BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU 209 0 1996 Vehicle security — Part 0 Guide to the application of security devices/systems to vehicles Product code 00565035 BS AU 209 0 1996 This British Stand[.]
BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES Vehicle security — Part 0: Guide to the application of security devices/systems to vehicles Product code 00565035 BS AU 209-0:1 996 BS AU 209-0:1 996 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical Committee AUE/1 7, Vehicle security, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Car Fleet Operators Automobile Association Automobile Glazing Executive British Security Industry Association Consumer Policy Committee of BSI Consumers’ Association Department of Trade and Industry (Vehicle Division) Department of Trasnport Freight Transport Association Home Office Ice (Ergonomics) Master Locksmiths’ Association Metropolitan Police Motor Industry Research Association Road Haulage Association Ltd Royal Automobile Club Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Engineering Sector Board, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on January 996 © BSI 03- 999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference AUE/1 Draft for comment 94/708972 DC ISBN 80 24622 Amendments issued since publication Amd No Date Comments BS AU 209-0:1 996 Contents Page Committees responsible Foreword Inside front cover ii Introduction 1 Scope Informative references Vehicle perimeter security Alarm on breach of perimeter security (BS 6803) Security of in- car entertainment systems (BS AU 209- 2) Immobilization (BS AU 209- 0) Aiding the recovery of stolen vehicles Assessing the security of a vehicle Table — Summary of benefits to be derived from various security devices List of references © BSI 03- 999 Inside back cover i BS AU 209-0:1 996 Foreword This Part of BS AU 209 has been prepared by Technical Committee AUE/1 and primarily gives guidance on original equipment security systems that can be fitted to mass production vehicles Alarm systems that can be specified both as original and/or after sales equipment are subj ect to BS 6803 Other Parts of BS AU 209 are as follows: — Part a: Specification for locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 2: Specification for security systems against theft of in-car entertainment and communication purposes; — Part 3: Specification for security marking of glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 4: Specification for security glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 5b: Specification for central power locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 6a: Specification for dead locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 7: Specification for locking systems for goods vehicle driver’s compartments It is envisaged that the following Parts will be published in due course — Part 8: Specification for locking systems for the load carrying compartment; — Part 9: Specification for security of ancillary equipment on CVs; — Part 0: Specification for immobilizers A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover ii © BSI 03- 999 BS AU 209-0:1 996 Introduction Vehicle security devices provide varying degrees of protection They are intended to enhance resistance to theft of either the contents of a vehicle or the vehicle itself, by deterring the potential thief from attacking or continuing an attack on a vehicle It is accepted that any security system can be overcome given the appropriate skills, tools and Some security systems are fitted with devices (motion sensors, impact sensors, proximity sensors etc ) that will detect interference with the vehicle and sound an alarm prior to the thief intruding into the vehicle These systems may not be sufficient to deter the thief from attacking the vehicle, but may deter subsequent theft 3.2 Door security time However, considerable resistance to theft can (See BS AU 209- a, BS AU 209- 5b, BS AU 209- 6a, be provided by the various devices and systems BS AU 209- and BS AU 209- available on the market In all thefts from closed vehicles and in nearly all The risk of theft can be reduced by taking several thefts of vehicles, it is necessary for the thief to first precautions Some precautions relate to the vicinity gain entry Entry is usually gained through a door, in which the vehicle is parked and the condition in a window or the boot Doors with locking systems 1) ) which it is left Others relate to the security devices conforming to BS AU 209- a will provide a good on the vehicle basic level of security, without which more The use of good security systems/devices can force a thief to use tools that are difficult to conceal and can make the time needed to enter the vehicle so long as to make an interruption likely Scope This British Standard is intended to provide information and guidance on the various types of security devices and systems that are available, the range of protection devices and systems that are available, the range of protection they offer, and where appropriate the British Standard to which they should conform Security aspects of how and where the vehicle is left are also considered sophisticated central and deadlocking systems may not be as effective Compliance with BS AU 209- a will prevent the door locks from being easily forced or the internal linkages being simply activated to release the latch mechanisms BS AU 209- a also includes requirements to prevent the windows from being forced down easily Central locking systems that conform to BS AU 209- 5b also meet the requirements of Part a and ensure that all the doors lock when the driver/passenger door is locked, so significantly reducing the risk of any door being left inadvertently unlocked Deadlocking systems that conform to BS AU 209- 6a also meet the requirements of Parts a and 5b and Informative references ensure that locked doors cannot be opened even if This British Standard refers to other publications the vehicle (e g by breaking a window) Only a key