Car stealing is so bad in Cairns, Townsville, and Mt Isa that in December 22 the previous ALP State Government put aside $10M for the installation of 20,000 engine immobilisers as part of a study trial. One had to be in certain suburbs.
The scheme is now closed.
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/initia...-subsidy-trial
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Residents in the trial locations (Cairns, Townsville and Mt Isa) will be able to apply online for a $500 voucher towards the supply and installation of an engine immobiliser. The customers will present the voucher to a service provider who has been registered and approved as part of this trial.
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Just for those thinking about fitting an immobiliser, below is the list approved by Qld Police for the trial.
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Current approved devices include:
- CODE SAFE keypad engine immobiliser
- RhinoCo Immobiliser with Keypad Model No. IM007
- RhinoCo Car immobiliser with wireless keypad Model No. RAKP (must use wireless keypad not fobs)
- StarterStopper Classic
- StarterStopper Alarm
- Dynamco Cyclops P275PIN
- Trackn RE147 Remote engine immobiliser (Note additional cost for annual subscription)
- Trackn KP – 424 Keypad Immobiliser (Note additional cost for annual subscription)
- Ghost Can bus Imobiliser
- My Buddy Gard Car Tracker (Must use black wire version, with auto setting vehicle immobilisation)
- Netstar ZX40KPW
- Tracktech Model No MK295-419
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Surely, part of the (admittily very complex) problem is that the Government itself is allowing open querying of VIN numbers via a rego check. If you don't know the VIN number, it makes it just that little bit harder to get keys cut, resulting in more advanced methods required.