Discover the 2007 Discovery 3

25-10-2006 10:58

The Land Rover Discovery 3 2007 model year is on sale now, and is the first of the company’s model range to be offered with a state of the art Land Rover Watch stolen vehicle tracking device.

Land Rover Watch is an authorised pan European stolen vehicle tracking system that achieves Thatcham Category 5 accreditation the highest standard in the industry. Whilst car crime has fallen in recent years statistics show an increase in car jacking and home burglaries to obtain vehicle keys, which means vehicles are now most likely to be stolen using their original keys and bypassing alarm and immobiliser devices. Latest figures suggest more than 50 percent of stolen cars are not recovered, which highlights the usefulness of tracking systems such as Land Rover Watch. The system is also available with an Automatic Driver Recognition Card that must be present when the vehicle is driven.

Any unauthorised movements of a vehicle are sensed by Land Rover Watch and reported directly to the system’s monitoring service, which then contacts the owner to confirm whether a theft has taken place. If confirmed, tracking starts immediately using GPS and GSM technologies and the police are informed to activate retrieval. The system has its own power source, so will work even if the battery is disconnected.

Currently, only Category 5 accredited systems meet the stringent requirements of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)Policy on Police Response to Security Systems. Land Rover Watch also complies with the advice of The Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB). As such a Category 5 system like Land Rover Watch helps the police to respond more immediately to a theft. Technical features of the system include remote immobilisation (under Police supervision) and very low quiescent current.