In the past year alone no less than 23,000 vehicles were stolen in the UK, while in the first six months of 2002 a reported 1,400 thefts have occurred in London.
To try and arrest this rising tide of crime, Siemens Datatrak Location and Information Systems has developed Trakbak II. The system is triggered when a given vehicle is driven away without driver verification. An alert is instantly sent to a Siemens Datatrak National Control Centre, which will call the car owner to ask whether or not a theft may be in progress. The owner can then confirm the situation and inform the police.

Through real time tracking, the system is able to lead law enforcement agencies direct to the perpetrators in quick time.

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SMT