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What is Thatcham?

The motor Insurance Repair Research Centre is an organisation in Thatcham, Berkshire, that is used by the insurance industry to conduct tests on vehicles and security systems. The minimum requirements for an MIRCC approved vehicle security system is a "Thatcham Category 2" immobiliser, whilst the highest standard of car security is a "Thatcham Category 1" alarm and immobiliser system.

 

Insurance companies use these categories to determine your premium - or indeed whether they will even insure you in the first place.


Younger drivers are especially likely to be penalised if their car security isn't Thatcham-rated.

It should be noted that the alarm systems that we offer which are not Thatcham rated, are made to the same high standards as the Thatcham rated products.