio into my mobile phone. Those 4 digits stayed there even if changing stations or switching off/on - but had disappeared 20 minutes later on leaving after shopping.


What was going on? Some new form of scam? Where did the announcement come from?


(My phone was actually sitting quietly at home, switched off)

enfield_freddy

can you tell me your supplier of the tobacco based products you are using?

dzug1

I was hoping for a serious answer

molerat

Bluetooth trying to connect to a spurious / random phone it found?

enfield_freddy

molerat wrote: »

Bluetooth trying to connect to a spurious / random phone it found?

very possibly the best answer without knowing the make/type of radio in the car


I think something like that would spook me , as I don,t have mobile




OP , sorry , it sounds weird , is this the first time its happened?

dzug1

Yes - first time. There is Bluetooth on the car radio (Ford) but I've never enabled it and don't use it.


But yes it sounds plausible that it's Bluetooth related

poppy10_2

Deffo bluetooth related