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28 June 2001, 09:30 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Puff The Magic Wagon!:
<B>In this day & age, you are unlikely to be uncontactable & if you are someone who is in your trust almost certainly isn't.
I will get the "official line" & post it.[/quote]
My point is that the additional person is going to be no use in terms of knowing if the car has been stolen. If on holiday, even if I am contactable, I'll have real trouble contacting the police and sorting everything out.
Tried one of the companies so far and got a 'well get back to you' response - sounds like Big Brother
Must admit, I like the idea one of the companies had originally (Skamp?) - rather than all this try to contact by phone, just enable the GSM link and ask the driver for a password - 3 failures and the car gets shut down (a la Clifford's Blackjax).....
<B>In this day & age, you are unlikely to be uncontactable & if you are someone who is in your trust almost certainly isn't.
I will get the "official line" & post it.[/quote]
My point is that the additional person is going to be no use in terms of knowing if the car has been stolen. If on holiday, even if I am contactable, I'll have real trouble contacting the police and sorting everything out.
Tried one of the companies so far and got a 'well get back to you' response - sounds like Big Brother
Must admit, I like the idea one of the companies had originally (Skamp?) - rather than all this try to contact by phone, just enable the GSM link and ask the driver for a password - 3 failures and the car gets shut down (a la Clifford's Blackjax).....
28 June 2001, 05:58 PM
#35
The "official" line on calling you in the event of your alarm going off...
The main reason that they will not report your scoob moving - aledgedly unauthorised - to the police is the fear of false alarms.
Should the police be plagued by umpteen call-outs to people forgetting to place the dallas key correctly, then they will quickly loose faith in the system & refuse to co-operate with Navtrak. Therefore, Navtrak have to promise the police that they will ascertain whether the vehicle is genuinely stolen (with a crime number) before they will work with them. Obviously, Navtrak must retain a good working relationship with the police in order to have a product to sell.
The same goes for the other systems available as well & in this day of stretched resources of police forces, I think its a sensible & reasoned approach. My wife has recently lost all her wedding rings and not long before, 2 mobile phones - through complete absent-mindedness
. To imagine that she would remember a Dallas key every time is almost beyond comprehension 
Don't want Cambridgeshire's finest chasing my wife to Tescos
Navtrak are aware of the potential problem & are looking at ways to resolve it.
I know that this won't satisfy everyone, but that is the current situation & they are searching for alternates.
The main reason that they will not report your scoob moving - aledgedly unauthorised - to the police is the fear of false alarms.
Should the police be plagued by umpteen call-outs to people forgetting to place the dallas key correctly, then they will quickly loose faith in the system & refuse to co-operate with Navtrak. Therefore, Navtrak have to promise the police that they will ascertain whether the vehicle is genuinely stolen (with a crime number) before they will work with them. Obviously, Navtrak must retain a good working relationship with the police in order to have a product to sell.
The same goes for the other systems available as well & in this day of stretched resources of police forces, I think its a sensible & reasoned approach. My wife has recently lost all her wedding rings and not long before, 2 mobile phones - through complete absent-mindedness
. To imagine that she would remember a Dallas key every time is almost beyond comprehension Don't want Cambridgeshire's finest chasing my wife to Tescos Navtrak are aware of the potential problem & are looking at ways to resolve it.
I know that this won't satisfy everyone, but that is the current situation & they are searching for alternates.
28 June 2001, 06:06 PM
#36
Small update to Chiark's original complaint.
The matter has been discussed in several meetings and an answer/reaction is still being considered. I would guess that the powers-that-be are not happy and I am sure that the correct solution will be found & we will be informed.
Also, I'm only a scooby enthusiast working on behalf of a Navtrak dealer & although I have contacts, I'm not on the inside track & can only report the official [Navtrak] company line. I don't get to go to meetings with directors! As if
However, keep asking me questions & I'll do my best to answer them
The matter has been discussed in several meetings and an answer/reaction is still being considered. I would guess that the powers-that-be are not happy and I am sure that the correct solution will be found & we will be informed.
Also, I'm only a scooby enthusiast working on behalf of a Navtrak dealer & although I have contacts, I'm not on the inside track & can only report the official [Navtrak] company line. I don't get to go to meetings with directors! As if
However, keep asking me questions & I'll do my best to answer them
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