Fit yourself or pro-installation car alarms in the UK

With so many car alarm makes and models available in the UK one of the first

decisions you need to make is to choose between a simple self install alarm

or a security system that requires professional car

alarm installation.

Starting on a low budget with a cheap

car alarm suitable for DIY fitting you should look out for a non insurance

approved alarm without an immobiliser such as the Microscan AN200 which is also

a compact design and installing it is easy even where space is tight. On the

other hand the K9

car alarm has an immobiliser which is more complicated to install as it

requires connection to part of the engines electrical system such as the starter

motor, fuel pump or ignition circuit which makes it unsuitable for do-it-yourself

installation.

With any category of thatcham

security you will need to use a Thatcham approved installer who will provide

a Thatcham certificate on completion which must be presented to your motor insurance

company as proof that the alarm has been correctly fitted according to the manufacturers

There is list of insurance approved UK

car alarms on the Thatcham website which include Category1 alarm and immobiliser

and 2>1 alarm upgrade which is designed to upgrade an existing category 2

immobiliser to a full category 1 alarm and immobiliser, you can find out if

your car has a factory fitted cat2 immobiliser by visiting the Thatcham

website. Additional security extras should be considered if you live in

a high crime rate area, for example a car

alarm in London or any other built up area can be purchased with an anti

car jacking security included, this is available as standard on the Toad

Ai606 or Cobra

3198.