Foursprung: BT anti-theft guy has Audi nicked

Please read how an anti-theft solution with some "Foursprung" can bring back your car,

New proof that BT is more than copper phone lines and Bob Hoskins - today it's launching a GPS security kit for your motor.

Ingeniously dubbed Trackit, BT's new service consists of the wireless fob you see pictured and a series of black boxes that a professional chap/chapette installs in your car.

When a kitted-out car is stolen without the fob in the vicinity - in your pocket, for example - a signal is silently sent to BT. It then passes on satellite coordinates to the cops and you get a text telling you your car is now being driven by a hoodie-wearing nipper.

In what we'd describe as a fortuitous coincidence, one of BT's testers had his Trackit-equipped Audi A4 nicked nearly four weeks ago. Surprise, surprise - BT's system tracked him down and the good police of Brum had his German-engineered pride and joy back within 50 minutes.

Anti-theft that tracks cars by satellites isn't new, but this is the first time we've seen a wireless fob used. BT's argument is that - since car security is now so impenetrable these days - most cars are stolen by light-fingered thieves nicking car keys. All you need to do now is make sure they don't nick the fob too.

To protect the precious in your life, you'll pay £450 for an install plus £150 for a year's service. If you want European protection for those Nice trips and Chamonix ski hols, you'll need to pay £57 a year extra.

Foursprung, Audi, Anti-theft

Source: Stuff magazine via AudiWorld

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