Thatcham

Back in the mid-1990s, car theft was a massive issue in the UK and security feature fitment was low across all vehicles. Since then however, the UK has been one of the world leaders in lowering the number of vehicle thefts - reducing reported figures by over 66% since the year 2000. Instrumental in this success has been Thatcham, in particular their introduction of extensive and comprehensive security approval criteria for the insurance industry.

Thatcham have defined a number of categories for vehicle security devices ranging from combined Alarms and Immobilisers through to After Theft Tracking Systems.

In each category, third party security products have been evaluated against "The British Insurance Industry's Criteria for Vehicle Security", using specific tests to indicate the effectiveness of the product.

The product listing is updated, as and when new security systems are judged to have successfully complied with the Criteria. Each product is subject to a review after 12 months.

Categories are:

Electronic Immobiliser	Cat 2
Electronic Alarm Ugrade	Cat 2-1
Electronic Alarm Immobiliser	Cat 1
Tracking Systems	Cat 5 / TQA

All our security products are Thatcham tested and approved.

We have carefully picked a selection of products from various alarm & immobiliser manufacturers that we feel offer the best quality, reliability and value for money.

All systems are installed to the highest standards by a fully trained installers and come with a 12 month parts and labour warranty and where required for a completed Thatcham approval certificate.

Laserline Cat 2 immobilisers supplied & fitted from £100.00

Gemini alarm systems from £150.00

Gemini alarm system (Thatcham approved) from £225.00

Gemini remote central locking upgrade from £100.00

Vehicle Tracking

The latest information from Secure by Design (SBD) suggests that in response to modern vehicle security systems, thieves are choosing to steal the vehicle key rather than try to bypass complicated security systems.

Further analysis suggests that up to 80% of new vehicles stolen are taken using the vehicle key.

Over 1.2 million vehicle-related thefts were reported for 2009-2010.

There is a solution - fit a Trackstar GPS Tracking unit to your vehicle. In the event of your car being stolen, we will help find it, where the key to recovery is speed...

Trackstar deploys the latest GPS Stolen Vehicle Tracking technology to immediately locate and track your vehicle, liaise with the police and recover your vehicle in the shortest possible time. Trackstar pinpoints the location of a stolen vehicle every 20 seconds. If your vehicle is moved illegally, we locate it using the Global Positioning System (GPS) in your Trackstar vehicle tracking unit. If your vehicle is moved without the use of its keys, the unit will notify us and we will contact you immediately. Trackstar is the only Jaguar, Land Rover, Range Rover and BMW approved Stolen Vehicle Tracking & Recovery product, and is approved for installation throughout the UK automotive industry. In the first 6 months of this year, Trackstar recovered a total value of £1,082,062 worth of BMW's alone with the shortest recovery time of only 8 minutes! Operational 24 hours a day 365 days a year via the Traffic master Control Centre TQA and Cat5 approved Tracked accross 42 countries

Vehicle theft is an unfortunate fact of modern living and the ever-increasing levels of sophistication in car/key theft mean you don't always know who is around the corner. Vehicle theft is as inconvenient as it is distressing and there is a strong possibility that, without Trackstar vehicle tracking, your vehicle may never be recovered!

RAC Trackstar Tariff Guide

Trackstar Unit (fitted price inc vat)

£399.00

Subscription Annual UK & European

£147.50

Subscription Lifetime UK & European

£399.00