European Security: A Technical Analysis of Vehicle Tracking Systems

Table of Contents

1. Executive summary

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Summary
• 1.3 Future trends and risks

2. Scope of this report

3. Top-level comparison of tracking system requirements

4. Design issues for compliance across focal markets

• 4.1 Integration of additional functions
• 4.2 Attack test requirements
• 4.3 Driver recognition
• 4.4 Backup battery
• 4.5 Location accuracy
• 4.6 Resistance to false movement alarms
• 4.7 Remote engine restart inhibit
• 4.8 Summary of compliance requirements

5. Future developments

• 5.1 Remote immobilisation
• 5.2 Attack testing
  • 5.2.1. GSM/GPS jamming
  • 5.2.2. Resistance to conventional attack methods
• 5.3 Differentiation between vehicle types
• 5.4 Influence of CEN/TC 278 criteria
• 5.5 Changes to Belgian criteria

6. Overview of insurance requirements

• 6.1 Belgium: Tracking systems requirements and evaluation
• 6.2 Italy: Tracking system requirements and evaluation
• 6.3 The Netherlands: Tracking system requirements and evaluation
• 6.4 Norway: Tracking system requirements and evaluation
• 6.5 Spain: Tracking system requirements and evaluation
• 6.6 United Kingdom: Tracking system requirements and evaluation
• 6.7 Pan-European tracking system requirements and evaluation

7. Detailed analysis of tracking system requirements

• 7.1 Belgian tracking system requirements
• 7.2 Italian tracking system requirements
• 7.3 Netherlands tracking system requirements
• 7.4 Norwegian tracking system requirements
• 7.5 Spanish tracking system requirements
• 7.6 United Kingdom tracking system requirements
  • 7.6.1. Thatcham Category 5 requirements
  • 7.6.2. Thatcham TQA requirements
• 7.7 CEN (Pan-European) tracking system requirements

List of Tables

• Table 1. Overview of current insurance requirements for vehicle tracking systems
• Table 2. Top-level comparison of European countries with tracking system requirements
• Table 3. Comparison of driver recognition requirements
• Table 4. Comparison of backup battery requirements
• Table 5. Comparison of location performance requirements
• Table 6. Comparison of movement alert detection requirements
• Table 7. Comparison of remote engine restart prevention requirements
• Table 8. Tracking system requirements for compliance across the focal markets
• Table 9. Belgian requirement - main technical changes
• Table 10. Summary of Italian tracking system performance requirements by level
• Table 11. Overview of UK vehicle tracking system requirements

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Vehicle tracking system criteria introduction timeline
• Figure 2. Assuralia requirement web download
• Figure 3. CEB requirement order screen
• Figure 4. Assuralia approvals list
• Figure 5. CEI requirement web download
• Figure 6. IMQ approvals list
• Figure 7. SCM requirement web download
• Figure 8. SCM approvals list
• Figure 9. Norwegian requirement web download
• Figure 10. Thatcham Category 5 criteria request
• Figure 11. Belgian vehicle tracking system requirement detail
• Figure 12. Italian vehicle tracking system requirement detail
• Figure 13. The Netherlands vehicle tracking system requirement detail
• Figure 14. Norwegian vehicle tracking system requirement detail
• Figure 15. Spanish vehicle tracking system requirement detail
• Figure 16. United Kingdom Category 5 vehicle tracking system requirement detail
• Figure 17. United Kingdom TQA vehicle tracking system requirement detail
• Figure 18. CEN (Pan-European) vehicle tracking system requirement detail