Car tracker questions

What Is Tracker Car Guard?

Tracker’s in-app movement alert, explained.

Updated 30 September 2026 · TrackerPrices SA

TrackerPrices 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.

Quick answer: Car Guard is an in-app feature from Tracker that watches your parked car. When it is armed (manually or with optional auto-arm), Tracker notifies you if the vehicle moves from where you locked it, giving you early warning of a possible theft.

How Car Guard works

Park and arm Car Guard in the Tracker app (or let auto-arm do it).
If the car moves from its locked position, you get a notification.
Confirm whether it is you or a theft, and call Tracker’s emergency line if needed.

Car Guard is included in several Tracker packages; check your plan.

Similar features from other providers

Cartrack: CarWatch
Matrix: movement alerts on live-tracking plans (Silver, Gold)

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 Bronze, Silver and Gold – tracking packages at R189, R219 and R239/month (36 months), all with Beame included; Gold adds Crash Alert, Roadside Assist and a Tax Logbook. Get a Matrix quote