Car Tracker???

[mrnurse]

Perhaps yea..I suppose it's up to individual opinion whether u want to pay out what after all is around 5% of the purchase price of a new car. Think I will give it a miss and buy an Alsatian instead. He can live in the car then!

[cyclone]

Personally I'd pick a dog with shorter hair

[Heaton]

Not sure I would want my car back after it was stolen anyway. It will have been damaged cosmetically during the theft process then thrashed the hell out off if it has been joy riders. I can't see a DS3 being stolen to export or re-sale unless it was maybe a racing. Save you money and go an a wee holiday somewhere.

[fatmcgav]

Yeh, starting to look like that's the better option... Or spend it on fuel...

[Bigfeet]

Only 2% discount?

I got more off my insurance by mentioning that the car had parking sensors!

[mrnurse]

Spending it in fuel is a better option I feel.

[Jimbob]

How about a sticker

"This car is fitted with a tracking device"

One-off fee of £2.99 and there you go!!!

Jimbob

[Chris_Blue]

Tracker- Theres so many variations of alarm on mine, how to set, auto lock, leaving windows open and only HE knows what,
that hopefully no Bandits will even think about it

Saying that some toerag got my bonnet badge off recently and not a murmur- Ha!
CBLUE

[PX54]

I've installed a Tracker in mine, I don't pay an annual subscription though. The package i got was a one off payment (I think around £400) which covers you for the entirety of you owning the vehicle.
Although the savings may not be fully realised on my insurance policy, i'm much happier knowing that if my car was stolen i have a reliable source of tracking it's locations and would be likely to get it back fairly quickly and wouldn't have to claim on my insurance for a stolen unrecovered vehicle which would then make my premiums go up. Also i like to know that the people responsible would most likely be caught.

However my dad had his Civic Type R stolen from his home a few years ago (the theives broke into the house during the night and took the keys), and we were able to track it as he had a spare mobile phone hidden in the boot which he was tracking via a web service. After calling the police, we just tracked it and went down to where it was parked, picked it up with the spare keys and drove it home, then scheduled it to have the locks, etc changed - as well as the house locks, and bought a better house alarm.
Thing is with that technique, you have to have a spare phone, which you have to remember to charge.

[Chris_Blue]

we were able to track it as he had a spare mobile phone hidden in the boot which he was tracking via a web service.

Didnt know you could do this. what website do you go to to track a mobile?
I have a pay as you go mobile used only for holidays in effect, so its site in a draw 48 weeks of the year. Could that be tracked?
A lot cheaper than a tracker it seems- and obviously the hassle of charging- as DS3 when keys are out disables the 12v charger socket
CBLUE

[fatmcgav]

Didnt know you could do this. what website do you go to to track a mobile?
I have a pay as you go mobile used only for holidays in effect, so its site in a draw 48 weeks of the year. Could that be tracked?
A lot cheaper than a tracker it seems- and obviously the hassle of charging- as DS3 when keys are out disables the 12v charger socket
CBLUE

If you've got an Android mobile or iPhone, there's plenty of apps available that'll do this...

Best one I've used for Android is SeekDroid. If you pay a monthly fee, you can also get some cool advanced features such as location 'fencing', breadcrumb history, etc...

Gav

[ZACK]

"Find My iPhone" Springs to mind... + That's free xD

Buy a cheap iPhone, Leave it in your car somewhere hidden from sight... BOOM free tracking service

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/find-...376101648?mt=8

Apple > EVERYONE ELSE

[mix]

Best one I've used for Android is SeekDroid. If you pay a monthly fee, you can also get some cool advanced features such as location 'fencing', breadcrumb history, etc...

I have Cerberus installed, but have not really used the tracking features as I've never lost my phone, so can't really comment on that. Was only £3 though. Best feature it has (which is most likely useless in a car tracking app) is that it takes a photo using the front camera and emails it to me if someone attempts and fails to guess my pattern unlock. BAM, a photo in my inbox of the perp who stole my phone. Suppose it could be useful if the person who stole the car then found the phone!

Buy a cheap iPod touch, Leave it in your car somewhere hidden from sight... BOOM free tracking service

Does the iPod Touch have a data connection other than wifi? Might be a flaw in your plan there...

[ZACK]

No idea why I said iPod touch - I think it's cause im playing with one haha I meant iPhone

[mix]

The other flaw being that iPhones are only cheap when they are broken