Guides
Advice from the workshop
Plain answers to the questions we get asked most, on trackers, immobilisers and remapping. Written by the person who does the work.
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ScorpionTrack explained
ScorpionTrack is a British-made tracking range, and the names in it are easy to mix up. Here is what each part does, which bit your insurer actually cares about, and what to check before you pay.
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Does remapping affect your insurance?
Yes, and it has to be declared. Here is why insurers treat a remap as a modification, what usually happens to the premium, and what an undeclared one costs you.
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Thatcham S5 and S7 trackers, explained in plain English
Your insurer named a category and did not explain it. Here is what Thatcham S5 and S7 actually mean, what the difference costs you, and how to tell which one you need.
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What a ghost immobiliser actually is, and what we fit
A ghost immobiliser stops a car being driven away without a PIN entered on its own buttons. Here is how they work, what they do not do, and which one we fit.
