This was posted 9 years 4 months 12 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

Related
  • expired

Upto 1,000 Free GPS Tracker for WA Car Owners (Part of a 12 Month Wapol Trial)

100
Upto 1,000 Free GPS Tracker for WA Car Owners (Part of a 12 Month Wapol Trial)
Go to Deal
bonky on 07/12/2014 - 20:21 perthnow.com.au (371 clicks)
Last edited 07/12/2014 - 21:15 by 1 other user

HOW IT WORKS

  • Motorists in the greater Perth area who want to register their interest for a free GPS tracker can do so at carsecuritybeginsathome.com.

  • Motorists with cars that match the makes and models commonly targeted by thieves will also be chosen using Department of Transport records and notified by mail.

  • Authorities are not revealing which makes and models will be chosen to avoid tipping off car thieves, but they include common family sedans and wagons.

  • Those who receive letters will have 14 days to accept the offer and book a free GPS installation with the RAC.

  • Up to 250 RAC members will be given “priority installations”.

  • Once the GPS device is activated, car owners set an electronic “geo-fence” around the parked vehicle through a smartphone App.

  • If the vehicle is stolen, the system will email an alert to the smartphone.

  • The vehicle owner then contacts police.

  • Police will track the vehicle, leading them to the stolen car and the offender.

Automotive

Related Stores

PerthNow
PerthNow

closed Comments

  • Nousernamehere on 07/12/2014 - 20:31
    -5

    So I assume I'm going to get much cheaper insurance and rego for giving the government the complete tracking movements of my car?

    No? They can go get f***ed then.

    • bonky on 07/12/2014 - 20:35

      chill pill gps finder now searching

  • No on 07/12/2014 - 20:32

    03 Days : 15 Hours : 27 Minutes : 53 Seconds
    Sorry! Registration for the Stolen Vehicle Rapid Response Initiative (SVRRI) is not yet open.

    Thanks! I'll check it out then. This would be awesome to get for free.

  • Roary on 07/12/2014 - 20:34

    Do you have any more information on how to apply or get one of these?

  • TechAddict on 07/12/2014 - 20:40

    Will this be a start on WAPOL tracking your speeding habits and issue you fines too…?

    • No on 07/12/2014 - 20:46
      +1

      Can the Police track the vehicle if the owner hasn’t reported it stolen?
      No. The agreed protocol requires the owner to report it before any tracking by Police commences. The only exception may > be in the extremely unlikely event that the vehicle is observed as being involved in a serious criminal incident, or
      otherwise poses a serious threat to public safety.

      I hope this means that they won't.

      • Tuba on 07/12/2014 - 20:48
        +5

        Yeah, but it definitely means they CAN

      • shadowarrior on 07/12/2014 - 21:10
        +3

        otherwise poses a serious threat to public safety.

        But speeding = serious threat to public safety, according to the ad campaigns even going over 5kmph can kill someone. So…they will be tracking your speed. :)

      • morpheu on 07/12/2014 - 21:47
        +1

        say hello to my little friend big brother!

    • Tuba on 07/12/2014 - 20:48
      +5

      Sooner or later, these or a variation thereof will be mandatory.

  • GregFiona on 07/12/2014 - 20:56

    Do they come with their own battery?

    • [Deactivated] on 07/12/2014 - 22:48

      I imagine it runs off the car battery, and only when the car is running.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/12/2014 - 22:49
    +3

    Surely this ranks pretty high on the dumbest uses of technology list…

    The 'authorities' won't reveal the list of the most commonly stolen cars, but the Meerkats will.. http://www.comparethemarket.com.au/car-insurance/grand-theft…
    Any thief probably knows this anyway.

    Your stolen VT Commodore will be burnt out or destroyed before you even get to call the police.
    You just end up with pretty map in your email of where it went on its last trip.

    And then for thieves who think they're 'tech savvy' there's this…
    http://www.jammer-store.com/gp5000-car-use-gps-jammer-blocke…

    fail

    • ticket65 on 07/12/2014 - 22:56

      Maybe you should have attached a GPS device to your Meerkats webpage…appears to have gone missing (404 error).

      fail :-)

    • [Deactivated] on 08/12/2014 - 12:23

      The PerthNow article goes on to say:
      CAR THEFT FACTS

      • WA Police figures show there were 8,496 cars stolen in WA last year – or 23 every 24 hours.

