Car tracker

stranger12

Hi guys

Have you use any tracker if so please share your experience

Tracker-uk seems to have good deals which is £139 for a year of tracking and unlimited access on mobile

scotsbob

Not personally but my son runs his own company and all his vehicles are fitted with one of these (or similar) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Mini-GPS-Tracker-Magnetic-Car-Vehicle-Spy-Personal-Tracking-Device-TK102-UK-/111906499015?hash=item1a0e25a9c7:g:fI8AAOSwawpXv8Ws


I believe he has them hard wired to the electrics and never heard him mention any problems.

pappa_golf

tk-102 , they are not magnectic (as claimed) internal battery life (rechargeable bit) is pathetic , they need hard wiring to a fixed power , both ign on and ign off , several of the bike lads have fitted them

Strider590

Trackers are a bit pointless as the criminal will park them in a street over night to see if the Police turn up, the Police usually don't bother because they know they'd be wasting resources and screwing up their crime stats without actually catching anyone.

Tothepoint.

Strider590 wrote: »

Trackers are a bit pointless as the criminal will park them in a street over night to see if the Police turn up, the Police usually don't bother because they know they'd be wasting resources and screwing up their crime stats without actually catching anyone.

Utter rubbish, which of course you cannot back up with a shred of evidence.

rudekid48

scotsbob wrote: »

Not personally but my son runs his own company and all his vehicles are fitted with one of these (or similar) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Mini-GPS-Tracker-Magnetic-Car-Vehicle-Spy-Personal-Tracking-Device-TK102-UK-/111906499015?hash=item1a0e25a9c7:g:fI8AAOSwawpXv8Ws


I believe he has them hard wired to the electrics and never heard him mention any problems.

Completely useless as a security device. OP, if it's a condition of your insurance to have a tracker, or you're just worried about theft in general, then you want a Thatcham approved device that is professionally fitted. Have a look at https://www.swiftrak.co.uk - I've used these before.

takman

Strider590 wrote: »

Trackers are a bit pointless as the criminal will park them in a street over night to see if the Police turn up, the Police usually don't bother because they know they'd be wasting resources and screwing up their crime stats without actually catching anyone.

Let's say that was true then if my car got stolen all I would have to do is look on the tracker to see where it was and go and get it (using the second set of keys if they stole the first set).

Smartsaver7

I was thinking of just buying those cheap discs that you hide in the car and locate with a phone app.
As for police not finding cars with trackers, once activated by company it pings in every police car eqipt when gets near, until turned off, I'm sure by now the crims have some blockers though

scotsbob

rudekid48 wrote: »

Completely useless as a security device.

The OP didn't mention security, neither did I. My son uses them in his vehicles to track their journey locations. That it is the purpose of trackers.

dacouch

Strider590 wrote: »

Trackers are a bit pointless as the criminal will park them in a street over night to see if the Police turn up, the Police usually don't bother because they know they'd be wasting resources and screwing up their crime stats without actually catching anyone.

When I used to be more involved in car Insurance, some of my clients with certain types of cars eg Evos and M3s would pay extra to avoid Insurers who insisted on Trackers. Their thinking was if someone stole their car, they would not want it back after it had been ragged, they would rather receive a pay out.

I've also had client's who think they are the bees knees as their cars were recovered undamaged within a few days

AdrianC

GSM/GPRS communication... Works worldwide...

No, it doesn't. It doesn't work here at all.

And surely the SOS button's a bit pointless? Put it somewhere easily accessible, and it's going to get found and ripped out in seconds. Put it somewhere hidden, and you can't press the button.

Anyway, now these devices are getting so cheap (£15), their other purpose is coming to light. There's been quite a few reports this year of valuable classic cars having these stuck somewhere at shows, so their storage can be located, for later theft.