When your teenage child has learned to drive, it’s a nerve-wracking time for you as a parent. How can you reduce the risk of injury to them and others? Many parents are now getting car tracking devices installed on their child’s car.
What is a vehicle tracking device?
These devices are used by logistics companies to keep a check on employees or by rental car companies to keep a track of their fleet. Increasingly, however, these car tracking devices, which can measure speed and mark locations, are becoming a popular choice with parents of 17, 18 or 19 years old. Especially when it’s the parents who have paid for the driving lessons, the car and increasingly, the insurance premiums too. And it’s not just about money, many parents have them fitted purely for their child’s safety, keeping an eye on whether they stay within safe speed limits and also so they can find the car should the worst happen.
Why do I need to install a car tracking device on my child’s car?
Newly passed younger drivers are much more likely to be involved in crashes and collisions than older drivers. They are responsible for a disproportionate amount of road traffic accidents and are also more likely to be the victims of fatalities. This is thought to be due to the combined factors of inexperience and risk-taking. A car tracking device can be used by parents to keep an eye on risk-taking behavior in their child, potentially giving them the power to withhold the vehicle should they be driving too fast and in a way that may be endangering themselves or others. These devices also reduce insurance premiums too.
What features should I look for?
As a parent shopping for a car tracking device, you need to look out for features. The best driver trackers have a virtual geofence, that alerts you when the car is driven out of an area. Other trackers will send you a text message when the car goes above a certain speed. Ideally, you need to have a location tracker included so that you can find your child is at any time. They could be out at a friends house, down the pub or they have gone really wild with a group of friends at an event like the F1 Paddock Club Abu Dhabi which you could find out more about with websites like https://edgeglobalevents.com/f1-paddock-club/f1-paddock-club-abu-dhabi.
