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Have been asked by the Insurance company (AIB) to get this activated.

I believe it is already installed on the car, as 2 fobs came with it.

is it just a question of ringing Vodafone automotive to activate it.

Anyone use this and is it worthwhile. Other option is to change the Insurance company.
 
Ring Vodafone and hope they get a reponse from the unit.
 
Its not one of the cheapest options so im told .

If the unit has been inactive for many years then its unlikely it will reactivate .. it uses a Sim card (a phone number ) and when unused it can end up being recycled .. some other phone uses it basically !

Do as suggested and fingers crossed :thumb:
 
My Insurance, Churchill have said that they won't cover me for theft unless I activate my built in Tracker. so contacted Vodafone who now own the service and they want £235 for the year!
Went out and bought a 'crook lock' which I use all the time now. As the 997 doesn't have the proximity key I feel a bit more secure as they would need the key to actually start it. My car keys are locked away every night just in case and I made a bacofoil lined box to put my VW keys in which seems to work well as I can't activate anything on the car when they're in the box.
The idea of the fob is that you carry that with you when you leave the car, bit of a PIA according to most people.
 
easternjets said:
My Insurance, Churchill have said that they won't cover me for theft unless I activate my built in Tracker. so contacted Vodafone who now own the service and they want £235 for the year!
Went out and bought a 'crook lock' which I use all the time now. As the 997 doesn't have the proximity key I feel a bit more secure as they would need the key to actually start it. My car keys are locked away every night just in case and I made a bacofoil lined box to put my VW keys in which seems to work well as I can't activate anything on the car when they're in the box.
The idea of the fob is that you carry that with you when you leave the car, bit of a PIA according to most people.
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Alright matey!

Shop around. I refused to go with the tracker route on the 911. And as Demort says, it's outdated and doesn't work. I went to my OPC to enquire about this and it turned into a right long winded fiasco. Long story short- fekked it all off and switched Insurance companies. No tracker required!

Had those annoying fob things with the Macan and yeah, a PITA alright. It's basically my wife's car and every time I jumped in it (without the pesky fob things) everyone's phone lit up. Sacked that nonsense after a year too.

And apparently, if your car is nicked, tracked and returned spotless, it still goes on the cat register as stolen recovered.... And therefore loses >30% of it's value. So if my car gets nicked, I'd much prefer it stays nicked.
 
As you say if it's nicked I'd much rather never see it again, as long as I get the value!
Crook lock is more a visual deterrent, chances are if they see it they'll try a car that doesn't have one, I hope!
Does it go on the register even if the Insurance company don't pay out on it and the car is returned? Seems a bit harsh if they do.
 
easternjets said:
As you say if it's nicked I'd much rather never see it again, as long as I get the value!
Crook lock is more a visual deterrent, chances are if they see it they'll try a car that doesn't have one, I hope!
Does it go on the register even if the Insurance company don't pay out on it and the car is returned? Seems a bit harsh if they do.
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I find Leopards are a good visual deterrent. Trouble is, the bu55ers ate all my peacocks.

And yes, I'm told it does as soon as the Insurance company get wind of it (probably via a police report). My mate knocked a pedestrian over while filtering on his motorbike. Pedestrian leapt to his feet and started leathering him :lol: He wasn't hurt but gave his Insurance company a 'heads up' just in case Mr. Pedestrian tried a claim. The result? His premium at renewal time had rocketed because it was recorded as an 'incident' The Insurance company never heard from the agitated pedestrian.
 
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