Any recommendations for an inexpensive vehicle GPS tracker?

[blue matt]

was it you who purchased a motorhome / campervan ? ? ?

is it for that ? ? ?

the better ones are subscription based, you can buy them with a sim holder, so it uses the mobile sim signal

this one charges 20 quid a year, uses date which they say is fairly cheap


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GPS-Track...sAAOSw4-teHaNm

add to it the hard wire kit,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hard-Wire...4AAOSwMnZc1WVb

50 quid for the pair

many in the old VW t4 scene, used to get a old phone ( put a pay as you go sim in it ), wire a charger in from a 12V feed from the battery, hide it all behind a panel, you can track that then, apple even do " find my phone " , yes they can cut the battery, but the phones battery will last a while

depends on what you want to track and how much you want to spend

[Taunton Blue Genie]

was it you who purchased a motorhome / campervan ? ? ?

is it for that ? ? ?

the better ones are subscription based, you can buy them with a sim holder, so it uses the mobile sim signal

this one charges 20 quid a year, uses date which they say is fairly cheap


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GPS-Track...sAAOSw4-teHaNm

add to it the hard wire kit,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hard-Wire...4AAOSwMnZc1WVb

50 quid for the pair

many in the old VW t4 scene, used to get a old phone ( put a pay as you go sim in it ), wire a charger in from a 12V feed from the battery, hide it all behind a panel, you can track that then, apple even do " find my phone " , yes they can cut the battery, but the phones battery will last a while

depends on what you want to track and how much you want to spend

Yes, I did buy such a vehicle and ordered a second SIM from my mobile phone provider for £5 a month yesterday. I will only use the tracker when away from home on weekends as I live in a quiet and safe cul-de-sac. Thanks for the advice.

[BLUETIT]

Yes, I did buy such a vehicle and ordered a second SIM from my mobile phone provider for £5 a month yesterday. I will only use the tracker when away from home on weekends as I live in a quiet and safe cul-de-sac Thanks for the advice.

That’s a “BLOCK END” here in South Wales

[Rjk]

That’s a “BLOCK END” here in South Wales

Cul de sac in French means a bag's arse.

[Maxim]

Yes, I did buy such a vehicle and ordered a second SIM from my mobile phone provider for £5 a month yesterday. I will only use the tracker when away from home on weekends as I live in a quiet and safe cul-de-sac. Thanks for the advice.

Just out of interest what camper did you buy ?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Just out of interest what camper did you buy ?

It's not a thorough-bred camper, as such. It's a Mercedes Vito that someone converted. Nothing too fancy although it's in good nick.

[blue matt]

It's not a thorough-bred camper, as such. It's a Mercedes Vito that someone converted. Nothing too fancy although it's in good nick.

has it got a kitchen pod in it ? ? ? most put a false back on the kitchen pod and slot a phone in that space, run a 12V feed from somewhere, fit a 12v port ( old ciggie lighter socket ) and plug in a usb charger, put it on silent and you are good to go

or you in a cupboard you could put a false floor in that, loads of options

wire this to either the van battery or leisure battery if you have one, you might have a small 12v fuse board for lights / sockets in the back

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-12v-P...QAAOSwstxU~GTY

[Taunton Blue Genie]

has it got a kitchen pod in it ? ? ? most put a false back on the kitchen pod and slot a phone in that space, run a 12V feed from somewhere, fit a 12v port ( old ciggie lighter socket ) and plug in a usb charger, put it on silent and you are good to go

or you in a cupboard you could put a false floor in that, loads of options

wire this to either the van battery or leisure battery if you have one, you might have a small 12v fuse board for lights / sockets in the back

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-12v-P...QAAOSwstxU~GTY

Thanks. The van has a leisure battery but wouldn't batteries be the first place that thieves would check for trackers? There's loads of hidey-holes if I use a gizmo that doesn't use one of the batteries.

[blue matt]

Thanks. The van has a leisure battery but wouldn't batteries be the first place that thieves would check for trackers? There's loads of hidey-holes if I use a gizmo that doesn't use one of the batteries.

no, i mean run the 12V power lead from the leisure battery

cut the end of this, add it to the connection on the leisure battery ( so it doesnt stand out )

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-12v-P...QAAOSwstxU~GTY

then hide the ciggie lighter end and a phone in a hidden place


If you were worried about someone tracing the cable, you could add one of these close to it so they thought it was heading to that


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campervan...YAAOSw5UFb~q0s


Infact if you were that way inclined, you could even cut a hole behind that fake socket ( above ) and hide the lot behind that

dont forget you need to use the phone every few months on a Pay as you go sim to keep it active, so you need to be able to get to the phone

[Maxim]

It's not a thorough-bred camper, as such. It's a Mercedes Vito that someone converted. Nothing too fancy although it's in good nick.

Same here except mine is a Mk7 Transit.