Trackers etc for classics
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swisstoni

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23,895 posts

308 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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I'm looking for suggestions of good devices to fit to a classic vehicle for security. A tracking device would be ideal but I don't know what they are physically like.
It needs to be very discreet as the car may be entered in concours events at some stage.

Any experiences welcome.

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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I know of several people using these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Car-GPS-Tracker-TK10...

P100

639 posts

235 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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I use Skytag trackers on all of my classics, and fit them for others too.
They sell for £175 fitted, and you can tailor the level of tracking to suit your needs
Roy

BlackGT3

1,446 posts

239 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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I use Automatics MTrack - http://www.trackersecurity.co.uk

These are wireless trackers so you can put them anywhere on the car. They use a re-chargable battery, ours lasted approx 2 years before it required recharging. They are good friendly bunch to deal with.


Mr Teddy Bear

186 posts

220 months

Saturday 26th November 2016
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Purity14 said:
I know of people in the motorbike world using these: https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/oxford...

10 year battery life, no cabling - app that works on your phone.

Not cheap at £200 and £50 a year though.
Compared to the price I paid to fit a tracker to a CLK 10 years ago, that is cheap. On top of the installation cost was the ongoing cost of 'airtime' to keep the device activated. Once inside a steel container, they don't [obviously] work anyway.

With high value irreplaceable vehicles the answer lies in not leaving them in vulnerable locations overnight.

There is a lot to be said for driving some thing of low value on a daily basis, that is unlikely to attract expert thieves.

swisstoni

Original Poster:

23,895 posts

308 months

Saturday 26th November 2016
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Thanks for all the suggestions folks. I've got some research to do.

I have Trackstar fitted to a modern car and the service is excellent and I can't fault them reliability wise. I just don't know how big the gubbins is that they fit to the car.