Trackers

roli417
roli417 Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited July 2018 in Parts & Accessories #1

Hi all thinking of fitting a tracker on our caravan any tips, experience or recommendations please

seem to vary in price but that's not really a issue just need good value for money

thanks R

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  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2018 #2

    I wouldn’t fit a tracker.  If van was stolen I wouldn’t want it back

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2018 #3

    Same here. We disabled the last one we had. It wasn’t hard to find.

    The discount offered by insurance companies for having a tracker is usually far outweighed by subscription costs.

     

  • chasstreet
    chasstreet Forum Participant Posts: 57
    edited April 2018 #4

    Brought itrack mini. With hard wire kit 

    used for 6 months and has been excellent 

    35.00 cost for the unit and £15.00 of top up needed 

  • chasstreet
    chasstreet Forum Participant Posts: 57
    edited April 2018 #5

    Forgot to add 

    you can track on smart phone in real time or call the tracker to get a sms fix 

  • Tpaxman
    Tpaxman Forum Participant Posts: 5
    edited July 2018 #6

    I have a Tracker (the Tracker brand) . Until now the subscription has been £60 a year and I had a £75 discount on my insurance premium. Just had the renewal demand from Tracker and they want £99. 

    I had a different make on a previous van and it managed to drain the battery within one month on winter storage.

     

    Thinking now is the time to junk this device altogether

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited July 2018 #7

    I found my unused tracker while looking for something else .... not that easy to completely hide a box of electrickery in a space as small as a caravan

  • Phishing
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    edited July 2018 #8

    Seriously looked at these when changed last van.

    Issue 1. Do I want it back? Probably not. I pay a tidy sum to have it insured. Still feel this is a bit defeatist though.

    Issue 2. You only get an insurance discount if you have an active tracked one, i.e. monitored 24/7 by them. These generally attract a fee of more than the saving.

    Issue 3. Buy a low cost one, this requires you to track it and report location to police.

    In the end I did not fit one, two wheel locks, hitchlock on a gold storage site.

     

     

  • peedee
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    edited July 2018 #9

    Better off spending money to help prevent it being stolen in the first place.

    peedee

  • jennyc
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    edited July 2018 #10

    Professional thieves use radio signal jammers during the theft and remove the tracker when they have time. Ironically a well hidden DIY installation is more likely to remain undetected than a manufacturers standard fit.

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2018 #11

    We have a Phantom tracker, came with the van,  which is linked to the alarm system and is permanently active, the annual fee is still a few pounds less than the insurance discount.

    If that were not the case, we would not bother with it.

    We also have a remote Alde control thing which  takes a  SIM card and I can text it to do various things like turn on the heating, adjust the temperature, and send me the exact position of the van.

  • jennyc
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    edited July 2018 #12

    Hi Kj, I know that you have an older van, so I’m guessing that your Alde internet capability is an add on which you’ve fitted. Is it plug and play, connecting to an existing controller socket? And did you.manage to avoid a dealers mark up, because Alde aren’t keen on direct sales?

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