Ever been a victim of a car theft? Or you know someone who has and you remember the horrid look on the person’s face. I mean, all that hard earned money saved to buy that car all gone in the blink of an eye. Sadly, this is a reality for at least 1 person every day. And trust me, I have experienced mine.
I actually thought it was a practical joke when it happened to me last month. Yes, I was a victim of a car theft, which after relentless efforts by the police to get it back turned out fruitless. Then it got me thinking, “Could things have been done differently, yielding a better result?”
Now in case you were not aware, in the United States, according to the FBI, a motor vehicle is stolen every 44 seconds. In Nigeria, this happens at half that time. The silver lining is in Nigeria we can tackle this issue and have a similar or better rate than the US, as long as we use that secret ingredient you take for granted ever so often. Before I reveal it, let’s go down memory lane a little.
Sometime in 2012, in a bid to tackle the increasing cases of vehicle theft the Nigeria Police inaugurated the Biometric Central Motor Registry (BCMR) which is a biometric technology that was supposed to attach automobile owners’ special and unique biological traits as well as personal data to their vehicle for easy identification, authentication, protection, and crime control. This system was to help provide easy tracking and monitoring for vehicles nationwide and be a quicker and easy means of reporting vehicle theft and other crimes. The BCMR may not be actively functional today as expected, however, Concept Nova has an alternative that is as easy and extremely effective as the BCMR. The secret ingredient of the United States. Vehicle Tracking!
FleeTrak Monitor, is a small electronic component installed in a vehicle that uses GPS technology to identify, locate, and maintain contact reports with one or more fleet vehicles in real-time. You can get a basic tracker with the features mentioned previously, or a more robust one that works as far out as monitor fuel consumption and assisting with vehicle health check prompts. The benefits of a tracker includes:
- Pin-point exact location of you, your family, or your staff;
- Manages a driver’s driving pattern by alerting and notifying one in cases of reckless driving and usage
- Provides safety and peace of mind in the event of a threat to the vehicle (hijack/theft).
- Effectively Track Fuel Consumption, which helps you monitor fuel consumption as well as reduce usage.
- Set location parameters and be guided accordingly.
FleeTrak Monitor is managed by Concept Nova, Nigeria’s foremost IT software company, thus giving business owners the industry’s finest integrated solution for real time tracking and management of both on-road and off-road assets. The Fleetrak Monitor comes with the added value of a superior customer service, 24/7 monitoring and recovery team and support that is second to none.
For further enquiries contact their customer service support team on 0704 618 0256 or via e-mail to h.acho@concept-nova.com.
With a tracker, locating my vehicle’s exact location would not have been an issue and now I know I would have had a better chance of recovery!
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