The winning vehicle manufacturers in the 2010 British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards were announced with one of SBD’s closest clients, Nissan, recognised for their commercial vehicle security fitment and performance. Since 2004, these highly regarded awards by Thatcham have recognised a... [More]

For the first time, the annual National Vehicle Crime Conference was jointly hosted by Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) and International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI). This two day conference was held at Jaguar Cars Heritage Centre in... [More]

Theft statistics show that car theft in North America has been reducing over recent years although it is still relatively high compared to other Western countries. In fact, 1 car is stolen every 33 seconds in the USA which equates to nearly 1 million cars a year! According to research released b... [More]

The Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) and the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI) have invited SBD to present key facts from its recent research at The National Vehicle Crime Conference in May 2010. “Car crime in t... [More]

New three part research on "What makes a good smart key system?" available now... The latest report in a three part series on smart key systems in Europe analyses each of the technologies currently available for the four main features of a smart key system; smart unlock, smart lo... [More]

According to a recent announcement by UK commercial vehicle insurer, Swinton, security is top priority for van drivers’ when choosing a new vehicle. They conducted an online survey of 1,200 Swinton Commercial customers and revealed that 36% thought van security was the most important ... [More]

SBD released a three part research series on “Understanding the UK Car Insurance System” as part of its extensive support services in vehicle security and low speed crash. Chris Vargyas, one of SBD’s senior security specialists, briefly discusses the importance of the UK insurance ... [More]

SBD’s last in a three part series entitled “Understanding the UK car insurance system” has been released. “Part 3 – An introduction to Thatcham and their expanding global influence” explains who Thatcham are and the activities they are responsible for con... [More]

SBD’s second in a three part series entitled “Understanding the UK car insurance system” has been released. “Part 2: How to gain competitive UK insurance ratings” explains how to gain competitive group ratings in the UK car insurance system at minimal cost. It ... [More]

Understand insurance and maximise your competitive position in the UK... The UK insurance approval system is one of the most complicated in the world and has specific performance requirements for damage & reparability in low speed impact, and security features. To help appreciat... [More]