Daughters SWB Maverick Stolen Saturday Night 29/07/2023

[PeeBee]

I have a tracker that works off the3g/4g network and has a relay output that can be used to drive a shut off valve on the fuel line. Works great - UNTIL IT DOESNT and actually energised the shut off valve way out the back of the high country where there is no mobile service - that was a messy fuel line re-jig on the side of the road to get going.

I contacted the supplier and thy had no idea how it could happen, however I suspect it received a 'signal to energise' from electronic interference within the car - my vehicle had a bit of stuff in it. Anyway, the shut off valve concept was great, and I tried it once whilst driving and it took about 1 minute for the engine to shut down due to fuel starvation. There is a warning that the cut off should not be energised at speeds over 40klm/hr from a safety perspective, but my perspective is if the vehicle has been stolen I am going to hit that isolation command when I feel like it. I was concerned about the duty rating of the shut off valve so went with a gear driven valve instead of a solenoid. They are on ebay from memory and the output from the device needs a reverse polarity relay to operate.

Also 3G coverage is starting to be phased out within the next 12 months, so its either 4G or 5 g I guess