Car alarm UK

If you are looking for a car alarm designed for the UK market you should look for the Thatcham approved label, as these car alarms have been built to a high standard that have been specified by the Thatcham organisation based in Berkshire in the UK.

Every Thatcham car alarm is UK insurance approved which means cheaper motor insurance as well as a very high degree of security. For a full list of the very latest car alarms in the UK you can visit the Thatcham website or just contact any approved installer

A Thatcham cat1 UK car alarm is designed to be fitted into cars that have no insurance approved immobiliser fitted, if you have a non approved immobiliser the new alarm will override it. The basic UK specifications for these car alarms include; 2 or more circuit immobiliser, battery backed up siren that will still work after wire have been cut, pair of high security remotes that cannot be copied and ultrasonic or microwave sensor to protect the interior.

A Thatcham cat2>1 UK car alarm is designed to be fitted into cars that have an insurance approved immobiliser already installed, nearly all new UK specification cars have them factory fitted. The specifications for these car alarms include; battery backed up siren that will still work after wire have been cut, pair of high security remotes that cannot be copied and ultrasonic or microwave sensor to protect the interior.

Only an approved UK installer can fit a Thatcham car alarm as the insurance company will want to see a Thatcham certificate to prove that the car has a correctly installed Thatcham system. Compact car alarms are available where installation is tight in some smaller UK or European cars.