Alarm/immobiliser

[Cooper1971]

Hi all, just turned 55 and finally I can afford to buy a VW transporter that I have always wanted ! some want a sports car but I want a camper! Does anybody know how I establish if my 2017 VW transporter high line T6 has a thatcham approved alarm/immobiliser?

 

[Bav]

Not sure about the lower spec vans, but a highline will certainly come fitted with a Thatcham-approved alarm/immobiliser.

 

[T32Rich]

Hi all, just turned 55 and finally I can afford to buy a VW transporter that I have always wanted ! some want a sports car but I want a camper! Does anybody know how I establish if my 2017 VW transporter high line T6 has a thatcham approved alarm/immobiliser?

My build sheet (available on here as a VIP member) states Thatcham Alarm fitted on mine. Was really useful recently to prove it to new Insurance company.
I guess you could also ask VW workshop as well?

 

[Sasquatch]

All the factory supplied alarms are Thatcham standard, usually seen on Startline+business pack and up.

The standard immobiliser is Thatcham II, as are all cars/vans sold in the UK since 1st October 1998, and when combined with the alarm it becomes a Cat 1 setup.

I used VW's own sales brochure to prove to Aillng Fux it was a Cat 1 alarm when the got snotty.

 

[Bav]

My build sheet (available on here as a VIP member) states Thatcham Alarm fitted on mine. Was really useful recently to prove it to new Insurance company.
I guess you could also ask VW workshop as well?

That's odd - all vehicle models are rated for security by Thatcham, so, using your VRN, the insurer should be able to look-up a definitive list of the factory-fitted security devices fitted to your van.

 

[Sasquatch]

They do Bav, but they prey on consumers being unaware as an excuse to either load premiums or avoid payout.

It's like Fux's T&C's, in the event of a theft claims you have to produce a Thatcahm II certificate minimum, when all vehicles come with it as standard and certificates are not issed with them. It's nonsense, just a false obstacle to negotiate and try and put you off claiming.

 

[Bav]

Security certificates are usually only required for aftermarket devices.

 

[Sasquatch]

Security certificates are usually only required for aftermarket devices.

i know that, you know that...but Fux's T&C's conveniently omit to mention it.

 

[Ali-G]

They do Bav, but they prey on consumers being unaware as an excuse to either load premiums or avoid payout.

Insurance ripping people off you say? ................. surely not.

 

[Martin 123]

Hi,
I am sorry to be a pain but I am going around in circles. I have had a look at the links on here but I still haven’t found any evidence. So any help would be greatly appreciated!
I Have a t6.1 panel van based camper-van.
A Flux require CAT1 evidence (I am sure I found it last year).

In the June 2026 Thatcham list in the passenger cars section it says "T6/T6.1 Transporter Sportline" not Highline. (p.24)
in the June 2026 Thatcham list in the LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Category L1 Combined Alarm/ Immobiliser section it only mentions
Amarok (all models), VW Crafter, VW Caddy. (p.38).
in the T6.1 brochure (Issue: 15 May 2024) it says Anti-theft alarm system with interior monitoring in cab, backup horn, towing protection and SAFELOCK.

Ref:
Thatcham https://www.thatcham.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June-26-OE.pdf
VW brochure https://autocatalogarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/VW-T6.1-Transporter-2023-UK.pdf

 

[Sasquatch]

The 6.1 alarm is a Thatcham 1 approved alarm from Business Pack upwards. Flux pulled that off their spec for my 6,1 from the reg alone without me even telling them.

On paper at least, Flux claim to require evidence of cat 2 immobiliser despite every car an light van in the last 3 decades having one as standard by law.

If you pay for full forum membership you can obtain a factory spec list for your actual vehicle.

 

[T32Rich]

The 6.1 alarm is a Thatcham 1 approved alarm from Business Pack upwards. Flux pulled that off their spec for my 6,1 from the reg alone without me even telling them.

On paper at least, Flux claim to require evidence of cat 2 immobiliser despite every car an light van in the last 3 decades having one as standard by law.

If you pay for full forum membership you can obtain a factory spec list for your actual vehicle.

As stated here, AF wanted proof of mine. Got it from the original build sheet obtained from VIP membership on here

 

[Sasquatch]

I should go on a commission

 

[Bav]

I should go on a commission

You are... it's just that the rate is 0%.