Is An S5 Vehicle Tracker the Best Quality?

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S5 Vehicle trackers are the highest-specification trackers available, offering the most robust and comprehensive security measures. In this sense, the question of whether they are of the best quality can be immediately answered – as yes. This blog outlines what makes S5 trackers good, which brands and models are best and how S7 compares to other categories.

Traits of an S5 Tracker
An S5 tracker is a premium, insurance-approved vehicle security system with the most advanced tracking and anti-theft features. These features include:

Real-time Tracking

  • Uses a GPS, where a satellite continuously locates your position and sends the signal to the tracker company. This is often available on a website or app, so you can access it easily.

Automatic Driver Recognition (ADR)

  • Ensures that only registered or authorised individuals can enter the vehicle, typically via a tag or card. When the vehicle moves and the tag is not detected, an alert will be sent out.

24/7 Monitoring and Connection to the Police

  • As the vehicle is being consistently tracked and monitored, if any issue is reported or the automatic alarm sets an alert, S5 trackers will automatically contact vehicle rescue or law enforcement.

Tamper Detection

  • A system designed to detect unauthorised entry into a vehicle or disruption, damage, or tampering. It usually sends an alert as soon as anything is detected.

Geofencing

  • Geofencing essentially builds an invisible wall on a map. This is more commonly used in fleet tracking to monitor vehicle locations and ensure they are in the right place.

Journey History and Scoring

  • Access to your journey history and scoring is not a universal feature of S5 trackers, but many do have it. This feature helps you understand your driving patterns so you can work on frequent mistakes or reroute when you have taken inefficient routes.

Immobiliser

  • Whilst this is not a direct component of an S5 tracker, immobilisers often come with S5 trackers. Immobilisers prevent thieves from hot-wiring the car or starting it without the right equipment.

Best S5 Trackers
Some of the most reliable brands and their superior options include:

  • Meta Trak S5 VTS Tracker
  • Smartrack S5+ Plus iMOB
  • ESA Trak S5 Guardian+
  • Vodafone Protect & Connect S5 VTS Plus Tracker

Comparison with other tracker categories

S7 Tracker
S7 is the next-most-advanced vehicle tracking device. It is cheaper than an S5 device and has only a few fewer features, so it is still a good option for people looking for security within a budget. It is usually the lower standard of getting better insurance from insurance companies.

The features it tends not to include are:

  • ADR
  • Tamper detection
  • Immobiliser (though you can often add one)

Cat 6 Tracker
Cat 6 is the lower level of tracker, providing basic tracking and recovery services. This is the right option if you want standard security without the extra fluff (if you feel you don’t need it). They do not offer any theft prevention methods and they sometimes have slower or limited contact with recovery teams, instead just alerting you.

Some insurance companies offer lower premiums for cat 6; just make sure you review its features and the insurance specifications.

Get an S5 tracker at Fit My Tracker
At Fit My Tracker, we offer a range of S5, S7 and Cat 6 trackers as well as car immobilisers from trusted and reliable car tracker companies.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact us for specific or more detailed answers.