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antprice1970

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Good morning everyone, I'm sure many of you funsters have a tracker fitted to your motorhome so can anyone advise a good tracker that does not cost too much and has not got silly monthly fees.
Thanks in advance
Anthony
 
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I'm not sure if an insurance approved 'free' tracker exists? The problem is you have to pay someone/a company to actually do the tracking. It's all bit of a con really. The only reason insurance insist on it for vans over a certain price is it means they can get the van back to you more easily, regardless of what state its in and don't have to pay for a new vehicle. We are in effect paying a subscription fee to help the insurance company save money.
 
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antprice1970 said:
Good morning everyone, I'm sure many of you funsters have a tracker fitted to your motorhome so can anyone advise a good tracker that does not cost too much and has not got silly monthly fees.
Thanks in advance
Anthony
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Do you want an insurance approved tracker or just a tracker for your own peace of mind?
 
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Two on Tour said:
Do you want an insurance approved tracker or just a tracker for your own peace of mind?
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Hi, yes it's just for my own piece of mind.
My motorhome is in storage but is very safe but it's approximately 8 miles away so just for me to check daily really.
Thanks
Anthony

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Soycd said:
I'm not sure if an insurance approved 'free' tracker exists? The problem is you have to pay someone/a company to actually do the tracking. It's all bit of a con really. The only reason insurance insist on it for vans over a certain price is it means they can get the van back to you more easily, regardless of what state its in and don't have to pay for a new vehicle. We are in effect paying a subscription fee to help the insurance company save money.
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Hi, thank you for your reply. I just want one for my own piece of mind, my motorhome is in storage so I can check it daily.
Thanks
Anthony
 
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Same as Lenny, I have fitted and use one of these.

It has online in real-time tracking for the PC or your mobile phone, which is useful if you forget where you have parked your MH, and yes I have used it for that. :ROFLMAO:

www.rewiresecurity.co.uk

DB2 Self-Install

DB2 Self-Install GPS Tracker for real-time vehicle tracking, 2 minutes easy installation, compatible with motorcycles and cars.
www.rewiresecurity.co.uk www.rewiresecurity.co.uk
 
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Two on Tour said:
Same as Lenny, I have fitted and use one of these.

www.rewiresecurity.co.uk

DB2 Self-Install

DB2 Self-Install GPS Tracker for real-time vehicle tracking, 2 minutes easy installation, compatible with motorcycles and cars.
www.rewiresecurity.co.uk www.rewiresecurity.co.uk
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I was looking at them yesterday, do they use much power from battery as mine is in storage and I only use it probably twice a month?
Thanks again

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antprice1970 said:
I was looking at them yesterday, do they use much power from battery as mine is in storage and I only use it probably twice a month?
Thanks again
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It draws virtually no power, the specs say - At 12V < 5 mA (Ultra Deep Sleep), At 12V < 9 mA (Deep Sleep) At 12V < 11 mA (GPS Sleep) ,At 12V < 26 mA (nominal)
 
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Yeah looks like it will do job, I was bit worried about power consumption but you have put my mind at rest.
Thank you 👍
 
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I fitted the TruTrak one last weekend and they rang me on Monday to say they’d altered one of the settings on it to register that it was connected to the leisure battery circuit. It isn’t but the way the MPPT charge controller operates for my solar panels and vehicle battery means the voltage intermittently changes up and down by a few volts. Lorraine also walked me through “geofences” and all sorts of other settings so I’d get optimum use from it. I think that’s outstanding service! Costs £100/year for first year then around £4/month after 1st 12 months for ongoing tracking. You can see where you’re vehicle is to within 0.5m on the phone app that comes with the tracker. You can track how it got there with a 24 hour track feature, it’s pretty easy to use too. If you pm me I can suggest some good places to hide it!
Cheers!

Russ

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Depends on just what you want it to do.

If you are reasonably good with technical stuff, then one of these
gtc.co.uk

Queclink GL300N GSM/GPS Tracker

The Queclink GL300 is a small, waterproof, quad band GPS asset tracker with an in-built motion and temperature sensor, geo-fencing capabilities and SOS/Emergency Alert button.
gtc.co.uk gtc.co.uk
will sit in a motorhome quietly waiting for you to send it a text (or a phone call) asking where it is. It wll then send you a text back with a link to Google maps. (no app or tracking service needed)

If you are a even better with technical stuff, then the options are endless. Rewire used to use them on their accounts. A really brilliant bit of kit.
 
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or, one of these
Easier to connect to 12volt and will also monitor your battery level remotely.
my leisure battery is currently 13084 mV

But more complicated to use.
 
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RustyRuss said:
I fitted the TruTrak one last weekend and they rang me on Monday to say they’d altered one of the settings on it to register that it was connected to the leisure battery circuit. It isn’t but the way the MPPT charge controller operates for my solar panels and vehicle battery means the voltage intermittently changes up and down by a few volts. Lorraine also walked me through “geofences” and all sorts of other settings so I’d get optimum use from it. I think that’s outstanding service! Costs £100/year for first year then around £4/month after 1st 12 months for ongoing tracking. You can see where you’re vehicle is to within 0.5m on the phone app that comes with the tracker. You can track how it got there with a 24 hour track feature, it’s pretty easy to use too. If you pm me I can suggest some good places to hide it!
Cheers!

Russ
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I second that, I have one and find to very good also and probably more important the customer service is exemplary. Man of these are made by a company called Teltonica and rebranded for the reseller so customer service is crucial. I would recommend looking at the Trutrack website.

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Thank you, I agree customer service is important to me too, I will be taking a look at your recommendation👍
 
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Hi . I have a Tracker Nano. It's a self install so not recognised by insurance companies but it gives me peace of mind.

Kev.
 
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I got one of these as back up for them/h and one for the car.Very impressed and battery easily lasts 3 months between charges
 
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I use a PAJ gps unit. Good battery life (rechargeable) small inexpensive.
 
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Yes, The Rewire DB2 is what I've just fitted as a replacement for an older one. Rewire are one of the best company's I've used for providing support, amazed by how quickly they respond to any real or perceived issues.
 
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Hi . I have a Tracker Nano. It's a self install so not recognised by insurance companies but it gives me peace of mind.

Kev.
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The Tracker Nano is recognised by Trinity Lane (via Adrian Flux) as I've just had one supplied by them as part of the premium.

However for my own use in tracking my vehicles I have used one of these in various vehicles. These are simple to install and seem to work well, they do need a SIM card purchasing and keeping paid-up.
 
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Thank you for information. I will look into these and I also have a 1998 Audi before cabriolet that's insured with Adrian Flux so that will be helpful to purchase for both 👍
 
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