Here at Spy Equipment UK we are continually evaluating our pricing structure. Customers sometimes consider that some items that we stock have a relatively high price compared to other similar products on the market and our products are invariably higher in price than everyday electronic products available at high street shops. So, why is this?

There are a number of things to consider here. The product range that is offered by Spy Equipment UK has been specifically chosen only after rigorous testing and evaluation to ensure that we can offer items of  quality with ease of use. This means that if you see a similar product to one on our site that is offered substantially cheaper elsewhere, then it will almost certainly be a lower quality item. You may find similar products for sale on auction sites, but it should be remembered that Spy Equipment UK offer a guarrantee, expertise and of course support over the telephone or via e-mail.

So why are Spy Shop products generally more highly-priced than other non-spy electronic products offered at high street stores? Well, you will not find products at the high street chains that can give the same facilities that specialised spy equipment items can. Generally available electronic goods are manufactured in the millions whereby the specialist-built spy equipment products are manufactured in the thousands so design and tooling costs over much smaller batch runs make the end product price much higher - so in summary what you are buying are a range of high quality specialist-built products that cannot be purchased at the high street electrical retailers.

Since starting life as a Private Investigator in April 2000, I was constantly asked for various types of tracking device. Requests from Clients ranged from a tracking device to place under a vehicle to a small enough piece of tracking equipment that could be concealed in a persons clothing. Since the 1970’s any major film release with Spy connotations would include the use of incredibly small tracking devices and as a result, the Publics’ belief has been that this type of equipment was available if you knew where to look or who to ask.

Up until the advent of GPS Tracking, any tracking devices relied upon the use of Radio Frequency transmitting devices in conjunction with a Receiver to give a location position based on signal strength and direction. GPS Trackers for the commercial fleet sector brought vehicle tracking into a new dimension of accuracy, but with advances in technology tracking units have now become more sensitive, versatile and at the same time, substantially smaller.

In 2005 the first proper ‘under-vehicle’ magnetic tracking device was commercially available at a price in the region of £5000.00 including mapping software. In the latter part of 2006 a much more affordable ‘under-vehicle’ tracking solution was released and although fairly crude, it brought covert trackers to a much wider audience. Since this time, further advances in GPS, GSM, Computer and Battery Technology have resulted in smaller, more powerful devices coupled to incredibly comprehensive Web-based tracking consoles.

Spy Equipment UK’s TracWolf Advance has just been upgraded with a new more powerful Battery Pack giving, on average, between five and six weeks of tracking between recharges, yet still maintaining live tracking updates every 15 seconds when on the move. And coupled to our cutting-edge tracking platform, there really is nothing else available to beat it on performance and value.

Spy Equipment UK are just about to release a new range of Asset Trackers to compliment their existing range of Vehicle Tracking Devices and personal/VIP Trackers. . The new units will operate on the existing tracking platform used by the TracWolf tracking units. This will enable existing customers to add to their range of tracking devices without the need to get used to new software.

Both units will be Quad Band, so are fit for deployment and use worldwide. One of the units has the ability to enter a deep-sleep mode to save battery life. The result is a potential battery life of up to 3 years. This device is perfect for periodic tracking of assets on long-haul journeys where frequent reporting is not needed and is perfect for caravans, Trailers, etc.. The second unit is extremely small and designed for short term deployment of up to 3 days, where regular locations are required to ensure a prized asset is not lost, or can be recovered if stolen in transit.

At the end of last month when President Obama won the right to keep his much-prized Blackberry Mobile Phone, his victory set in motion a debate that raged in both the technology and intelligence worlds. Security analysts were worried that ‘The presidents’ phone would be as vulnerable as other Blackberry’s. This prompted a complete overhaul in the way that the phone operates. It can be deemed as being the ultimate Spy-Proof Phone.

Not all phones are spy-proof like President Obamas’. Spy Phone Software has been commonplace for a number of years now and Spy equipment UK has just released the very latest range of bullet-proof spyphone software, now offering solutions to suit an even wider range of phones than ever before. At the pinnacle of the new range is the SpyUltimate package giving benefits of text forwarding, live monitoring, call interception, plus two very special features: enabling the call and room recordings to be secretly forwarded to a pre-defined e-mail address.

Never before has such a comprehensive package been available. A world-beating spy phone software solution that puts all others in the shade.

SpySure Home Edition is the latest addition to the Spy Equipment UK PC Monitoring Range and will allow you to track all computer related activities whether online or offline.

Do you know what your children are doing online? Online safety can be a major concern for parents. In the “Internet Age” young people are often very computer literate, and spend significant amounts of time using the computer. But do you know exactly what your children are doing on the computer? Perhaps doing research for their homework, maybe playing harmless computer games, or perhaps striking up a dangerous relationship with a stranger on a social networking website or a chat room…

Key Features:

• Keylogger - Records Every keystroke entered on the keyboard.
• Website Tracker - Records every website visited.
• E-mail Capture - Records every e-mail sent or received.
• Instant Messenger Capture - Records every Instant Messenger conversation on Yahoo and MSN.
• Screen Capture - Captures images from the user’s screen.
• Internet Use blocking/restricting - Controls and restricts access to the web.
• Bandwidth monitor - Monitor how much bandwidth each user has consumed.

