With energy price rises and the rise to the energy cap today, crime and vehicle theft may also increase as a consequence. People are having Ghost Immobilisers and trackers installed to not only combat crime and theft but to also reduce their insurance premiums. It is also a requirement for some people depending on insurance company and vehicle.
Breaking into houses, stealing keys, breaking into cars, creating clone keys whilst in the car, there are lots of criminality surrounding vehicle thefts and all of this can be avoided with some vehicle tech investments that roughly equates to the same amount as your insurance excess.
Not only can the investment be invaluable, you can also have the tech transferred into your next vehicle.
Why have a tracker installed?
A tracker can reduce your insurance costs, and in some instances a tracker installation can pay for itself with the discount that you may receive from your insurance company for having one fitted.
Your car can be recovered with the assistance of a tracker if it is stolen. If your keys are stolen, a key cloned or if your vehicle is lifted onto a flatbed truck and taken, you will be able to track your vehicle immediately. Dependant on which Tracker you opt for, you will be alerted within minutes if your vehicle moves without you knowing.
We had a customer contact us recently. We had installed a Trident Tracker to his brand new Range Rover. He said that only 3 days later, he actually had his Range Rover stolen! However, as he had a tracker installed, Global Telemetrics (the market leading vehicle tracking company) were so quick, along with liaising with the West Midlands Police, the Range Rover was retrieved in less than 1 hour from it being stolen.
Some newer vehicles may have their own tracker built in, the Tesla Model S for instance does have a tracker however it is not Thatcham approved.
The Tesla Model S and X OEM trackers can be disabled and removed in less than 60 seconds!
This is why the customer above had a Thatcham approved Cat S7 tracker installed.
Criminals may might get wise to built in trackers like the Tesla tracker so we always recommend a third party tracker such as the Global Telemetrics Cat S7 or Cat S5.
The tracker costs consist of the install and equipment purchase and then an ongoing subscription. If you do keep your vehicle longer than 3 years it can be much more cost effective to purchase a "lifetime sub" and this will last for as long as you own your vehicle.
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Securely monitored 24 hours per day dedicated control centre
Battery Status Alerts
Low Vehicle Battery sends SMS Text
Vehicle Battery Disconnection Alert - You will be contacted by the monitoring staff
Tow Away Alert - Movement of the vehicle without the engine running will automatically generate an alert
Can be removed and refit to your new vehicle
Small and Compact unit with internal aerials
Approved for all vehicles
Standard 36 Month Warranty
Optional Remote Immobilisation facility allows the vehicle to be remotely immobilised upon Police request.
Personal Online Account - Allows full journey reporting of the vehicle which can be useful for business and private mileage reports
Suitable for Cars, Vans, Motorhomes, Trucks and Fleets
Automatic Driver Recognition System D-ID (Mobile phone App)
Securely monitored 24 hours per day dedicated control centre
Battery Status Alerts
Low Vehicle Battery sends SMS Text
Vehicle Battery Disconnection Alert - You will be contacted by the monitoring staff
Tow Away Alert - Movement of the vehicle without the engine running will automatically generate an alert
Can be removed and refit to your new vehicle
Small and Compact unit with internal aerials
Approved for all vehicles
Standard 36 Month Warranty
Optional Remote Immobilisation facility allows the vehicle to be remotely immobilised upon Police request.
Personal Online Account - Allows full journey reporting of the vehicle which can be useful for business and private mileage reports
Suitable for Cars, Vans, Motorhomes, Trucks and Fleets
Ghost immobiliser installer
Why have a Ghost immobiliser installed?
A Ghost immobiliser can also reduce your insurance costs and cover its installation investment along with being able to be transferred to your next vehicle.
The Ghost Autowatch 2 is not a generic immobiliser, it is a market leading immobiliser that speaks with your vehicle to immobilise it. Similar to having a pin code on your mobile phone to stop people from accessing your phone, the only way to start your vehicle is to enter a code using your cars own buttons. This can be a sequence of button pressing such as volume up, volume down, source, cruise, aircon on, etc etc. This sequenced code is programmed by you, no one else will know this code.
So even if someone were to break into your home and steal your car key, they simply will not be able to start your car to drive it away.
Nor will a thief be able to find or even disable the Ghost device, it is undetectable.
A ghost immobiliser can work hand in hand with a vehicle tracker, a "belt and braces" approach.
We advise that you not get an "all in one" security device such as a tracker and an immobiliser built in one unit.
If you want to benefit from a tracker AND an immobiliser, it's wise to have separate devices, contact us for more information.
Ghost car Immobiliser features
✔️ Immobilisation by communicating with the ECU
✔️ Disarm sequence via buttons on steering wheel / dash
✔️ No transmitted radio frequency signals
✔️ Uses the on-board CAN data network
✔️ User changeable disarm sequence
✔️ Service / Valet mode means the disarm sequence is never compromised
✔️ Secure, unique emergency code should the disarm sequence be forgotten
✔️ Mobile application can connect to 2 phones to allow quick disarm
We travel to you and install Ghost immobilisers and vehicle trackers at your location.
The Tesla Model S in this post was installed in the West Midlands.
You can save £110 this month on a Dashcam & tracker combo install.