Method for a vehicle related identity validation, the method comprising: - receiving a vehicle related identity validation request signal associated with a designated vehicle by an off-vehicle server unit; - transmitting a specific control signal to a vehicle that is presumed to be the designated vehicle, wherein the server unit creates and then transmits the specific control signal and the specific control signal contains control data for at least one vehicle component of the designated vehicle and identification data for the designated vehicle and/or a vehicle component whose identity validation is requested according to the received vehicle related identity validation request signal, wherein the control data comprise at least one activation data element that characterizes a specific time and a specific location at which the at least one vehicle component of the presumed vehicle is operated, wherein under consideration of details on a current driving route of the vehicle an approximate arrival time within a surveillance area of an off-vehicle sensor device is estimated and the specific time and the specific location is determined based on a current vehicle location, the known driving route of the vehicle and an availability of off-vehicle sensor devices; - receiving the specific control signal by the presumed vehicle; - verifying if the identification data of the received specific control signal match with stored identification data stored in the presumed vehicle; - only if the received identification data match the stored identification data, operating the at least one vehicle component of the presumed vehicle according to the control signal at the specific time and specific location; - detecting a sensor signal characterizing the operation of the at least one vehicle component of the presumed vehicle according to the control data by the off-vehicle sensor device; - evaluating the detected sensor signal to validate if the at least one vehicle component was operated according to the transmitted control data; - if the at least one vehicle component was operated according to the control data, confirming the requested vehicle related identity validation. - receiving a vehicle related identity validation request signal associated with a designated vehicle by an off-vehicle server unit; - transmitting a specific control signal to a vehicle that is presumed to be the designated vehicle, wherein the server unit creates and then transmits the specific control signal and the specific control signal contains control data for at least one vehicle component of the designated vehicle and identification data for the designated vehicle and/or a vehicle component whose identity validation is requested according to the received vehicle related identity validation request signal, wherein the control data comprise at least one activation data element that characterizes a specific time and a specific location at which the at least one vehicle component of the presumed vehicle is operated, wherein under consideration of details on a current driving route of the vehicle an approximate arrival time within a surveillance area of an off-vehicle sensor device is estimated and the specific time and the specific location is determined based on a current vehicle location, the known driving route of the vehicle and an availability of off-vehicle sensor devices; - receiving the specific control signal by the presumed vehicle; - verifying if the identification data of the received specific control signal match with stored identification data stored in the presumed vehicle; - only if the received identification data match the stored identification data, operating the at least one vehicle component of the presumed vehicle according to the control signal at the specific time and specific location; - detecting a sensor signal characterizing the operation of the at least one vehicle component of the presumed vehicle according to the control data by the off-vehicle sensor device; - evaluating the detected sensor signal to validate if the at least one vehicle component was operated according to the transmitted control data; - if the at least one vehicle component was operated according to the control data, confirming the requested vehicle related identity validation.