Tracker device recommendations

flatcoat
flatcoat Forum Participant Posts: 1,571
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edited May 2016 in Caravans #1

I am not quite sure where to post this however can I have some recommendations for tracking systems please? 

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  • triky auto
    triky auto Forum Participant Posts: 8,690
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    edited May 2016 #2

    Wink , " Scorpion "

  • MeatHome
    MeatHome Forum Participant Posts: 54
    edited June 2016 #3

    I have recently purchased a new van which comes fitted with a tracker and one years free subscription 

    The tracker reduces my insurance premium by £50

    To renew tracker subscription next year will be  £110 per annum therefore financially not worth it

    Also ask yourself "Would you want the van back when it had been occupied by the thief and their family for several weeks?" "

  • Chris Ardis
    Chris Ardis Forum Participant Posts: 55
    edited June 2016 #4

    I have fitted a Phantom Proactive 3 Tracker to my new Bailey Pegasus. This latest design alows you to access your own vehicle via the Phantom website. Usefull if stored away from home to check location and battery voltage. You also get access to a monthly
    mileage chart.

    The staff at Phantom HQ are always very helpfull and understanding if I generate a false alarm. This is my fourth unit with them. Even though I have never had a vehicle stolen it is better to have this system in place where the police can usually catch the
    thief red handed very quickly before too much damage has been done.

  • jennyc
    jennyc Forum Participant Posts: 957
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    edited June 2016 #5

    It seems that the .battery flat' warning feature of Phantom alarms is their best feature. A caravan service engineer, who also specialises in alarms tells us that thieves use a GSM blocker bought from Maplin, to render the alarm's communications useless,
    prior to theft. A VHF alarm, while omitting to warn of a flat battery is much harder to block, not to mention that it will function in places where mobile signals don't exist.

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited June 2016 #6

    If GSM blockers are so effective, why are the Prison Service not using them to deal with the problem of mobiles smuggled into prisons?

  • flatcoat
    flatcoat Forum Participant Posts: 1,571
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    edited June 2016 #7

    Human Rights........

  • jennyc
    jennyc Forum Participant Posts: 957
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    edited June 2016 #8

    If GSM blockers are so effective, why are the Prison Service not using them to deal with the problem of mobiles smuggled into prisons?

    Write your comments here...

    I understand that they have to be set fairly close to the GSM transmission, otherwise, presumably, the Army would be using them as a blanket protection against IEDs.

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