The owner of an Audi Q7 got a rude awakening in the wee hours yesterday when an SMS flashed on his mobile phone stating that his car had just exceeded the speed limit. Vishal Gondal (40), CEO with a gaming company, was fast asleep at home while his car equipped with a GPS system, was supposed to be parked at a service station rather than being driven at breakneck speed around 3 am. Gondal has dropped his vehicle off at the Audi West workshop in Santacruz for servicing at midnight on November 20, and proceeded home for a good night’s sleep believing his car was in good hands.
The GPS system fitted in his car keeps records of the vehicle’s movement and the owner can access the logs online. Gondal checked the movement of his car early yesterday morning and was shocked to learn that the vehicle had covered 159 kilometres in a span of six hours during the night.

Car-naama: Vishal Gondal showing the route the car took according to the online logs generated through the GPS tracker aboard the vehicle. (below) His Audi Q7 (MH-04-FF7222) at the Audi workshop in Kalina. Pics/Sameer markande and Satyajit Desai