Does a GPS Tracker Drain Your Car Battery? What Vehicle Owners Should Know
The difference between normal tracker consumption and a genuine battery-drain problem is therefore important. A working GPS tracker should not be consuming power like headlights, an entertainment system or another high-demand vehicle accessory.
How Much Does a GPS Car Tracker Cost in Kenya in 2026? What Every Vehicle Owner Should Know Before Buying
Buying a GPS car tracker in Kenya is no longer just about knowing where your vehicle is. For many vehicle owners, businesses and fleet managers, a reliable GPS tracking system has become an important part of vehicle security, monitoring and day to day management. With vehicle theft, unauthorised use and misuse remaining genuine concerns, more […]
GPS Tracking for SACCOs and Microfinance Institutions Financing Vehicles
Where appropriate, more advanced telematics systems can add information relating to driver behaviour, fuel monitoring and vehicle utilisation. This turns tracking from a purely defensive lender requirement into a tool that can potentially help the borrower manage the financed asset more productively.
Can a GPS Tracker Work in Underground Parking or Inside a Basement?
A vehicle enters the basement parking of a shopping mall, apartment block or office building and suddenly appears to stop moving on the tracking platform. The owner knows the car is several floors underground, yet the GPS application may still show the vehicle near the entrance or display an older location. For many motorists, the […]
How Often Should a Vehicle GPS Tracker Be Checked or Serviced?
A GPS tracker is usually installed and then forgotten. Once the vehicle appears correctly on the tracking platform and the owner can see its location, many motorists and fleet managers assume the device will continue working indefinitely without attention. That assumption can become expensive when the tracker is needed most. A vehicle may operate normally […]
Can GPS Tracking Help Businesses Respond Faster When a Vehicle Breaks Down?
A vehicle breakdown rarely happens at a convenient time. It may occur while a delivery truck is carrying customer orders, when a field service van is heading to an urgent job or while a company pickup is travelling in a remote area far from the office. In that moment, the business is not only dealing […]
What Is GPS Tracker Update Frequency and Why Does It Matter?
A vehicle can be moving continuously while the location on a tracking platform changes only every few seconds, every minute or even less frequently. That difference is known broadly as the GPS tracker’s update frequency, and it can have a major effect on how detailed and useful the tracking information appears to the vehicle owner […]
How Much Mobile Data Does a GPS Tracker Use?
A GPS tracker may remain connected to a vehicle every hour of the day, but that does not mean it consumes mobile data like a smartphone. Unlike a phone streaming videos, downloading social media content or loading websites, a conventional vehicle tracker mainly collects coordinates and selected vehicle information and transmits those records to a […]
How Can You Tell Whether Your GPS Tracker Was Installed Professionally?
Buying a GPS tracker is only part of protecting a vehicle. The quality of the installation can determine whether the system remains reliable, discreet and useful when it is actually needed. Two vehicles can have exactly the same tracking device and still deliver very different results. One tracker may operate consistently for years, while another […]
How Long Does It Take to Install a GPS Tracker in a Car?
Buying a GPS tracker is usually straightforward. The question many vehicle owners ask immediately afterwards is just as practical: how long will the installation take, and how long will the car need to remain with the technician? For a standard professionally installed wired GPS tracker, the process will commonly take about 30 minutes to one […]