carGuardian
the car only starts for you.
A hidden device that stops your car being driven away — even by someone holding your keys.
A small device our team installs hidden inside your car. To start the engine, you tap a secret code on your existing dashboard buttons — known only to you. Without that code, no one can drive your car — not even a thief holding your keys.
How carGuardian works
A 4–12 tap sequence on your existing steering-wheel or dashboard buttons. Your buttons get a hidden second function — to anyone watching, you're fiddling with the radio. Forget the sequence? Fall back to your fob, the app, or a PIN — three safety nets, only you control them.
+ invisible install · factory warranty intact · encrypted & local · anti-hijack drive-away
Compatibility
Hilux · Ranger · Fortuner · Polo · Corolla · 2,400+ models supported
Is yours? Check on carguardian.co.zaOne product · Once-off · No surprise add-ons
This page is GotYou's installer view · the full carGuardian product lives on its own site →
Free to reserve · no deposit · install Q3 2026 · 2-yr workshop warranty
Trackers find the car after it's gone · carGuardian stops it leaving in the first place
A tracker is the recovery layer. carGuardian is the prevention layer. Most owners run both — and buy the prevention from the same operator they already trust for tracking.
Every 32 min · a car is hijacked in SA
Workshop diagnostic theft · key cloning · gunpoint hijack · module bypass. carGuardian closes all four — most other SA immobilisers close one or two.
Source: SAPS Q2 2024/25 crime statistics
See the attack-by-attack breakdownHijacked? The car drives away · then quietly cuts
Hand over the key — don't fight. They drive. 1–3 km later, the engine quietly cuts. Doors unlock. They run. You're alive, the car gets recovered.
See the second-by-second walkthroughWhat GotYou does for carGuardian owners
The device is only as good as the operator behind it. We are the South African installer and support partner — one number to call for everything beyond the box.
VESA member 301714 · ICASA-registered telecoms operator · since 2012
Certified install · 2-yr warranty
Non-destructive fitment, factory warranty intact. 2-year hardware warranty — bring it to our workshop, we diagnose, we swap if the fault's on us.
VESA-approved fitment
Our VESA-certified fitters install carGuardian — and can pair it with our own tracking offer for a layered defence the syndicates can't cut around.
Fleet rollouts available
Bakkies, panel vans, courier LDVs — bulk fitment pricing and queue priority for fleet operators.
14 years on SA roads
carGuardian is built on GotYou Telematics — an SA-owned operator since 2012. Not new startup tech.
“Simple rule for me — if I won't fit it to my own car, I won't sell it. carGuardian gives me peace of mind for my entire fleet.”
Ryan Gerber · Co-founder · GotYou Telematics · since 2012
These SA fleets are already partnered with GotYou — the operator behind carGuardian
Reserve before your install slot is someone else's
Full product, pricing, compatibility checker and the founding cohort launch list live on carguardian.co.za. Installation, fleet quotes and SA-based support start here with us.
Free to reserve · install Q3 2026 · no commitment until we confirm compatibility
Need protection now? · Can't wait for Q3
carGuardian fits start Q3 2026. If your car needs protection this week, our VESA-approved tracking + 24/7 ITA Recovery line is live today — and pairs perfectly with carGuardian when it lands.