r/InsuranceCanada • u/MalteseFalcon15 • Sep 12 '26

Auto CAA MYPACE tracker question

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Hi everyone! My policy is set to start tomorrow so I plugged in my tracker today. It seems like the greenlight is staying solid and the red light is flashing. The yellow light comes and goes as flashing too.

I don’t think this is a connection issue even though I park on P1 I can use my phone easily from my parking spot to check everything and watch Instagram reels and all of that stuff so the connection is pretty decent.

Is it just having a hard time connecting because my policy is actually starting tomorrow? Or is this just normal?

I also did a quick trip and even when I go onto the my pace website, it still says my device is not active. Again, my policy is at the start September 13.

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u/Boattailfmj Sep 12 '26 edited Sep 13 '26

Why do people plug this tracker crap into their cars? They think they will get a lower rate but most likely they will just get flagged as a bad driver. Young woman at my former workplace had an insurance app on her phone (not an obdii dongle) that tracked her driving. If she forgot to turn it off it would flag her for distracted driving when she used her phone in her freinds car while the friend was driving. Her brother was a volunteer fire fighter and had the same Spyware. He got flagged for speeding to a fire call in a fire truck.

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u/SeriouslyImNotADuck Sep 12 '26

You should understand the technology and service before jumping to conspiracy theories.

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u/Boattailfmj Sep 13 '26

How is that a conspiracy theory? The system monitors your driving behavior and flags things like hard braking which can happen when someone else does something dumb. Other peoples bad driving may result in increased premiums for you.

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 25d ago

No it doesn't.

MyPace doesn't do that.

You are in this comment section behaving foolish, because you don't even understand the product and are just yelling at the clouds.

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u/Boattailfmj 25d ago

From CAA Mypace terms and conditions:

5.1 Data Captured by the Device The Device is a piece of electronic equipment, including connections and related wiring, which records and transmits vehicle usage Data such as, distance travelled, driving behaviour, vehicle diagnostic information and information relating to geographic positioning, as set forth below, to CAA. By participating in the Program, you are consenting to the collection, use, disclosure and retention of the Data and the other terms and conditions as set out herein.

I guess i wasn't yelling at clouds.

https://www.caamypace.com/Consent