Increase in the theft of sat-nav from cars, oddity

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Had the car two years and regularly clean the inside of the windscreen.
The mark is still there.

Ford is it?

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Neil - Usenet wrote:

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"john" <nesc (AT) fe (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
news:45c4ce11$1_2 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com...
"David Wright" <morenewsgroupspam (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:52jqkkF1ok75kU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6325173.stm

But this bit I don't get:

"Detective Sergeant John Agar from the force's vehicle crime team
explains: "Thieves at the moment are using the latest technology, which
can track a sat nav system even when it isn't on display in a vehicle."

huh? What possible technology exists that can tell whether there is a
switched-off sat nav system in my glove box or boot? The article doesn't
go on to say. Unless those x-ray specs from joke shops really do work...

D.

he is getting confused for satnavs with built in Bluetooth. A mobile
phone can be used to locate one with Bluetooth.

yes, thats all it is, i have a n70 with a ext bluetooth gps unit. and that
can be found doing a normal bluetooth sweep, not many ppl turn the bt gps
off while leaving the car for a few mins.

Of course, with Bluetooth being about 10m+ range, it doesn't necessarily
identify which car it's in.

D

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Re: Increase in the theft of sat-nav from cars, oddity - 02-04-2007 , 11:21 AM

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