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Not a bad idea. Why not build this feature into cellphones for emergency tracking as well? |
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Well, the one Nokia phone on the Sprint networks does ... but this is kind of a thinly disguised rant ... our company tows quite a few cars per month due to parking infractions (ie parking here, and not being a customer) where it would be much easier to stick it and let the towing company ssort it out. But it also could prove useful to police having to tow abandoned vehicles on the roadside ... just stick it, and forget it ... makes their job easier. Same with meter maids, and if you wanted to pre-pay for one or two for your teenager's car, and put em in the glove compartment, they could be used incase of a roadside breakdown ... |
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If I stuck one of these tow trackers on some poor victim's brand new car while he was taking in a movie, he would be punk'd. |
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So if I come out of the shop and find one on my car, I can just put it on someone else's car and then scram. Yeah, I like that bit. |
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That would be a nasty game of Tow Tag. You're it! |
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The pre-pay should include the number-plate, so the tow driver could double-check, otherwise it'd be a little too easy to play some rather nasty tricks. |
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Also - for a parking tow - I pity the tow driver that finds they're searching for a moving car after the owner has driven off (without putting the tracker on the car next door)! |
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You *actually* expect to need a tow so frequently that you'd subscribe to some kind of dedicated service? |
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