Trackers and them being found.

[er-minio]

Because he got paid out by the insurance and doesn't want it back, it could be ragged to death for all we know.

This answers your initial question, along with what Wapping added.

For most people is just a financial transaction. With insurance involved, we are basically just subsidising the scrotes' work, in a way.
Different is the case when you really want that vehicle back.


Funny note: with all these trackers in place, it would be fun to see what happens when bods do "lose" possession of the vehicles (after being refunded by insurance) as you'd be tracking someone else's property at that stage and all privacy concern involved.
Of course, common sense dictates that nothing happens (and most probably will be like that). But with fastidious regulation and insurances and lawyers at work... nothing surprises me anymore...

 

[Wapping]

with all these trackers in place, it would be fun to see what happens when bods do "lose" possession of the vehicles (after being refunded by insurance) as you'd be tracking someone else's property at that stage and all privacy concern involved.

A friend of mine sold a Jaguar. They used to watch the vehicle driving a few miles from the buyer’s house to a golf club in Leicestershire. He never went anywhere else in it.

 

[Wapping]

For most people is just a financial transaction. With insurance involved, we are basically just subsidising the scrotes' work, in a way.

In a widest sense that is true.

On the other hand, listen to the moans when an insurer demands a higher theft excess or that a motorcycle is garaged when the rider is at home. In short, many bods want it all ends up. They want to pay nothing for their insurance, to do little about any security and be paid promptly when something happens, preferably making a profit on the way through. Many tell us that they’d not even want the vehicle back, in case a thief had defiled their ‘baby’, bestowing a human like quality to a lump of metal and plastic.

 

[er-minio]

I agree.

bestowing a human like quality to a lump of metal and plastic

I admit I am, somehow, in that area... in a different way.
I grow fairly attached to most of my vehicles, I know it doesn't make sense and it should be psychoanalysed , but I'd be royally pissed off losing my GS. It's worth almost nothing on the market. I am aware I'll get back close to nothing from insurance (for me paying insurance is basically for third party, anything else is a welcome extra) but it's my bike, I've done so many things with it, I want that one.
I secure it the best I can

Said all that... I sold I few vehicles I was "attached" to as well, and "recovered" within a few weeks

 

[Wapping]

sold I few vehicles I was "attached" to as well, and "recovered" within a few weeks

Time is a big healer.

 

[King Rat]

I’d imagine that the insurance could sum up what it has cost them in payout and admin, and could get a court order for a couple of bailiffs to recover property to the value of. I’m not sure why they wouldn’t, except it’s a load of hassle, probably gets them a bad name and the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.

Then again, if it became common practice and scrotes faced having their car, phone, telly and iPad confiscated to cover the not inconsiderable costs, perhaps it might give them cause to reflect upon their actions.

This might be a good thing.

Or they would sell more coke, nick more stuff and cover it that way.

 

[er-minio]

Time is a big healer.

Also big shiny thing in the parking lot, replacing less shiny old thing.

 

[Wapping]

Also big shiny thing in the parking lot, replacing less shiny old thing.

 

[snelly]

Considering tracking ghizmos, not just for the bike but for outboard motors too (they are very susceptible to being stolen).

I have looked at various and Rhinokey is ticking many boxes for me. Credit card sized, so easily hidden, wireless charging on their disc charger and gives about 5 months between charges - so call it 4 months. BUT being small, discreet and therefor can be placed where it is easy to access, battery life isn't that much of a problem. What is really attracting me to them is they are not discoverable by the general tracker finding whatsits.

A friend had one on his Triumph 660 thing and it is still pinging him the whereabouts 4 months after it was stolen. The Police are not interested, even though it hasn't gone outside a 15 mile radius of where it was stolen from the Motorcycle Museum by the NEC. He is still getting the signals back, which means the scrotes haven't discovered it has a tracker on it. He doesn't want to interfere because his insurance paid out with a very acceptable offer, only £150 less than he paid for it a year earlier - and not knowing how it has been treated in the meantime he doesn't want it back. I am very surprised the Police are not interested in following up the known whereabouts though.

Anyone any thoughts on these - and any thoughts on WHY the Police will not follow up a tracker?

Rhinokey® Smartcard

The world's thinnest trackable credit card sized card, designed in the Netherlands, compatible with Apple's Find My or Android Google Find Hub, and wireless rechargeability.

www.rhinokey.co.uk

If you've been paid out you could ; find it; then come back; black hoodie; black mask ; black clothing; e-bike; a a bottle of petrol; and you could then torch it;