Vehicle tracking and theft recovery using satellite technology. This concealed in-car device gives peace of mind in case of an emergency or having your vehicle stolen.
Why RAC Trackstar Plus?
- Cost effective - unit can be transferred between vehicles
- Accurate - pinpoints your vehicle's exact location
- Return service - once recovered, your vehicle is returned to you by RAC
- Tell me my location service
RAC Trackstar Plus
The RAC Trackstar Plus unit is integrated with the vehicle's own
immobiliser system, and features a motion sensor detector and full
battery back-up. The system automatically arms when the ignition is
switched off.
Trackstar is automatically triggered as soon as the vehicle is moved
without the unit being disarmed first. Trackstar National Control
Centre contacts the vehicle owner to advise the car has been stolen,
using any one of the agreed contact numbers.
Once reported to the Police, Trackstar will keep them updated with
the vehicle's position until stopped. When the Police have finished
with the vehicle, RAC will return it to you.
How it Works
The RAC Trackstar Plus system
is installed in such a way that it integrates with the car's existing
immobiliser system. Immobiliser systems are designed to recognise
signals sent from a transponder located inside the ignition key:
consequently modern cars shouldn't start unless the correct key is used.
However, despite innovations, such as 'rolling code' immobilisers,
which change their codes every time the car is locked, thieves still
manage to bypass such systems.
Via sophisticated motion sensors RAC Trackstar Plus
recognises if a vehicle has moved illegally, and will immediately alert
the RAC National Control Centre. These alerts continue every 20 seconds
until the vehicle is recovered
The computer system developed by Trafficmaster utilises the
network of Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) to monitor the vehicle's
signal and track its direction of travel, speed and location - to an
accuracy of five metres.
The RAC Trackstar
National Control Centre will check with the owner to verify if the
vehicle has been stolen. The owner then has to obtain a crime reference
number, which gives Trackstar the authority to work directly with the
police.
The National Control Centre is manned 24 hours a day every day of
the year, and will be on hand to update the police with the vehicle's
location throughout the entire vehicle track.
Upon receipt of this information the police are able to locate the vehicle and in many cases apprehend the thief.
Upon successful completion of the operation the vehicle will be returned to the owner, free of charge, by the RAC.
