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Thacham Categories
Hi,
I'm in the UK and have changed my car insurance company and the new insurer is insisting I have a Thatcham Category 2 immobiliser on my car. I have a 2003 A4 - can anyone advise what Thatcham category the standard immobiliser is on the A4? I think it is at least a category 2 but need to be sure. Thanks, Steve |
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Thacham Categories
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:47:09 +0100, Westy
> wrote: >I have a 2003 A4 - can anyone advise what Thatcham category the >standard immobiliser is on the A4? I think it is at least a category >2 but need to be sure. I suggest checking with your local dealer, but think that it'll probably be a category 1. You might find it helpful to check the Thatcham web site (http://www.thatcham.org/security/index.jsp?page=75), which includes categorised lists of security devices in pdf. The category 1 list appears to support my thinking. Peter. |
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Thacham Categories
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:52:57 +0100, Peter >
wrote: >On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:47:09 +0100, Westy > wrote: > >>I have a 2003 A4 - can anyone advise what Thatcham category the >>standard immobiliser is on the A4? I think it is at least a category >>2 but need to be sure. > >I suggest checking with your local dealer, but think that it'll >probably be a category 1. You might find it helpful to check the >Thatcham web site >(http://www.thatcham.org/security/index.jsp?page=75), which includes >categorised lists of security devices in pdf. The category 1 list >appears to support my thinking. > >Peter. Thanks Peter - this page: http://www.thatcham.org/security/pdf...gerCarCAT2.pdf confirms the standard fit immobiliser on my vehicle is indeed Thatcham Cat 2. |
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Thacham Categories
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:19:40 +0100, Westy
> wrote: >Thanks Peter - this page: >http://www.thatcham.org/security/pdf...gerCarCAT2.pdf > >confirms the standard fit immobiliser on my vehicle is indeed Thatcham >Cat 2. It doesn't matter, but that sounds odd to me: it means no alarm, just an immobiliser. http://www.thatcham.org/security/pdf...gerCarCAT1.pdf says A4, all models, from March 01on have a Category 1 system. Do you really only have an Audi Immobiliser (category 2) rather than Audi Security System I (category 1)? (Category 1 is better than category 2, so you meet your insurer's requirements either way.) As a matter of curiosity, which insurer is it? I'm a bit surprised that they didn't require category 1. Last time I used an insurer that needed me to check the category, they required me to have a category 1 system. (I did - that was on a '98 BMW 3 Series.) When I bought my A4 and switched to my present insurer, they didn't ask, presumably because they already knew what I had as standard and were satisfied with it. Peter. |
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Thacham Categories
Peter > wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:19:40 +0100, Westy > > wrote: > > >Thanks Peter - this page: > >http://www.thatcham.org/security/pdf...gerCarCAT2.pdf > > > >confirms the standard fit immobiliser on my vehicle is indeed Thatcham > >Cat 2. > > It doesn't matter, but that sounds odd to me: it means no alarm, just > an immobiliser. > http://www.thatcham.org/security/pdf...gerCarCAT1.pdf > says A4, all models, from March 01on have a Category 1 system. Do you > really only have an Audi Immobiliser (category 2) rather than Audi > Security System I (category 1)? (Category 1 is better than category 2, > so you meet your insurer's requirements either way.) > > As a matter of curiosity, which insurer is it? I'm a bit surprised > that they didn't require category 1. Last time I used an insurer that > needed me to check the category, they required me to have a category 1 > system. (I did - that was on a '98 BMW 3 Series.) When I bought my A4 > and switched to my present insurer, they didn't ask, presumably > because they already knew what I had as standard and were satisfied > with it. > The required category of alarm depends on the car being insured, how desirable it is to thiefs, how often they go missing, and how strong the factory system is, a lot of the latest subaru's for eg not only need cat1 but tracker too, my Golf GTI just needed a cat2 fitted. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs. |
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