STOLEN: GPS Navigator
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 12:35
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Member - Mal W (NSW)
Last night some low life stole my GPS car navigator and wireless tyre display from my vehicle. The latter won't be any use without the sender units on the tyres!
Anyway, not covered by comprehensive car policy as items not individually specified, and not covered by house contents as vehicle not within property.
Just a heads up for people who might think their items are covered.
Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 13:24
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 13:24
Hi Mal
Sorry to here some Scum Bag did that, I read recently that G P S
gear is the most popular stuff to knock off from Vehicles, being
that they get can sell them very quick, It's probably sitting on a
display shelf at Cash Converters or some Pawn
Shop, might pay
to check them out, no harm trying.
Cheers
Daza
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Reply By: TerraFirma - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 14:07
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 14:07
Join the club,
mine was in the glove box however they had visualised the window mount and put 2 & 2 together. Not a silly idea but the GPS units should be trackable and this would put an end to the thousands of thefts of these types of devices.
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Follow Up By: Vivid Adventures - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 14:17
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 14:17
trackable... right. The units for vehicles to make the vehicles trackable are in the '000s. The GPS unit is a receiver only, not a sender.
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Follow Up By: TerraFirma - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 14:24
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 14:24
Not quite true Vivid, there is technology available like the device discussed on the forums here that lets friends track your journey on the Internet, something mate it's called .? It's a way off but there are varuious ways these devices could be disabled if stolen and I'm just bouncing the ideas around.
hey I like your website...
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 17:20
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 17:20
You can buy a GPS tracking device for under $300 on Ebay at the mo A realtime tracker is only slightly more expensive
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal W (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:07
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:07
Why not have a password or pin number to access it. That shouldn't cost too much to have in there.
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Reply By: Member - Christopher P (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 17:52
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 17:52
Just a tip to one and all, clean your screen to prevent theft, theives look for the ring left on the windscreen and that tells them there's a gps in the car!!!! oh also take it with you after you clean the screen!!!!
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Reply By: Member - GREENDOG - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 17:52
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 17:52
Mal I know very much how you feel mate,if only we could spend 5 mins in a room with them,they would'nt have any fingers left if i had any thing to do with it,nothin but Scum.cheeer's GREENDOG
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Reply By: Ozboc - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 18:20
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 18:20
please tell me you didn't have your home address stored on the unit
boc
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal W (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:08
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:08
You guessed it, along with my kids addresses etc.
Almost worse is they took our trip log book with 10 years of trip notes
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Follow Up By: Ozboc - Friday, Aug 29, 2008 at 05:23
Friday, Aug 29, 2008 at 05:23
Best bet is for your home address on your GPS - just set it to the next street from your house - dont put in a specific house number ..... or even a vacant block
and for track notes --- i back
mine up all the time from my laptop ( GPS) to my main computer and to dvd - always do this after a trip away ..... and a good habbit to get into
Boc
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Reply By: PeterInSa - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 18:27
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 18:27
Mal,
Did your vehicle have an alarm. We rarely use our LC except when towing the van/touring so leave the suction cup on the screen and also leave the Van camera screen worth $380 or so connected to the rear vision mirror.
The Tom Tom goes under the
seat. would have trouble asking the wife to carry the Tom Tom and Camera screen in her handbag. Perhaps we need an incar safe.
Peter
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal W (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:10
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:10
No, no alarm
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 19:33
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 19:33
Mal.. What do you mean, stole it?? How did they access the vehicle?? Michael
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal W (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:05
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:05
Broke in the door. It's a 75 series, not that sophisticated.
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Reply By: Member - Warfer (VIC) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 20:37
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 20:37
Hiya Mal
Gone bush is selling a tyre thingy
http://www.exploroz.com/Trader/Accessories.aspx?id=8235 ....
While walking through a
carpark this week i could not believe the amount of idiots leaving there GPS Units stuck to the windows...Too much money and not enough brains.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal W (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:04
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:04
Yeah, I'm one of those. Will get a locked box.
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Follow Up By: Member - Leave_enough_space - Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:43
Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 at 21:43
I thought your 75 was a locked box?
LES
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal W (NSW) - Friday, Aug 29, 2008 at 08:08
Friday, Aug 29, 2008 at 08:08
Yeah, styling not one of their big points, but I need something a bit smaller and apparently more secure.
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Reply By: neil&brenda - Friday, Aug 29, 2008 at 18:37
Friday, Aug 29, 2008 at 18:37
Mal,Sorry to read your experience. Hope you catch the bugger.
Had an e-mail the other day, it went something like this: Cost of GPS $300. Cost of broken window $200. Time spent at the cop station, 1 hour. The cost to take the stupid thing with you..PRICELESS.
Sorry mate, no offence intended!
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 at 17:58
Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 at 17:58
Look at the newest thread on GPS units for members This one, a GARMIN requires a pin no to make it work. Doesnt stop them from pinching it and biffing it when it wont work tho. Also if your details are on the card they may be able to access that on a PC
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