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Yeah, absolutely – and you should do it straight away if you’ve lost a remote. Most modern motors like B&D and Merlin have a “clear all remotes” function where you hold down the learn button for about 10 seconds, which wipes every remote from memory. Then you just reprogram the remotes you still have. If you’ve got an older motor without that feature, we can fit an external receiver that gives you rolling code security and lets you control which remotes work – costs about $150 and we stock them for most brands.

If someone’s gotten into your garage without permission, it’s usually one of three ways – they’ve got an old remote from a previous owner (happens heaps in Sydney’s hot property market), they’ve figured out your fixed-code remote sequence (older motors are vulnerable to this), or they’ve physically forced the emergency release from outside through a gap in the door. We see this a lot in older suburbs like Parramatta and Campbelltown where homes still have 90s-era door systems. Upgrade to a motor with rolling code technology and make sure your emergency release cable isn’t accessible from outside – we’ll check this for free if you’re worried.

With old fixed-code systems, absolutely – someone can sit in a car with a code grabber and record your remote signal, then replay it later to open your door. That’s why we push everyone toward rolling code technology (also called hopping code) – brands like Chamberlain, B&D, and Merlin all use it now. The code changes every single time you press the remote, making the old signal useless. If you’re still running a garage door opener from before 2010 in suburbs like Chatswood or the Hills District, you’re probably on fixed code and should upgrade – we’ll test your system for free.

Yeah they can, especially with older fixed-code systems – there’s only so many frequency combinations available, and in dense Sydney suburbs you’re bound to overlap eventually. Rolling code technology still uses shared frequencies but adds unique encrypted codes that change every time, so even if you’re technically on the same frequency as someone in Penrith or Parramatta, their remote won’t open your door. This is why we don’t sell fixed-code remotes anymore unless someone specifically needs one for an ancient motor – the security risk just isn’t worth the $20 you’d save.

First thing – clear all remotes from your motor’s memory immediately, then reprogram only the ones you’ve still got. If it was stolen in a car break-in (super common in Sydney shopping center carparks), the thief now knows your address from your rego papers and has access to your home. We’ve had customers in the Eastern Suburbs and North Shore deal with this – change your motor’s codes today, consider upgrading to smart opener with phone notifications, and honestly, think about changing your house entry locks too since they probably got those keys as well.

Nah, standard garage remotes don’t have GPS or tracking chips – they’re just simple radio transmitters. Some of the new smart garage systems like Chamberlain MyQ can track when your door was opened through the app, and you’ll get phone notifications, but the physical remote itself isn’t trackable if you lose it. If you’re worried about losing remotes, the keypad systems we stock for about $120 are brilliant – no remote to lose, just punch in your code and you’re in.