diff --git a/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py
index 061b09c1b3b..b0ad1a867a8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/bmw_connected_drive/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DOMAIN = 'bmw_connected_drive'
 CONF_REGION = 'region'
+CONF_READ_ONLY = 'read_only'
 ATTR_VIN = 'vin'
 
 ACCOUNT_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ ACCOUNT_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     vol.Required(CONF_PASSWORD): cv.string,
     vol.Required(CONF_REGION): vol.Any('north_america', 'china',
                                        'rest_of_world'),
+    vol.Optional(CONF_READ_ONLY, default=False): cv.boolean,
 })
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
@@ -82,8 +84,10 @@ def setup_account(account_config: dict, hass, name: str) \
     username = account_config[CONF_USERNAME]
     password = account_config[CONF_PASSWORD]
     region = account_config[CONF_REGION]
+    read_only = account_config[CONF_READ_ONLY]
     _LOGGER.debug('Adding new account %s', name)
-    cd_account = BMWConnectedDriveAccount(username, password, region, name)
+    cd_account = BMWConnectedDriveAccount(username, password, region, name,
+                                          read_only)
 
     def execute_service(call):
         """Execute a service for a vehicle.
@@ -99,13 +103,13 @@ def setup_account(account_config: dict, hass, name: str) \
         function_name = _SERVICE_MAP[call.service]
         function_call = getattr(vehicle.remote_services, function_name)
         function_call()
-
-    # register the remote services
-    for service in _SERVICE_MAP:
-        hass.services.register(
-            DOMAIN, service,
-            execute_service,
-            schema=SERVICE_SCHEMA)
+    if not read_only:
+        # register the remote services
+        for service in _SERVICE_MAP:
+            hass.services.register(
+                DOMAIN, service,
+                execute_service,
+                schema=SERVICE_SCHEMA)
 
     # update every UPDATE_INTERVAL minutes, starting now
     # this should even out the load on the servers
@@ -122,13 +126,14 @@ class BMWConnectedDriveAccount:
     """Representation of a BMW vehicle."""
 
     def __init__(self, username: str, password: str, region_str: str,
-                 name: str) -> None:
+                 name: str, read_only) -> None:
         """Constructor."""
         from bimmer_connected.account import ConnectedDriveAccount
         from bimmer_connected.country_selector import get_region_from_name
 
         region = get_region_from_name(region_str)
 
+        self.read_only = read_only
         self.account = ConnectedDriveAccount(username, password, region)
         self.name = name
         self._update_listeners = []
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lock/bmw_connected_drive.py b/homeassistant/components/lock/bmw_connected_drive.py
index 52734b1259c..f4fb6d1fbf0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lock/bmw_connected_drive.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lock/bmw_connected_drive.py
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
                   ', '.join([a.name for a in accounts]))
     devices = []
     for account in accounts:
-        for vehicle in account.account.vehicles:
-            device = BMWLock(account, vehicle, 'lock', 'BMW lock')
-            devices.append(device)
+        if not account.read_only:
+            for vehicle in account.account.vehicles:
+                device = BMWLock(account, vehicle, 'lock', 'BMW lock')
+                devices.append(device)
     add_devices(devices, True)