GPS vehicle tracking system hardware is not where most of the expense lies in a vehicle tracking system. While the initial expense lies in the initial investment in the tracking hardware, over the period of your contract you will find that the ongoing contract fees far out way the cost of buying the equipment.
In fact many vehicle tracking systems purchased in the UK are now bought on a pay as you go basis. Therefore you do not even have to pay for the tracking system up front at all. The price is just incorporated into the price of the monthly fees.
GPS vehicle tracking system hardware works by communicating with satellites which orbit the earth. Usually four satellites communicate with the tracking device to ascertain the longitude and latitude of the device. The information about the location of the device is then sent to a computer via the mobile phone network. This information is sent at set intervals of time. These intervals of time vary from system to system. The more expensive systems tend to send the location information more frequently. The computer then communicates the information to the tracking systems application of secure website for the end user to view the location of their vehicles on the road.
