Found a Tracker on Your Car? What to Do

Tracker Prices SA is an independent comparison site. This guide gives general information for South African drivers; your own provider, insurer or the police have the final word on your situation.

Who can remove a car tracker?

• The provider that installed it, usually when you cancel
• An accredited installer or auto-electrician, who can remove it without damaging wiring
• If the car is financed or insured on condition of a tracker, check with the bank or insurer first

Is it illegal to remove a tracker?

Removing a tracker from your own car is generally not illegal, but it may breach your contract (you may still owe the monthly fee), your finance agreement or your insurance conditions. Tampering with someone else’s tracker, or tracking someone without consent, can be unlawful.

What happens if you take a tracker off your car?

• The provider may get a tamper alert and contact you
• Your insurance may no longer cover theft if a tracker was a condition
• You may still be billed until the contract is cancelled

Replace an old tracker with Beame

If you inherited an old unit with a car, a simple option is to cancel it and fit Matrix Beame: a wireless, insurer-approved recovery unit for R99 a month. Get a Beame quote.

Our top picks: Matrix, Beame and Matrix Vision

Across the plans we compare, Matrix offers the widest choice for South African drivers: Beame for low-cost, insurer-approved recovery, Silver and Gold for live tracking, and the new Matrix Vision dashcam for video telematics.

• Matrix Beame – insurer-approved wireless theft recovery, R99/month. Get a Beame quote
• Matrix Vision dashcam – road-facing ADAS and in-cab AI cameras, R359/month (Vision Pro R399). Get a Matrix Vision quote
• Matrix Silver and Gold – hardwired live tracking from R219/month, with driver analytics and a panic button on Gold. Get a Matrix quote