| WHEN YOU REALLY WANT YOUR INSURED VEHICLES BACK! |
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In this excerpt from the Mercury report lies clear evidence why
Insurance Brokers would do well to insist that every client install one
of our highly effective and affordable systems. It applies equally to
the Self-Insured sector and vehicle owners deciding on which tracking
company to choose for their own peace of mind and/or insurance policy
requirements. None
of the other 13 vehicles found belonged to a Bandit client – assuming
that they were all insured, we did a number of brokerages and
individuals a substantial favour! |
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| More proof in the pudding |
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A
key member of the Bandit brains-trust recently had the surprise
opportunity to experience first-hand the efficacy of both his high-tech
innovations and our tracking and recovery expertise. Johan Oosthuisen,
who plays an integral part in Bandit’s GSM and satellite-based research
and development programme, was building a house in Midrand which
involved hiring day-labour from a popular gathering point. Johan’s Ford
Ranger 2.5 T/D soon became a regular sight there and all went smoothly
until the morning when it was hijacked at knifepoint. Within a few seconds of being contacted,
Bandit 24-Hour Control positioned the vehicle via the GSM coordinates
enabled by its Activ system. Final pinpointing and recovery was then
accomplished by a combination of specially equipped helicopter-borne
and ground-based Bandit Private Recovery Teams homing in on the
tracking unit’s low-frequency Beacon Transmitter. After reclaiming his
undamaged vehicle just a couple of hours later, Johan said that
“although I may seem biased towards Bandit because of my relationship
with the company, this was my debut frontline experience of a system
which I helped to develop and I must say that I was very impressed!”
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| BANDIT Tracking / Monitoring |
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While
the ‘chop-shop’ incident described above was adrenalin-rush of the
month for our Durban-based teams, in Gauteng it was a mercy-dash across
the West Rand, with one of our teams there receiving across-the-board
thanks for playing a vital role in the saving of a man’s life. (As the
matter is still at a sensitive stage we have opted to keep the
identities of our corporate client and individuals involved anonymous
until an official statement is released.) Colleagues of the person concerned had grown
increasingly concerned throughout the day after he had left work
mid-morning and failed to reappear. When there was still no sign of him
by close of business, management asked Bandit to position his car – all
group vehicles are fitted with our Activ model – and then requested us
to find it and check on his well-being. Our team assigned to the case
relayed the car’s GSM coordinates to emergency services, rendezvoused
with them and then followed the Activ unit’s digital beacon signals to
where the car was found parked outside a house in suburban Alberton.
Access
was gained to the dwelling and a man was found lying unconscious. The
ambulance rushed him to the nearest hospital where he was admitted to
the Intensive Care Unit. Paramedics and ICU doctors who together saved
the man’s life said afterwards that were it not for Bandit’s
positioning of his vehicle within seconds and then pinpointing its
exact location, the likelihood of him surviving would have been
significantly less. We appreciate the thanks extended to us by our
client and others – Bandit is happy to have been able to help avert a
tragedy.
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| BANDIT Recovery Statistics |
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Having
collated our nationwide figures for January we are pleased to report a
success rate consistent with our annual average despite a noted
increase in the number of vehicle thefts and hijackings responded to by
our Recovery Teams.
FESTIVE SEASON
2006/2007
82% These statistics relate to our complete
range of GSM-based systems |
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| Introducing BANDIT TELESALES |
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Ensuring that we deliver levels of Client Service to match our advanced
systems, BANDIT TELESALES is an important new development tasked with a
crucial role. The team is now on hand to provide potential and existing
clients with knowledgeable, friendly advice and assistance, and
furthermore to make the purchase, installation and after-sales backup
of a Bandit system the seamless, inconvenience-free experience you
would expect. Kubachani Naidoo, Nadia Rasool, Paul Bonthuys and Kim
Horokowen are available during office hours on 0800 BANDIT – give them
a call! |
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| Keep your vehicle windows up |
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The
Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has issued a warning – based on a
Discovery Health report - that hijackers have taken to spraying drivers
in the face with Pool Acid. The chemical serves to blind, daze and
disorientate, and the SIU advises motorists to NEVER have windows wound
down when stopping at intersections.
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Never happens in Cape Town?
Barely a month after relocating from Durban and moving into their new
Rondebosch home, the Baldwin family of four fell victim to an armed
gang which lay in wait inside the grounds and threatened their lives.
Mr Lionel Baldwin, his wife and two children had been out for an early
supper and after passing through their electric gates and approaching
the house at about 9 pm were confronted by a gun-wielding man with
three accomplices lurking behind him. The family was ordered out of the
BMW 320i and pushed into a corner where the gang robbed them of their
money, jewellery, keys and gate-remote before driving off in their car.
The
intruder-hijackers closed the electric gates behind them, forcing Mr
Baldwin to scale his property wall in order to summon help from a
neighbour - giving the criminals a 10-minute head start in the process.
Bandit was called, the stolen BMW’s GSM-positioning established via its
Activ unit and one of our Recovery Teams put into action. Mr Baldwin
said later - after a wry comment on “the perception that nothing like
this ever happens in Cape Town” - that Bandit “did everything the
company promises to do and more…I was given regular progress reports as
they tracked my car towards the city and within two hours it was
recovered undamaged in the Gardens area downtown and on its way back to
me…a member of the team had driven to my home to collect a set of spare
keys.” He added that “everything from response time to effectiveness
and personalised client service was excellent…I would highly recommend
Bandit to anyone”.
To read more Recovery Anecdotes visit Client Testimonials on our easy-to-navigate Website.
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