Anyone got one? Anyone had results from one?
I'm looking on the internet and there seems to be millions of them - who are the best and should I just get a VHF/Battery powered one or a wired in GPS one?
Thoughts?
Car trackers
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Darthlaw
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Re: Car trackers
Depends what you want it for. I used to work for Tracker and in terms of getting your car back after it being nicked they are second to none. Question is whether you want your car back after some chav has ragged it?
If you want something where you can see it moving, you could consider Cobratrak (now Vodafone automotive) or one of the cheaper ones.
Be aware though that whilst gps/gsm ones are more accurate they can also be defeated with a £25 jammer from china.
If you want something where you can see it moving, you could consider Cobratrak (now Vodafone automotive) or one of the cheaper ones.
Be aware though that whilst gps/gsm ones are more accurate they can also be defeated with a £25 jammer from china.
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Re: Car trackers
Against Theft. I don't want a car back no, but I'd like the scroats who nicked my last one in prison (either that or dead - which WILL be a decision I will make next time, if I'm in the house).
I'm looking at Tracker and it all sounds good but what does a battery powered VHF entail? I'm assuming they work otherwise they wouldn't sell them but for £150 (after£100 off) I'd expect a wired in GPS unit.
What does the battery last for and how do you change them etc?
I'm looking at Tracker and it all sounds good but what does a battery powered VHF entail? I'm assuming they work otherwise they wouldn't sell them but for £150 (after£100 off) I'd expect a wired in GPS unit.
What does the battery last for and how do you change them etc?
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tim_noone
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Re: Car trackers
Dead??
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Funkydrummer
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Re: Car trackers
I wouldn't advocate having a go after the sad demise of this poor guy.
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RIP Mike Shaw.
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RIP Mike Shaw.
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Re: Car trackers
£150 is cheap in honesty. The battery usually lasts for five years in those things and in something silly like 90% of the time the Babylon tend to find the car dumped on an estate somewhere in a matter of hours. Tracker are also the only company who had an agreement with the police so they were guaraunteed to be chased once the thing was triggered. With most of the other systems, the police wouldn't be interested until they would be guaraunteed to find the vehicle (I.e it had stopped moving).starting_11 wrote:Against Theft. I don't want a car back no, but I'd like the scroats who nicked my last one in prison (either that or dead - which WILL be a decision I will make next time, if I'm in the house).
I'm looking at Tracker and it all sounds good but what does a battery powered VHF entail? I'm assuming they work otherwise they wouldn't sell them but for £150 (after£100 off) I'd expect a wired in GPS unit.
What does the battery last for and how do you change them etc?
Also, if you have a gps system, once it's triggered they stop the live feed to you so that you can't do any vigilante work if you catch my drift. Again, that's assuming the scrotes hadn't blocked it with a cheap jammer.
If you're determined to get one, I'd go for the £150 vhf one, unless your insurance says you have to have a better system.