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 Post subject: Lock up your Dollys ...
PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 1:21 pm 
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... although Fords appear to be at more risk:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35716456

I guess that's the downside of owning a classic that's appreciating in value.


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 2:06 pm 
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I read that same story, and I must admit that it's not helped with a concern about this I already held! The trouble is that I'm not sure what I could do, the determined car thief will take whatever they want. Though a slightly different league to a £6k Sprint, there was a news story only the other day about a £54k Audi being stolen when the thieves attacked the owner on his drive and hit him with an iron bar because he wouldn't hand over the keys.

My car is covered up with a proper car cover when not in use, but I'm not sure if that actually attracts more attention, doe's anyone have any good security tips? Maybe weld a ship anchor to the body?!

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:47 pm 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRNVxHPJ0hM :D


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:09 pm 
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Lol...RoboCop wasn't it?
Same one as the blue sun tan lotion?

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:13 am 
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Hide an old mobile phone inside the car connected to a charger and using an APP to find said phone will find your missing car.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:54 am 
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Already have an iPhone rigged up, but being a bit pessimistic of if being found within the vehicle, (due to the charging cables),
I ordered these yesterday from

http://www.thetrackr-uk.co.uk/#&panel1-1
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Will put into the car and test over the next few days.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:12 pm 
They look amazing. Please let us know how you find them( excuse the punjy


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:02 am 
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I looked into these TrackR devices but I see one huge issue with them.
They are fine for losing your keys in the house or perhaps on a route your regularly walk. I think it starts beeping and there is a short range location setting.
Detection is based upon what I think is a short range bluetooth handshake from a passing phone.

For loses at a greater distance, that handshake is then passed up to a database and map with the coordinates.
So the idea is that if someone else with the TrackR app on their phone walks past your stolen vehicle with its TrackR it might log its location and send it up to a database and map - and in theory you have found your car.
But all this relies on someone walking past your car and in a rural area the chances are very slim (at the moment admittedly). If you look at the online distribution of TrackR members its certainly not national coverage and is hugely skewed to urban areas and there are massive variations in coverage even within these areas.

So as I see it the TrackR is not a reliable form of vehicle location. Better reliability would be obtained with the plethora of kits available which use GSM (phone) signals.

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