Awards highlight crime fight
Motor manufacturers are winning the fight against vehicle crime, according to motor repair research ...
Motor manufacturers are winning the fight against vehicle crime, according to motor repair research centre Thatcham.
Announcing the British Insurance Car Security Awards - which are supported by insurers, the Home Office and the Department for Transport among others - Thatcham chief executive Peter Roberts praised the efforts of the nominees across 11 categories.
He said: "UK insurers support the reduction in vehicle crime by resourcing a team of vehicle security specialists at Thatcham. Therefore, we welcome the commitment that manufacturers are also demonstrating by fitting sophisticated security devices for the benefit of policyholders. The awards provide insurers with an opportunity to formally acknowledge manufacturers' efforts."
The 10 categories cover city cars through to top-of-the-range luxury cars and an overall manufacturer award, with the winners judged on several criteria identified by the creators of the New Vehicle Security Ratings scheme.
This year, the judges considered 82 model ranges that had at least one variant that met the awards selection criteria (one-third more than in 2004), 44 of which complied with the criteria across the entire model range - double that of last year.
Transport Minister, Stephen Ladyman MP commented: "I welcome the fact that the awards are being held for a second successive year and that so many manufacturers are continuing to improve the security of their vehicles, achieving even higher standards of car security.
"These awards draw attention to the most secure cars on sale today and raise awareness of the NVSR scheme. This is good news for motorists, and all the manufacturers involved fully deserve the recognition that these awards bring."
THE WINNERS OF THE 2005 BRITISH INSURANCE CAR SECURITY AWARDSCity/Supermini - Citroen C3 Exclusive
Small family - Citroen C4 Exclusive
Family - Peugeot 407 Executive
Compact executive - Lexus IS 200 Saloon
Compact Multi Purpose Vehicle - Ford Focus C-MAX Ghia
Large MPV - Renault Espace (except Authentique)
Convertible/Roadster (including Cabriolet) - Saab 9-3 Convertible
Performance (i.e. Hot Hatch/Coupe/Performance/Super) - Citroen C4 VTS
4x4 (Recreational - Compact and Large) - Volkswagen Touareg
Executive/Luxury - Audi A8 3.7 & 4.2 V8 Quattro
Manufacturer - Volvo Car UK - S40/V50, C70, XC90, S80 (& S60/V70/XC70 ex S60R/V70R).
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