      • That’s down 7 per cent compared to the previous year but higher than in 2011-12 (8197 stolen vehicles), 2010-11 (7269 stolen vehicles) and 2009-10 (6245 stolen vehicles).

      • The Holden Commodore VE, VT and VX remain the most targeted car in WA, followed by the Toyota Hilux and Ford Falcon.

      • Two in three cars are stolen by “sneak thieves” who break into or walk into homes to obtain car keys and steal the vehicle from the garage or driveway.

      • While the number of cars stolen for joy-riding is down, there has been a 30 per cent jump in “profit-motivated theft” in WA – or vehicles stolen for spare parts and scrap metal, or illegally exported. In other states, profit-motivated theft has remained stable.

  • Cluster on 07/12/2014 - 23:28
    +5

    1. Free trial of anti theft / GPS tracking device

    2. Get an insurance discount by having GPS tracking installed

    3. Insurance rates increase for people who do not have a GPS tracker

    4. GPS tracker required as condition of registration

    5. GPS tracker allows auto monitoring of speed and location. Government promises it won't be used to send fines, just warnings.

    6. Revenue hole plugged by automated speeding fines

    1 through 6 will happen eventually. The question is how many years elapse between steps.

    • tdw on 08/12/2014 - 00:31
      +1

      just be wealthy/powerful and you won't have to suffer this oppressive bs, it seems -_-

    • spackbace on 08/12/2014 - 01:38

      Gps jammers are easy enough to find

  • Davo1111 on 08/12/2014 - 00:22

    The government shouldnt be paying for this.

    • bonky on 08/12/2014 - 00:35
      +1

      they are!

    • [Deactivated] on 08/12/2014 - 12:25

      Why not? Who should?

      • Davo1111 on 08/12/2014 - 12:37
        +1

        because it's like pissing into the sea. There are 2.14 million cars in WA. That's a 1 in 2142 chance of stealing a car and having a GPS installed.

        Finally, it doesn't do anything, the GPS tracker can be blocked. Or, thieves will smarten up like they do in the UK, park it somewhere out of the way, then wait a few days/weeks and see if the cops come and get it.

        Finally, GPS doesn't help catch joyriders, who end up torching the car anyway.

        I'd rather the police set up bait cars, or install instant spike strips on major highways that they can deploy remotely.

        • [Deactivated] on 08/12/2014 - 14:01
          +1

          Same or worse figures apply to most major crimes. It's a TRIAL and trials inevitably involve a small sample. Nothing new about that.

          Car theft costs communities and individuals significant money so a trial is well worth conducting. Might be a flop, might make some thieves reconsider or lead to their apprehension. Pros will always find ways around deterrent devices which doesn't mean that they aren't worthwhile fitting or that they don't/won't prevent a % of theft. Highway truck control cameras have been able to track down amateur thieves so I don't see any reason why GPS wouldn't do even better. With joyriders it will depend on how quickly a theft is reported. Like you I don't know how long on average these morons keep a vehicle but I'd guess a few hours in at least a few cases. They'd be easily caught before they can "torch" the car if in fact that's what they intend (less than 10% of thefts in SA result in arson iirc).

  • No on 11/12/2014 - 00:18

    I have received a letter in the mail about this, did anyone else get one?

    Including cost of tracker, installation and associated communications charges for 12 months.

  • No on 14/12/2014 - 12:10

    I think I got one. Here is the bit of most interest in the T&C's..

    WA Police will not monitor the movements of a Eligible Vehicle unless the—
    Registered Participant reports to it that he or she believes the Eligible Vehicle to have been stolen; or
    Eligible Vehicle has been observed as being involved in a serious criminal incident, or otherwise poses a serious threat to public safety.
    Note: WA Police standard operating procedures preclude police personnel from monitoring a Eligible Vehicle for general road policing or traffic enforcement purposes.

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join