All of Tracker's devices use VHF - http://www.tracker.co.uk/for-your-vehicle/car-tracking/

Great systems. Woeful customer service. 

Thanks for the link.

Still not that convinced! I would be interested to know the claimed broadcast range of the transmitter and how close you have to be to pick up the signal in difficult situations, such as containers and underground car parks. 2023 P440e SE Dynamic on order -cancelled

2022 HSE Dynamic P400e

2017 Discovery 3.0 HSE Silicon Silver Nimbus interior and a few extra toys SOLD

2013 HSE Black, Orkney Grey, Ebony Seats and Ivory Interior SOLD

2006 HSE

Plus a few other cars inbetween!

Terryrrs wrote:

The problem I have with security devices is that there is always a way round them.
Terry

jimbg wrote:

Still not that convinced! I would be interested to know the claimed broadcast range of the transmitter and how close you have to be to pick up the signal in difficult situations, such as containers and underground car parks.

Hi all, up until a few yrs ago I had tracker, locate & monitor fitted onto all my vehicles, going back to when Tracker was first established. The monitor part was introduced later, the idea being that should the vehicle be moved, without the ignition being on, an alert would be sent to Tracker, who would inform me. My vehicles had been locked & secured on the back of recovery vehicles, been locked on various car ferries & the Channel Tunnel tunnel & not once did tracker inform me. This shouldn't have been an installation problem as this happened on at least 7 vehicles. I did contact Tracker about this, but was always fobbed off, & no explanation given. The problem I had with Tracker was a.. you never actually knew if a unit had been installed or was working, as there was no test available unless you paid for it, & b.. the success of the unit was only as good as the tracking monitors, which in the 90's & 2000's was only 3 traffic police vehicles in Norfolk, & they never worked after 2am. Looking on Tracker's website it does appear as though their technology has improved. When I changed to the My14 a couple of weeks ago, my current insurer insisted I had one fitted at my expense, as did Land Rover Ins, which I thought showed how much confidence Land Rover had in their security of the new vehicle. I finally went for an ins. comp. who didn't need a tracker, & saved myself money into the bargain.
just my thoughts

I have a question for everyone who would want their car back for instance the car is stolen and the police go in high speed pursuit bearing in mind the oil in your engine is cold the scum that stole it go off road to escape go through a few hedges abandon the car. They have also been so scared they wet themselves and your seats. The insurance company valets your car and hands it back to you. I do understand that sometimes you have no choice but to Have a tracker fitted I had to on my RS4 but this time found a company that did not insist on it.
Terry

Terry,
Obviously if a car has been thrashed and trashed by scum nobody in their right minds would choose to have it back if they could have a new replacement or payout.

I had my Cossie RS500 stolen in the early 90's and of course it wasn't fitted with a tracker in those days, it was however found by the police two days later after the joy riders dumped it somewhere, virtually undamaged (but probably thrashed).

I chose to push my insurers and got paid out rather than take the car back. And there was no pre-agreement they would do this. Just a case of me pushing the point that various parts would soon need re-building or replacing such as engine, gearbox etc. As far as I can remember I didn't even have to push them that much at all. Current...
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pko wrote:

Hi all, up until a few yrs ago I had tracker, locate & monitor fitted onto all my vehicles, going back to when Tracker was first established. The monitor part was introduced later, the idea being that should the vehicle be moved, without the ignition being on, an alert would be sent to Tracker, who would inform me. My vehicles had been locked & secured on the back of recovery vehicles, been locked on various car ferries & the Channel Tunnel tunnel & not once did tracker inform me. This shouldn't have been an installation problem as this happened on at least 7 vehicles. I did contact Tracker about this, but was always fobbed off, & no explanation given. The problem I had with Tracker was a.. you never actually knew if a unit had been installed or was working, as there was no test available unless you paid for it, & b.. the success of the unit was only as good as the tracking monitors, which in the 90's & 2000's was only 3 traffic police vehicles in Norfolk, & they never worked after 2am. Looking on Tracker's website it does appear as though their technology has improved. When I changed to the My14 a couple of weeks ago, my current insurer insisted I had one fitted at my expense, as did Land Rover Ins, which I thought showed how much confidence Land Rover had in their security of the new vehicle. I finally went for an ins. comp. who didn't need a tracker, & saved myself money into the bargain.
just my thoughts

Senna you are right. Trackers have improved hugely and there are reasons why you would want your car back or at least what you may have left In the car also of course it may lead to arrests. I did consider a tracker when I bought mine but thought that unless they obtained the keys or carted it off on the back of a truck it could not be started however with keyless entry it seems someone with software can. By the way I would replace the evoque why should your wife have all the fun
Terry

Same experience of Cobra. Always called if on a ferry or the dealer had disconnected the battery when the car was in. Gave me confidence in their monitoring.