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Old 09-01-2009, 08:44 PM
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The Car Rental Companies at Salt Lake City have been raking in the cash from people parking their cars on the Salt Flats. Automatic $500.00 cleaning fee. All of this is documented by the GPS tracking device that is typically mounted on the trunk lid.

They get really pissed when the tracking device stops working, LOL!

Amazing how that tracking device does not work when it is removed from the trunk lid and moved inside the trunk. It stops working on the way out and starts working the last 50 miles from the agency.

The units built into the vehicle by the Manufacturer, (like Ford) have a Aircraft "Black Box" capability used for warranty tracking. The info must be downloaded by hand vs an automatiic download to a gas pump.

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