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bdogjohnson32: 2 months ago via Android

is it legal for a car dealership to put a tracking device on your vehicle without your knowledge or consent?

state of Arizona

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Alpha2009: 2 months ago via Android

gotta finish payng the car off.. incase you do not pay a bill they can send a repo team to get it.

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dawnbright: 2 months ago

then they have you come in and get it removed? And is this only @ pay here type car dealerships?

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SamandDeanfan: 2 months ago

you can get it removed when the car is paid for in full.

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Alpha2009: 2 months ago via Android

gotta finish paying... learned that tip from my uncle in L.A sells cars and if people dont pay a bill or late on a bill they repo..

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AustinRWolfe: 2 months ago

no not at all

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SamandDeanfan: 2 months ago

If you have not finished paying for the car, I think they can.

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bvbfangirl: 2 months ago via iPhone

What car dealership? They put one on mine and it beeps whenever I turn my car on I'm also from az

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bdogjohnson32: 2 months ago via Android

Liberty car and trucks.....phoenix

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bvbfangirl: 2 months ago via iPhone

They're probably going to keep it on until you finish paying it off sometimes the tracker is in the contract in smaller print like mine was.

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JamesArpey: 2 months ago via iPhone

I believe by federal law, they can but they have to have your signed consent and make you aware i guess?? Hell i dont know truthfully, im just a wanna be judge. Sorry. Good luck- but i would believe, that if there is one on your vehicle they also are on your phones and cams on your door. You might want to change your
Ways!!!!

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firefighter343: 2 months ago | Last edited at 7:45PM on 3/2/2013

its unlawful surveillance. the dealer as nothing to do with the cars payment if you went through a bank to get the car, unless your car has on star even then they can't use it unless you tell them they can

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bdogjohnson32: 2 months ago via Android

dealership financed..... buy here, pay here

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wickedpissah: 2 months ago

If you're still making payments then technically it's not your car.
It's perfectly legal for them to track their own car.

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firefighter343: 2 months ago

if the person is still making payments then the car belongs to the bank not the dealership

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wickedpissah: 2 months ago

And the bank has the right to keep track of its property.

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dawnbright: 2 months ago

@ Firefigher - what about buy here pay here places? I own my car outright but it perked my interest. lol I don't even live there ...just wondering...

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suzanne1117: 2 months ago via iPhone

But after you pay your car off why don't they take it off??

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firefighter343: 2 months ago

that wasnt the question and yes it is illegal "unlawful surveillance"

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RetiredKop: 2 months ago via iPhone

Ever hear of General Motors "on star" system. Most people don't know it, if the system is in the car it's is tracking you. Even if you don't subscribe to the service. Miss two payments and the car shuts itself off and reports the location to GMAC financing to make it easier for the repo division to pick it up! Have a major accident and the first thing the cops seize is the cars computer. It will tell them more about you that you're momma knows!

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powerbart: 2 months ago via iPhone

Some dealers also put on devices that will not allow your car to start if you owe them money. In Washington state those type of lots are considered shady. Pay extra and buy from a dealer with a reputation.

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ShawnaPorter: 2 months ago

Yes they can in the state they were in

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