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Fleet tracking for property maintenance companies
LockCAR is a UK vehicle security manufacturer, and our LFM Fleet Monitoring Platform gives maintenance firms live van locations, journey history and out-of-hours movement alerts in one dashboard. This page explains how fleet tracking for property maintenance companies works in practice, and what it costs to fit across a fleet of company vans.
Talk through your vans on WhatsApp- Live GPS map
- Journey history, exportable
- No immobiliser subscription
What the office sees, and what it controls
Maintenance work runs on two schedules at once: planned servicing and reactive callouts. Tracking gives the office the live picture it needs to juggle both.
- Live GPS map of every van
- When a burst pipe or a failed boiler comes in, the office can see who is nearest and free and send them straight away, without a round of phone calls.
- Geofences and movement alerts outside set hours
- Set a boundary around regular sites, housing blocks or your own depot and get an alert when a van arrives, leaves or moves when it should not.
- Journey history with route, time and distance
- Every visit is logged from start to end, and the record is exportable for billing, client reports or a contract renewal pack.
- Driver behaviour reports
- Harsh braking, rapid acceleration, speeding and idling are reported per driver, so you can talk about fuel use with facts rather than guesswork.
- Remote immobilisation and live camera
- On vehicles with a compatible LockCAR 4G dashcam system, you can immobilise remotely and view the camera live.
- One dashboard, web and iOS
- The same fleet view on a laptop in the office and on an iPhone in the van.
How to put tracking on your maintenance vans
The switch is simple, but the order matters. Tell drivers first, fit in batches, then rely on the reports.
Tell us how your vans are used
Fleet size, whether vans go home at night, and whether you need cameras or immobilisation as well as tracking. We recommend the right hardware from the LockCAR range.
Fit in batches at your depot
LockCAR approved installers fit at home, at work or at an installation centre. We can fit several vehicles in one visit, so vans are off the road for as little time as possible.
Give drivers the policy, then go live
Share a written monitoring policy before tracking starts, then give your team access to the LFM dashboard with the live map, journey history and alerts.
Where the savings come from
- Fuel and driver behaviourReports on harsh braking, rapid acceleration, speeding and idling show where fuel is being wasted, and give you something concrete to coach on.
- Mileage and route planningJourney history shows rounds that send vans back and forth across the patch, so you can plan more efficient routes.
- Admin timeAutomatic journey records replace paper timesheets and mileage logs, so nobody has to collect and type them up.
- Vans and toolsA hidden immobiliser and out-of-hours movement alerts protect the vans and the tools inside them overnight.
Tracking data linked to a driver is personal data under UK GDPR. Give drivers a written monitoring policy before tracking starts, keep the monitoring proportionate, and set a retention period. Our guide to GPS tracking laws in the UK covers this in more detail.
Hardware and prices for maintenance fleets
Immobiliser kit prices from the LockCAR shop. Dashcam and immobiliser systems include fitting. LFM fleet pricing is on request for five or more vehicles.
| Product | What it includes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Fob (TAG) IC3262 | Immobiliser kit, disarmed by carrying the TAG | £139 |
| Smart ring | Immobiliser kit, disarmed by the paired ring | £149 |
| Smartwatch | Immobiliser kit, no extra fob needed | £160 |
| PIN code | Immobiliser kit, disarmed with steering wheel buttons | £189 |
| TAG fitted | Fob immobiliser fitted by an approved installer | £249 |
| PIN fitted | PIN immobiliser fitted by an approved installer | £299 |
| LockCar One Plus 4G | Dashcam, immobiliser and GPS tracker, fitting included | £499 |
| LockCar One | Dashcam and immobiliser, no GPS tracker, fitting included | £450 |
| LockCar Duo RH Plus 4G | Dual-camera 4G dashcam, immobiliser and GPS tracker, fitting included | £699 |
| LockCar Duo RH | Dual-camera dashcam and immobiliser, no GPS tracker, fitting included | £550 |
LockCAR immobilisers work on 12 V and 24 V vehicles and need no subscription: the customer pays once. Check each van with the Vehicle CHECK before you book. For the paperwork side of the switch, read how to move from paper to digital fleet records.
LockCAR is not Thatcham approved. Our immobilisers are going through Thatcham Security Certification, and we will publish the details when a certificate is issued. Check with your insurer how they treat tracking and immobilisers before you buy.
Questions maintenance firms ask about tracking
Can GPS tracking prove my operative attended a property?
GPS journey history shows when a vehicle arrived at and left a location, which supports your records of attendance and time on site. It shows where the vehicle was, not what work was done, so combine it with your job notes or photos.
Will tracking help us meet response-time targets?
Yes. Seeing live locations lets you send the nearest available operative straight away, and journey history gives you evidence of actual response times for client reporting.
Can operatives take tracked vans home?
Yes. Agree in your written monitoring policy how private use is handled, so tracking stays proportionate and drivers know where they stand.
How long does installation take?
For fleets we fit several vehicles in one visit at your depot, so vans are off the road for as little time as possible. Send us your fleet size and postcode on WhatsApp and we will plan the fitting.
Do we need to tell drivers they are being tracked?
Yes. Tracking data linked to a driver is personal data under UK GDPR. Give drivers a written monitoring policy before tracking starts, explaining what is collected, why, who can see it and how long it is kept.
Can tracking stop tools being stolen from vans overnight?
No system can stop a break-in, but tracking helps. Movement alerts outside set hours tell you when a van moves when it should not, and a LockCAR immobiliser means the van cannot simply be driven away.
What does the LFM platform cost?
LFM is for businesses with five or more vehicles, and fleet pricing is on request. Ask for fleet pricing on WhatsApp with your fleet size and we will come back to you. LockCAR immobilisers need no subscription: the customer pays once.
Written by the LockCAR engineering team. We design and build our immobilisers in the UK and fit them through our approved installers. Meet the engineers. Last updated .
