Fitting
a tracking system can protect the owner almost as much
as the vehicle itself. Knowing that a tracking system
has been installed gives the owner the opportunity
to allow the vehicle to be taken, without hindrance,
in the full knowledge that it can be located and recovered
at a later stage.
There are two types of tracking system, GPS (Global
Positioning System) and Radio Based. GPS systems operates
using LEO (Low Earth Orbiting) Satellites, which locate
the vehicle down to just a few feet and using secure
monitoring centres, communicate with the UK's police
forces to provide a constant location. Radio Based
systems on the other hand, work like an electronic
homing device. A covert transmitter is hidden discretely
in one of several dozen places around the vehicle.
When activated, this signal can be received by the
police and homed in on. In both cases a monitoring
fee will usually apply, which is paid directly to the
tracking provider.
Thatcham has two types of approval, TQA and Category
5. More often than not TQA will suffice most insurers
and in our opinion, is more than adequate. However,
as with all of the security systems available on this
website, it is the installation that will determine
how effective the system actually is. A discrete installation,
blending the wiring and system into the vehicles original
loom, could make all the difference between getting
your vehicle back again or not!
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