At a launch of a live traffic solution last week in JHB it was revealed that there is only a 5% chance of vehicle recovery in South Africa if the vehicle is not fitted with a tracking device. If there is a quality vehicle tracking device installed – the chances are 85%.

For many years the general public has been bullied and cohersed into purchasing tracking devises because their insurance companies insist on it. Tracking devises have become a grudge purchase for many – but the above numbers provide enough motivation to have them installed.

On Saturday afternoon the Toyota bakkie of a friend of mine was stolen in Bloemfontein – and in the evening the tracking company contacted the vehicle owner to confirm that his vehicle has been recovered!

With modern advances in technology, vehicle tracking has become a risk management tool to provide individuals and companies with a multitude of valuable benefits.

Unfortunately these benefits are not available from all the various tracking players in the market” says Steve Cornelius, sales director of C-track South Africa.

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