Our budget Thatcham Q class tracking system is the Phantom Target which is only £55 per year.

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The device is fitted covertly onto your vehicle so that there are no clues to the would be thief as to it's position. Phantom Target locates through a 12 channel receiver built into the system's on board 'blackbox'. When instructed to reveal its location an encoded SMS message containing satellite observed coordinates is converted on to a street level map and will be accurate to within 10 metres. The system is also 'Q Class Listed' by Thatcham - the industry standard for Vehicle Security. Phantom Target is quick and easy to fit, transferable from vehicle to vehicle, offers low operating costs and attracts insurance discounts.

An even cheaper satellite tracking system is Spal Sat which has no annual service charges.

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SMS pager car alarms includes a GSM modem and GPS telephone receiver, so you can locate the position of your vehicle all around the world using the signal coming from satellites orbiting the earth. SPAL SAT will communicate with you as SMS text message via your GSM mobile phone and voice message via your home or office phone. You can pinpoint the position of your vehicle using the mapping software provided.

At any time, it is possible to locate the GPS position of the vehicle and Immobilise the engine (only activates when the vehicle is stationary) and activate the siren and/or hazard lights All the operations can be made either by sending or receiving instructions to or from the vehicle by Short Message Service (SMS], or calling the device and following the voice menu. The control is possible from anywhere in the world.