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As a supercar owner, it is one’s duty to protect their car to the best of their abilities. With the rising rates of car thefts and the constant threat of people tampering with your undeniably one-of-a-kind vehicle, measures must be taken. Thankfully, several security devices exist that actively help protect your vehicle from bad actors. Arguably, the most vital and useful among them all is a tracker. In the upcoming text, we’ll discuss their usefulness.

How Do Trackers Work?

Before exploring its numerous benefits, let’s take a look at how a supercar tracker works. And yes, we are making a distinction between the two. A supercar tracker is, to put it simply, an evolved form of a general tracker; packed with more features and reliability.

A tracker works using GPS (Global Positioning System), cellular networks, and sometimes satellite signals (a combination at times) to figure out where your car is at all times. The tracker itself has a built-in GPS receiver, which constantly communicates with satellites orbiting the Earth. It sends this information to a smartphone app, at least in the case of SmarTrack trackers, so you can check on your car’s location whenever you need to. A super simple concept, yet highly effective.

Features of GPS Trackers

Let’s take a look at the features a supercar tracker has, which allows it to protect your vehicle:

Real-Time Location Tracking

The major reason why people install a GPS tracker in their car is location tracking. It’s exactly what the name suggests: your car’s location is tracked in real time, and you’re informed about the same via an app or website. This allows you to constantly monitor its position. If it’s ever stolen or moved without your knowledge, you can instantly see its location and alert authorities.

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Better Recovery Chances

Things go wrong sometimes. Having a tracker does not mean your car cannot be stolen. However, having a tracker does mean you’re better prepared for a worst-case scenario like this. With real-time monitoring of your car’s location, you know exactly where it is at all times. If your car isn’t where it’s supposed to be, you can let the authorities know, and in case it does get stolen, the authorities can follow your car’s precise location, improving their ability to intercept the vehicle before it’s too late.

Insurance Benefits

You may not realise it, but having a tracker installed on your car, especially a Thatcham-approved tracker like SmarTrack, actually has the potential to decrease your insurance premiums. Insurance companies love low-risk, high-value cars, and they recognise the value of vehicle trackers in preventing theft and reducing risks. For supercar owners, the added benefit of insurance savings can help offset the initial cost of the tracker, making it a smart financial choice as well as a security one.

Other Features

An advanced tracker may provide other benefits beyond serving its primary purpose of simply tracking a vehicle. For example, many of these trackers, like the variety SmarTrack as on offer, are equipped with features like engine health monitoring, which helps keep track of the car’s performance and driving habits, anti-tampering alerts, geo-fencing (especially useful if you share your car with someone, like college-going kids), and immobilisers, which further add to the security factor.

Conclusion

A supercar tracker is capable of providing a sense of peace to car owners, both at home or when they’re travelling cross-country. After all, owning a supercar and driving it everywhere comes with a sense of responsibility, and having a tracker installed alleviates that responsibility to an extent. However, installation can be complicated, so it’s best to visit a supercar service centre like GVE London for it. We can both provide the supercar tracker and perform the installation within our facility, as well as take care of any other requirements your supercar may have, from general servicing, detailing and repairs to highly specific customisation.