Any ideas what this is - small black box in car near fuse box

poppellerant

RumRat said:

QR code scans as 6258942727071. So, not much use.
Personally, I think it's one of those insurance telematic black boxes. If so it's now redundant.

When I scanned the QR code, I got this: P4M1062AAA-07---S000001257344526

What it means I don't know though.  Google produces nothing for me.

coffeehound

Fleet management system unique ID whatnot

RumRat

Just yank it out....

Working_in_pyjamas

RumRat said:

Just yank it out....

I'm going to un-install my non-working dashcam hardwire kit later today, will see where the cable leads but it wasn't piggybacked into the fusebox with a fuse tap so must have spliced a wire somewhere.

Working_in_pyjamas

Update: tried to see where the wire goes but it disappears up behind the fusebox so I'm none the wiser. I measured it and the device is 3cm x 2.5cm, I tried to prise the cover open but was hesitant in case it was somehow live and it wouldn't come off with gentle persuasion.

steviebabes

Try a reverse image search in Google.

Working_in_pyjamas

steviebabes said:

Try a reverse image search in Google.

Thanks, just tried and no matches or similar

[Deleted User]

Pretty much answered in the previous comments that it is a hardwired GPS vehicle tracking device almost certainly installed when it was a fleet car rather than a personal blackbox from insurance companies.

I can't believe nobody has tried the phone number yet, interesting result. The phone number has a recorded message saying the regional office is now on a new number 01772 442 442 - which is a number based at HMP Buckley Hall Prison.

So a good guess is this was a company car or pool car for staff at the prison and had a GPS tracker hardwired.

I'd definitely remove it if you are concerned with privacy, some of these devices also include a microphone as well as GPS tracking and telemetry from the ECU.

steviebabes

Just wondering if the large arrow on it means orientation is important, could this be an airbag sensor of some kind?

Working_in_pyjamas

steviebabes said:

Just wondering if the large arrow on it means orientation is important, could this be an airbag sensor of some kind?

I hope not as I haven’t refitted it! The arrow was pointing at 9’o’clock towards the front of the car.

It’s still plugged in as I can’t see where the cable goes but I didn’t screw it back on as I’ll only need to remove it when the new hardwire kit arrives