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The dealership used a system called Webtech Plus as an alternative to repossessing vehicles that haven¢t been paid for. Operated by Cleveland-based Pay Technologies, the system lets car dealers install a small black box under vehicle dashboards that responds to commands issued through a central website, and relayed over a wireless pager network. The dealer can disable a car¢s ignition system, or trigger the horn to begin honking, as a reminder that a payment is due. The system will not stop a running vehicle.Texas Auto Center began fielding complaints from baffled customers the last week in February, many of whom wound up missing work, calling tow trucks or disconnecting their batteries to stop the honking. The troubles stopped five days later, when Texas Auto Center reset the Webtech Plus passwords for all its employee accounts, says Garcia. Then police obtained access logs from Pay Technologies, and traced the saboteur¢s IP address to Ramos-Lopez¢s AT&T internet service, according to a police affidavit filed in the case.