Tampering detector and system disabler

1. A system for disabling equipment comprising:

an equipment disablement device, wherein the equipment disablement device disables the equipment if a payment is not made on the equipment prior to a payment due date; and

a tamper disabler which receives a signal from the equipment disablement device if the equipment disablement device detects it is being tampered with and which disables the equipment.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tamper disabler further comprises:

a backup power source for powering the tamper disabler if a primary source of power for the tamper disabler fails.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the equipment is a vehicle.

4. A method for disabling a equipment comprising the steps of:

determining whether an equipment disablement device is being tampered with;

sending a signal to a tamper disabler if it is determined that the equipment disablement device is being tampered with; and

disabling, by the tamper disabler, equipment if it is determined that the equipment disablement device is being tampered with, wherein the equipment disablement device is connected to a critical system and disables the critical system if a payment is not made prior to a payment due date.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the equipment disablement device performs the determining and sending steps.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein another device performs the determining and sending steps.

7. A method for disabling a vehicle comprising the steps of:

determining, by a vehicle disablement device, whether a date has passed;

determining, if the date has passed, whether a code which corresponds to the date has been entered into the device;

determining, if the code has been entered into the device or if the date has not passed, whether the vehicle disablement device has been tampered with;

sending a signal to a tamper disabler to disable a critical system of the vehicle if the vehicle disablement device has been tampered with.