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Snowy90

Member Since: 23 Feb 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 482

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Fuji White

Nice to have a good news to end this story on Friday glad you found her. Air tags ordered!

2nd Jun 2023 3:20pm

CarMan

Member Since: 29 Nov 2010
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 1859

Great to hear he's been recovered and hope the repairs go well.

Forgive my ignorance, but a quick Goggle suggests Airtags are Apple - am I barking up the right tree here

Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
1998 300tdi 90 soft-top
2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top (sold)

2nd Jun 2023 4:51pm

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
Posts: 2143

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Yes Airtag is an Apple thing but no doubt there will be something similar for Samsung, etc??

2nd Jun 2023 7:01pm

Clemmo

Member Since: 03 Aug 2012
Location: Mile Oak
Posts: 1217

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

HTB wrote:
Clemmo wrote:
HTB wrote:
Good news. I have an AirTag in mine, somewhere tucked away and have removed the speaker, so good to know the tech works. Hopefully you’ll be back on the road soonish.

Could you explain “ have removed the speaker”?
Cheers
Clemmo

Because AirTags were being used by naughty/nasty people to track others, say by slipping an AirTag into a bag or coat pocket, Apple added a small speaker to later AirTags so that anyone ‘pinging’ the tag, tracking it as a ‘lost item’, it makes a sound. This is great if someone is tracking you and you don’t know - every time an iPhone come into range the airtag will make a noise and you’ll hear it and be alerted to the fact it’s on you. Not so stealthy.

If you’re using it as a tracking device in a vehicle with the speaker still in place, when you set the airtag to let you know its location (I.e. ‘find my AirTag’), it’ll makes a noise alerting the thieving oik to the fact that there’s an airtag in the vehicle. F*ckface may take the time to locate it and throw it away.

If you take the speaker out there is nothing to indicate the AirTag’s presence so hopefully it remains tucked away in the vehicle and you can track it

Of course the noise may freak said scum of the earth out causing them to carefully park your vehicle up and run away. I guess it’s down to personal prefermace if you want to alert them to possible tracking….

Do a YouTube search for ‘remove AirTag speaker’….

HTH.

H

Yes that really helps.
I use AirTags. I understand now that mine are the early ones without speakers.
Thank you.
Clemmo👍 Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
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2nd Jun 2023 8:51pm

Dowks

Member Since: 29 Nov 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 121

2015 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Keswick Green

Update

I have the 130 back from the forensics. Need to sort a few bits out which won't be cheap....

But the police have arrested and charged a number of people and it is expected to go to court. Of course won't say it was because of any evidence collected from my 130, but whatever I take as a positive

16th Jun 2023 10:46pm

Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2081

2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

Glad you got it back, and as difficult as it may be, you can choose what to do next. The ball is in your court.

Talking of courts - I am pleased that they have caught someone and that a case may go to court.

If so, I hope that the judge orders a black handkerchief…

17th Jun 2023 6:23am

TexasRover

Member Since: 24 Nov 2022
Location: Paris
Posts: 1038

2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Chawton White

Social Media probably takes this kind of 'news' out of perspective, but you do wonder what impact 'the law' has one these individuals.

If I was to make 'a mistake' and ended up facing 'the law' my life would seriously change: I would loose my job, my house, my money, my pension, possibly my family. Obviously this is a big incentive to not brake the law (apart from not being scum to start with).

However if you are in the habit of nicking cars, you are probably in some sort of trouble already and would a brush with the law make such a difference? For all you know they already had a few convictions.

To be honest it must be really depressing to work in the justice system..

Having lived in America I am not sure locking more people up for longer is the answer either. What works there is to place yourself on the good side of society and isolate yourself from the scum (gated and wealthy communities) - I be honest that probably works for me..

17th Jun 2023 7:55am

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 896

2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black

A great result that the vehicle was recovered, but still a royal nuisance it went in the first place. It’s a credit to AirTags, I must say.

TexasRover, I can tell you the justice system here has little impact on those committing all but the most serious of offences . . . Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

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17th Jun 2023 8:04am

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3414

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

I do like countries where amputation is the sentence for stealing. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

17th Jun 2023 1:48pm

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