Vehicle remote control apparatus and system

A vehicle remote control system for causing a vehicle to perform a requested operation in response to a remote operation request from a vehicle user, comprising a vehicle having an on-vehicle device,

• wherein the on-vehicle device is configured to perform an operation with respect to the vehicle according to an operation instruction from a vehicle remote control apparatus, and to detect vehicle condition of the vehicle for notification to the vehicle remote control apparatus,
• and wherein the vehicle remote control apparatus is configured to compare a remote operation requested from the vehicle user with the information about the vehicle condition obtained from the on-vehicle device, to transmit an operation instruction corresponding to the requested remote operation to the vehicle if the requested remote operation has not been performed, and to refrain from transmitting an operation instruction corresponding to the requested remote operation to the vehicle if the requested remote operation has already been performed at the vehicle.