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JayGee Member Since: 27 Jul 2021 Location: London Posts: 3162 |
This relies on the police actually acting on this and the thieves being of low enough calibre to not have a device to locate and remove the tag. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322) |
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27th Oct 2023 3:43pm |
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Archieatkins Member Since: 15 Oct 2019 Location: Birmingham Posts: 128 |
to be fair I have done this also. seems to work so far, as long as it is near an iPhone (within 10m) it will ping the AirTag and your phone will be able to view its last location.
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27th Oct 2023 4:18pm |
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bigbo Member Since: 07 Jul 2014 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 561 |
I have been doing the same using Samsung' Galaxy SmartTags and so far all has been good I have always been able to find our cars.
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27th Oct 2023 4:44pm |
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TDV8_Tommy Member Since: 20 Feb 2019 Location: Pinoso, Valencia Posts: 395 |
Brother-in-law was able to track and assist Emirates find his luggage when it went missing en route to Dubai from Paris CDG. He was told it was properly lost but was able to pinpoint its location. It worked, got his luggage back very swiftly. 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
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27th Oct 2023 5:07pm |
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JCW Member Since: 13 Apr 2013 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 843 |
The internal speaker can be disabled to avoid a thief becoming aware it’s hidden somewhere in the vehicle.
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27th Oct 2023 5:18pm |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6714 |
I use air tags for my luggage when I’m travelling, so if it ever goes AWOL, I can hopefully track it. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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27th Oct 2023 5:26pm |
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Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8147 |
I have one of these buried in the 405, had one in all my cars for over 10 years, never had one fail and always worked great. I just connect 12v and a ground, pop in a GiffGaff PAYG sim and use it as a locator, you can do other stuff as well including automatically switching something off via a relay.... I just phone the number and it replies with a text giving a link to google maps and a speed... Never had a measurable power draw from one so they don't use much...
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27th Oct 2023 6:48pm |
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Full-fat-Lance Member Since: 06 Feb 2022 Location: Essex Posts: 119 |
The easiest way to ensure a police response is to ring them up, give them the location and tell them you’re going there to get it sorted out by whatever means necessary. |
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27th Oct 2023 6:54pm |
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JamboM3 Member Since: 28 Jul 2021 Location: Berkshire Posts: 180 |
Got one buried in mine also, removed the speaker. Worth it as it’s relatively cheap and an extra layer of security |
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27th Oct 2023 10:00pm |
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Phoenix Member Since: 16 May 2022 Location: Gone Posts: 1631 |
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27th Oct 2023 10:09pm |
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Paul H Member Since: 17 Oct 2023 Location: coventry Posts: 60 |
I have an air tag in the car, very useful if you are close by the car as it tells you when it has moved away from you.
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27th Nov 2023 1:47pm |
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James W Member Since: 29 Nov 2009 Location: Riyadh Posts: 292 |
If Mr.Thief has an iPhone on him (or her? ) won't he be informed that there's an airtag following him? I got this on my iPhone when driving a minibus for a charity works thing, one of the lads had one in his wallet and my iPhone pinged me to make sure I was happy I was being 'followed' by an AirTag (as above, to prevent someone slipping one in my pocket etc)
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27th Nov 2023 3:36pm |
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baz000000 Member Since: 01 Apr 2022 Location: Shropshire Posts: 123 |
I have a Samsung SmartTag in my RR and have had it tucked away for over a year. They, and the Apple equivalent, are cheap enough and the phone app allows you to view movements based upon it receiving a phone ping. That requires firstly a compatible phone, secondly a wi-fi on phone, thirdly a wi-fi signal on said phone and lastly that phone to be within a few meters of the tag to pick up the ping.
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27th Nov 2023 4:35pm |
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JamboM3 Member Since: 28 Jul 2021 Location: Berkshire Posts: 180 |
Yes it will, but they have to find it first! Disabling the speaker removes the ability to audibly trace it. So their next bet is to try and locate it, which adds time to it. Hardly foolproof, but another layer of inconvenience/difficulty |
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27th Nov 2023 8:27pm |
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