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Found this on the Tom Tom Forum, but applies to all sat navs.
"Caution If your TT is stolen It is probaly not covered on insurance."
"Mine was stolen and the insurane said if it is in a LOCKED glove box it is covered. My car doesn't have a lockable glove box."
Also that TT's can not be claimed for on personal Insurance policys because they are classed as Car accessories. You cant win.
The second choker was from Tomtom I had purchased extra maps. The theives NOW OWN my extra maps because they are registered to a device
Even though the Disks are still im my possesion they can only be registered to one device.
I asked tomtom to activate my purchased maps to my new replacement tomtom but they can not do it.
I suggested to tomtom they should have a pin and that that there should be a periodic check of map reg codes so the maps on stolen tt's would shut down
Mobile phones now have to be coded so they cant be used by theives Sat Nav is now more expensive than phones so should have the same security.
Bluetooth units could pinpoint there position by phone when they are stolen the techno is there already wrong pin and it tells tt its stolen and where it is.
These things are now being stolen by the thousands and the damge caused to the cars of people who remove the units, but there is a tell tale circle of where it has been mounted on the screen.
It seems the theives are now smashing windows on the off chance the unit is still in the car, after all its costs them NOTHING and you the excess on your policy to get the window fixed even though the unit was removed.
It appears that criminals are just looking at peoples windscreens for the circle left by the mount. Always remove the mount and make sure your windscreen is cleaned regualrly, to avoid the circle imprint.
"Caution If your TT is stolen It is probaly not covered on insurance."
"Mine was stolen and the insurane said if it is in a LOCKED glove box it is covered. My car doesn't have a lockable glove box."
Also that TT's can not be claimed for on personal Insurance policys because they are classed as Car accessories. You cant win.
The second choker was from Tomtom I had purchased extra maps. The theives NOW OWN my extra maps because they are registered to a device
Even though the Disks are still im my possesion they can only be registered to one device.
I asked tomtom to activate my purchased maps to my new replacement tomtom but they can not do it.
I suggested to tomtom they should have a pin and that that there should be a periodic check of map reg codes so the maps on stolen tt's would shut down
Mobile phones now have to be coded so they cant be used by theives Sat Nav is now more expensive than phones so should have the same security.
Bluetooth units could pinpoint there position by phone when they are stolen the techno is there already wrong pin and it tells tt its stolen and where it is.
These things are now being stolen by the thousands and the damge caused to the cars of people who remove the units, but there is a tell tale circle of where it has been mounted on the screen.
It seems the theives are now smashing windows on the off chance the unit is still in the car, after all its costs them NOTHING and you the excess on your policy to get the window fixed even though the unit was removed.
It appears that criminals are just looking at peoples windscreens for the circle left by the mount. Always remove the mount and make sure your windscreen is cleaned regualrly, to avoid the circle imprint.
