Builder Paul Conway from Leeds, England, found himself in a rut when he realized that his Nissan Pathfinder SUV was stolen. However, he got lucky because he had placed an Apple AirTag in the SUV, which along with the police, helped him track the vehicle down and retrieve it.
Apple AirTag helps a man retrieve his prized SUV moments after it was stolen
Conway's wife bought the AirTag pack of four for their keys, and he decided to leave one of them in the car as a spare. Months after this had happened, one of his workers who was using the car informed him that the car had been stolen. Conway talked about how he started shaking and could not really believe that his SUV, his pride and joy, had been stolen.
"I was just sat there shaking and I remembered I had the AirTag in my car," he continued, "so I went onto the app and saw it heading out of Leeds and into Bradford."
Conway decided to take a bold approach and follow the signal—now, this could have been a big mistake, but he did the right thing and informed the police, as well. After all, confronting thieves or seasoned criminals alone is not a good idea. Thankfully, Conway had the help of the authorities.
Thankfully, at the end of the day, Conway managed to get his car back, and by the looks of it, he was pretty happy that the retrieval was successful. After all, buying a car might be easy, but in this economy, many people can't even think about it all over again. In this case, a cheap Apple AirTag helped Conway save his pride and joy.
This is not the first time an AirTag has been used for something like this. Ever since its release, we have seen all sorts of uses of Apple's smart tracker. Although it can be scary if someone decides to use it for malicious purposes, we hope that it never goes to such an extreme and that people continue to use it for good.
Have you ever used an AirTag for something like this? Let us know your experience with the tracker so far in the comments below.
News Source: LeedsLive
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