Vehicle Trackers

Slime101 · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:04

Has anyone got a tracker fitted, do you think they are worth the money??

I have my reservations, i dont mind the install fee as its no more than a CAT1 system, but its the annual fee that really bites.

Which one is best?

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:10

Navtrak is one of the best, but you pay for it.

Slime101 · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:11

But why is it better than say an RAC trackstar?

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:12

A friend has Navtrak in one of his cars. He moved it out of the garage and left it idling on the drive, by the time he'd got indoors they were on the phone to him asking if it was him moving the car.

fonzee · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:14

You can get a cheapo tracker on the 'bay for 30 odd quid... easy to fit and you can run it from the battery... uses a vodafone sim card to operate on the mobile phone network... you register on a specific site (register costs about 2 quid) and then it costs an extra 30p every time you login to the website and do a search for your car... very useful if it got stolen etc... cheap solution but works

Rotty · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:15

I has one on the STi as it was standard and all insurers insisted on it , I looked at it for the M3 and it would reduce my insurance by £50 and cost £120 a year in subs

They are getting less worthwhile now as insurers know that any serious criminal can easily disable them

bullit in head · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:58

re: the ebay Idea......

I've looked in to this as an idea BUT:

yeah good in theory.. but, there not that accurate... 1-4 mile radius is not going to find your car in someone elses garage.!!!!!!

bullit

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 19:59

They're a damn sight more accurate than that.

edit: Oh, the ebay one. You get what you pay for...

bingham67 · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:25

What about one you can track on your pc whats the best ones ? i bet they cost abit though.

Nozzer · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:39

http://www.overviewmapping.com/

bullit in head · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:42

it not just ebay...... you can use any mobile phone to do tracking....

bullit

Sam · 2 Mar 2006 at 20:47

Id rather not have a tracker thank you

The sticker will do me just fine

If someone nicks my car , rags it about do i really want to help the police getting it back. No id rather it got sold on so i can get a new one under insurance.

Sam