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Offline AlanHo

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April 20, 2011, 17:04:49
Our local police have reported that two recent house burlaries occured after the owners had their sat-navs stolen from their cars.

The cars were parked on a supermarket car park and the thieves stole the sat-navs from the cars and immediately used the "Home" setting to locate the owners house - anticipating that no-one would be at home.

The advice is to not use the "Home" setting on your sat-nav - but to set your house as a favourite under a coded name.

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Reply #1: April 20, 2011, 17:28:00
My advice would be stop leaving them on display!

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Reply #2: April 20, 2011, 23:01:11
I thought this was common knowledge, from circa 2002'ish  :idea:
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Reply #3: April 20, 2011, 23:01:50
Quote from: Gibber on April 20, 2011, 17:28:00
My advice would be stop leaving them on display!

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Damn those thieves.. I hate having to put it away all the time  :P
My car have fairly dark tinted windows and I sort of hide it when I am parking for any length of time with a sun shade on the windscreen...  :cool:

If parking in a dodgy area at night I take it off though... :winker:

and will get rid of that home setting just in case.. :idea:
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Reply #4: April 21, 2011, 01:45:02
Quote from: Shambles on April 20, 2011, 23:01:11
I thought this was common knowledge, from circa 2002'ish  :idea:

Probably not for those who may have only recently acquired a GPS....... :confused:

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Reply #5: April 21, 2011, 01:56:02
Quote from: rustynutz on April 21, 2011, 01:45:02
Quote from: Shambles on April 20, 2011, 23:01:11
I thought this was common knowledge, from circa 2002'ish  :idea:

Probably not for those who may have only recently acquired a GPS....... :confused:
or thinking about buying one.  :sweating:
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Reply #6: April 21, 2011, 01:59:10
I have always set my Home position about 1 mile from my home just for that reason  :goodjob:

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Reply #7: April 21, 2011, 02:04:23
thats a great idea.  :)
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Reply #8: April 21, 2011, 03:19:55
Isn't paranoia great?  :lol:

Where do you draw the line on these sorts of things?

Worrying that someone might steal your GPS and find your home....  :rolleyes:

What about if you get mugged and they steal your wallet with your licence etc, they now know where you live... :P

Guess you could always carry false I.D's and licences, the police might not appreciate that though..... :winker: :whistler:

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Reply #9: April 21, 2011, 03:31:14
Quote from: rustynutz on April 21, 2011, 03:19:55
Isn't paranoia great?  :lol:

Where do you draw the line on these sorts of things?

Worrying that someone might steal your GPS and find your home....  :rolleyes:

What about if you get mugged and they steal your wallet with your licence etc, they now know where you live... :P

Guess you could always carry false I.D's and licences, the police might not appreciate that though..... :winker: :whistler:
i drive around with my number plates covered up,we don't want anyone to see them.   :scared::rofl: :rofl:
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Reply #10: April 21, 2011, 04:22:01
How about Hyundai offer a built in GPS like the Ad that is blasted across our TV screens day and night, I know it is an overseas model shown- then make it available here, can't be that hard in 2011.

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Reply #11: April 21, 2011, 10:39:43
Personally, I'm pleased they don't have a GPS built in, who would wanna be stuck with the same unit for the life of the vehicle the way technology is constantly changing these days?  :confused:

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Reply #12: April 21, 2011, 10:43:14
Quote from: Myowni30 on April 21, 2011, 01:59:10
I have always set my Home position about 1 mile from my home just for that reason  :goodjob:

Pity the poor people who live there............... :scared: :-[ :rofl:
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Reply #13: April 21, 2011, 12:29:14
Quote from: surferdude on April 21, 2011, 10:43:14
Quote from: Myowni30 on April 21, 2011, 01:59:10
I have always set my Home position about 1 mile from my home just for that reason  :goodjob:

Pity the poor people who live there............... :scared: :-[ :rofl:

Well actually its the local police station  :rofl:

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Reply #14: April 21, 2011, 21:35:14
Quote from: Myowni30 on April 21, 2011, 12:29:14
Quote from: surferdude on April 21, 2011, 10:43:14
Quote from: Myowni30 on April 21, 2011, 01:59:10
I have always set my Home position about 1 mile from my home just for that reason  :goodjob:

Pity the poor people who live there............... :scared: :-[ :rofl:

Well actually its the local police station  :rofl:

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