The SpySure software is supplied on a boxed disc and at an extremely affordable price. The perfect home computer surveillance solution.

The British Government recently released details of a plan to extend powers to spy on your PC. The technique, known as “remote searching” involves bugging computers in homes and offices in order to monitor website use and email traffic. The Home Office is backing proposals by the EU council of ministers to extend electronic surveillance on private property. It would allow other European nations to request surveillance by British police.

We at Spy Equipment UK realise that these proposed measures will be to safeguard against terrorists, paedophiles and organised gangs and that strict criteria will be included to guard against indiscriminate snooping.

As a leading UK spy outlet, Spy Equipment UK has a comprehensive range of PC monitoring tools to enable remote monitoring and keylogging of home and office Computers. With technology becoming more accessible to the general public, the latest solutions of this kind are simple to use for even basic Computer users.

MORE than one in four women in Dudley have used the internet to secretly spy on their other half according to research by Virgin Media. With almost 88 per cent of Brits surfing the internet daily, it’s never been easier for women to snoop on their loved ones, leading to the rise of an ‘iSpy generation’. The research reveals the fairer sex in the borough are almost twice as likely to spy on their partners using the internet than their male counterparts.

Yorkshire leads the way as the nation’s most insecure area with 30 percent of the county’s couples admitting to spying on each other via the internet, closely followed by those in the South (26 percent).

The result of this research is no surprise to us here at Spy Equipment UK. We have found that both male and female customers will invariably have attempted to check on their suspicions in a number of ways including checking the Internet activity of their partners. Here at Spy Equipment UK we know that the humble PC has become an impotant infidelity research tool. We have a range of products that take this PC Monitoring research to the next level. Until recently, both hardware and software solutions for PC activity monitoring were relatively expensive, but now, newer, more innovative and relatively inexpensive solutions are available to suit all requirements.

One of the major dilemmas for people who are looking in to Spy Equipment is should they rent or should they buy? With the current economic downturn more and more people are thinking it wiser to simply rent equipment from Private Investigation companies for a while than pay out a larger one off payment. The truth of the matter is that most people, companies included, are usually better off financially if they simply purchase the equipment from the start.

The main equipment for rent are PC monitoring tools, covert vehicle tracking units and SIM card interrogation tools. The PC Monitoring tools are the most common rented equipment, usually in the form of Key Loggers (both USB and PS/2) for recording the key strokes made on a computer keyboard. The renting of these types of unit can range anywhere from £10 a week up to £40 per week, we have even had a customer report being charged £300 per month for a PS/2 key logger. As you can see, in this case, it makes more financial sense to purchase the unit at a slightly higher one off cost than risk spending hundreds in rental costs.

The same can be said for the rental of covert vehicle tracking equipment in that the purchasing cost is higher than the daily rental cost but normally lower than the over all rental cost. The average daily rental price found is around £75 per day, however many people do not realize that investigations companied will also charge a deployment and retrieval fee along with a fee for any monitoring of the trackers locations.

As you see, rental is not always the best option as periods of surveillance lasting longer than a few days can, more often than not, cost more than simply purchasing the equipment.

Fraud experts and business groups have put employers on red alert as the economic downturn forces many workers to find extra cash dishonestly. Recent figures showed that employee fraud has cost UK companies more than £77m in the first half of 2008 - up from just £10m in the same period the previous year. Spiralling personal debt as a result of mortgage, food and fuel price hikes was making workers desperate.
Sadly, commercial organisations throughout the UK are currently failing, in some cases quite spectacularly, to get to grips with the fraudulent activity of their staff.

Spy Equipment UK recognises that with fraud currently being committed by an estimated 1 in 5 staff, employers need all the help available to ‘turn the tide’. By closely monitoring employee activities utilising specialist covert camera equipment and covert vehicle tracking equipment, the employer can gather evidence to tackle the problem head-on. By sending out a clear message to employees that fraud in the workplace is unacceptable, the employer will invariably control the situation and can sometimes drastically reduce operating costs.

Because Spy Shops are not commonplace in every major Town and City, most employers are completely unaware of the cutting-edge technology that is now available to keep an eye on wayward employees. Spy Equipment UK are able to provide assistance and guidance over the telephone so that employers can make sound informed choices.

Are all spy Shops in London? The answer of course is no. Spy Equipment UK is based in Coventry in a central position and a commutable distance for most of the country. Spy Equipment UK trades primarily as an e-commerce company selling Spy and Surveillance Equipment throughout the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, however, we will always be able to accomodate those customers wishing to discuss their specific requirements and those wishing to collect from our office base by appointment.

So why else should you consider buying from a Spy Shop outside London and why Spy equipment UK? Well, because we are in the Midlands and primarily e-commerce, our operating costs are lower than London-based Shops. We don’t just sell Covert Cameras, we have specialists in the field who can install hidden cameras in the most difficult locations. We are also able to offer first class knowledge and technical support because on our team are Private Investigators and Electronics Technicians.