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From Indianapolis comes news that more people have been arrested in a wide-spread auto theft ring operating in central Indiana. The thieves had stolen 68 vehicles and replaced the VINs and titles with phony ones to be able to license and sell them to unsuspecting customers. The vehicles were hidden in storage units and apartment and garages as well as with their new, unsuspecting owners who had purchased them from the suspects.

Who thinks about checking a VIN on a vehicle that you are going to purchase? No one really. So you purchase a car that is rightfully someone else’s and now you make payments on what? A complicated sort of affairs involving lawyers ensues. This scenario could have been mitigated with the installation of GPS Tracking devices.

Consider that if consumers and dealers alike caught on to how effective GPS Tracking is for vehicles, then there would be more of them and they would help owners recover from theft much sooner.

GPS Tracking Fights Car Thieves

Here are the important ways that GPS Tracking deters car thieves:

Location Monitoring

Ever wonder where your car is located? Maybe not yet, but you might eventually. This is true if you have a teenage driver in your house. Or, a spouse that you suspect is not being faithful. You can use a GPS Tracking device to verify not only location, but truthfulness about the locations of the drivers. How you use this information is up to you, but it can help bring closure to many domestic situations.

Directional Monitoring

Which direction is your vehicle going? Who is driving? How can you know for sure that it hasn’t been stolen? Looking at the direction of travel on your PC screen is the place to start for answers. After that, it is just a matter of verifying the information by a conversation with the driver(s). Some models of GPS Tracking units have a geo-fencing option which allows you to obtain a text message or email if a vehicle breaks a boundary that you have set.

Speed Monitoring

No one goes the speed limit, right? True, but you need to know if someone is driving your car at excessive speeds. The reason is not only because they can get a ticket or even worse, and accident, but also the wear and tear on your vehicle is unnecessary.

Other Benefits

There are other benefits of outfitting your own vehicle with a GPS Tracking device. Check with your insurance agent about a discount in your insurance premiums. This is an often overlooked money saver. In fact, the savings will eventually pay for the device (depending on which one you purchase).

With all the anti-theft solutions out there, GPS Tracking delivers more value than you expect. Always check your vin numbers on used cars and personally go to the DMV to ensure you are not getting a “fast one” pulled on you and your wallet. It took over one year to solve the case in Indiana due to the sharp eye of an employee in the DMV in that state. One year is a long time to sort out the theft of 68 cars. That is quite a lot of police man hours and investigative detectives skills to sort it out. Don’t let a situation like that enter your family. Buy a GPS tracking device today!