Stolen Cars. Trackers

[robinessex]

You only have to visit the PH stolen car post to see how vulnerable you pride and joy is. Autocar published an article showing it has reached almost epidemic proportions. I am amazed that all PH'ers don't automatically fit a tracker to their pride and joys. I don't at the moment have a vehicle that is valuable or desirable, but when I do, it's going to get a tracker fitted. I'm think of a tracker that doesn't broadcast it's installation/use, uses GPS to broadcast the vehicles location, alerts you to the theft as it occurs, and can remotely deactivate the cars electronic systems. The ability to render the thief permanently unable to reproduce would be nice as well!! Recommendations invited.

[davepoth]

Don't buy a BMW?

[E30M3SE]

Maybe some don't want their cars back if they are stolen, rather move on to something else....

Bit like 'your' Mrs having an affair...... do you really want her back afterwards?

[Bungleaio]

E30M3SE said:

Maybe some don't want their cars back if they are stolen, rather move on to something else....

Bit like 'your' Mrs having an affair...... do you really want her back afterwards?

+1. My impreza had a tracker fitted but I don't activate it.

If the car gets stolen then it's not exactly going to be driven in a considerate manner.

If I had a car that was rare then I may consider a tracker but not on something I use on a daily basis.

[B Huey]

We have a Toad Text Alert system on our camper. I'm not sure of the model number but it texts you when the alarm is activated and is trackable.

We're very happy with ours.