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When it comes to improving the chances of recovering a stolen vehicle, nothing beats a TRACKER.<\/p>\nWhen it comes to improving the chances of recovering a stolen vehicle, nothing beats a TRACKER.<\/p>\n
Although many motorists will commonly associate this technology with high-end cars, the truth is that it is probably even more relevant for companies operating commercial vehicle fleets.<\/p>\n
The loss of a van or truck, with thousands of pounds worth of goods or specialist equipment on board can cause damaging disruption to a business, even if it is all insured.<\/p>\n
The story of a recent van theft illustrates just how powerful the TRACKER system<\/a> is, both technologically, and as a deterrent.<\/p>\n A van belonging to Mark Keel, of KD Doors<\/a> in Lanarkshire<\/a>, was stolen while an engineer was out on a job.\u00a0Mark is a TRACKER Fleet customer and also has TRACKER SVR (stolen vehicle recovery) units fitted to all his vehicles for added security; the power of both technologies found the van within less than an hour.<\/p>\n Mark Keel says:<\/p>\n \u201cOne of my engineers called me in the afternoon to let me know his van had just been stolen. I was obviously very concerned.\u00a0 Not only was the van itself valuable, but the tools and equipment inside were equally valuable.\u00a0 The loss of both would have been a major hit on our business.<\/p>\n \u201cI called 999 and gave them details of the TRACKER SVR unit and 50 minutes later the vehicle was located and recovered. The thieves had apparently left it there to check if it had a tracking unit on it, and so the van was recovered with all my equipment inside. After the initial shock it was a real relief to know I had a TRACKER on my vehicle, ensuring that it could be located swiftly with everything safe inside.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n TRACKER\u2019s range of SVR products work like electronic homing devices.\u00a0 A covert transmitter is hidden in one of several dozen places around the vehicle. There is no visible aerial, so the thief won\u2019t even know it\u2019s there. Unlike other systems, TRACKER\u2019s devices work no matter where the vehicle or equipment is hidden, even if taken abroad.<\/p>\n