that provide information or guidance Editions of these publications current at the time of issue of this standard are listed on the inside back cover, but reference should be made to the latest editions Vehicle perimeter security NOTE There are several stages, during the process of breaking the interior handles are accessed from the outside of can be used to unlock this type of door NOTE Locking systems for the driver’s and load compartment of goods vehicles which conform to BS AU 209- and BS AU 209- 8, respectively, should provide a good level of security 3.3 Window security (BS AU 209- 4) NOTE A thief can gain immediate access to the contents of a vehicle (at least as far as they can reach) by breaking a window into a vehicle, at which a thief may be delayed or deterred by If the vehicle is not deadlocked the thief can then open the door appropriate security systems using the interior controls This will provide much easier access 3.1 Tampering with the vehicle to the contents of the vehicle and will facilitate the theft of the vehicle itself Indication of fitted security devices will often be Security glazing that conforms to BS AU 209- sufficient to deter a thief from attempting to break should be fitted to increase the window security of a into a vehicle However, the precise type of system vehicle significantly by increasing the time and should not be shown, because a thief may know how effort necessary to break through the glass to defeat particular systems quickly NOTE Glazing which conforms to BS AU 209- is most likely to be only available as original equipment on new vehicles 1) In preparation © BSI 03- 999 BS AU 209-0:1 996 Alarm on breach of perimeter security (see BS 6803) NOTE In the event of the perimeter security of a vehicle being breached, e g a window being broken or a door opened, a sounding alarm can be an effective deterrent However, as the public have become very used to false alarms, a sounding alarm might only be effective if the owner is within earshot To be effective, alarm systems should sound only following an attack on a vehicle and should not suffer from false alarms, such as car alarm systems conforming to BS 6803- 2) and commercial vehicle alarm systems conforming to BS 6803- Installing such alarm systems in compliance with BS 6803- will ensure they are effective and reliable in use Security of in-car entertainment systems (see BS AU 209- 2) In- car entertainment systems represent a high NOTE An immobilizer that instantaneously immobilizes the engine should not be capable of being activated while the vehicle is moving, otherwise the safe operation of the vehicle could be severely affected Aiding the recovery of stolen vehicles NOTE The true identity of a stolen vehicle has to be disguised in order for the thief to maximize any financial gain from it If a vehicle gives any indication of its true identity, it will increase the chance of detection while the thief uses it or tries to pass it on 7.1 Visible vehicle identification Since April 980 all new cars are required to be marked with a unique Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Traditionally the VIN was positioned where it was not visible from the outside of the vehicle and consequently the police were unable to check it Increasingly for new vehicles the VIN is being positioned where it is visible from the proportion of the contents stolen from cars outside but cannot be tampered with This is called Compliance with BS AU 209- requires the system “Visible VIN” and its use will aid the recovery of to be easily removable (by the vehicle owner) , or stolen vehicles especially if the thief cannot remove locked in place (by a lock conforming to or obliterate it The VIN is the only mark that is BS AU 209- a), or permanently installed, or coded, unique to the vehicle, and recognized by the police or of a modular form where the system is split up In as such If the VIN is visible it will aid the addition the system should be permanently marked identification and hence recovery of stolen vehicles with a unique vehicle identification number (VIN) which have been abandoned and/or had their or registration number identity superficially changed (e g respray, false plates) Immobilization (BS AU 209-1 0) Vehicles which not have a manufacturer- applied Since 972 all new cars and light vans are required “Visible VIN” should have some other unique to be fitted with a device to prevent their number etched on the glazing, preferably the unauthorized use The most common device is a registration number or VIN If this is done in steering column lock which is integral with the accordance with BS AU 209- it will significantly ignition/starter control and is activated by the increase the cost of changing the vehicle’s identity ignition key It is normal for the design of these and will therefore act as a deterrent to a thief devices to be common for each model in a vehicle NOTE range and because of this most thieves readily know the outside of the vehicle with the approval of the vehicle how to overcome them It is therefore advisable for an additional vehicle immobilizer which conforms to BS AU 209- 3) to be fitted, as a thief is less likely The VIN should only be applied in a position visible from manufacturer, otherwise it may make the acquisition of duplicate keys easier for the thief 7.2 Hidden identification to be knowledgeable about its function and A vehicle and/or its component parts may be installation Immobilizers fall into three categories identified by concealed marks or devices These are as follows: — mechanical; — electromechanical; and — electrical/electronic Typically, mechanical systems need to be fitted to not intended to be visible to the naked eye and may be read physically or electronically The more components and parts of the vehicle that are identifiable using such means, the harder it will be for a thief to change the vehicle’s identity, or sell the component parts the vehicle every time it is left, although a fixing point may be permanently fitted Electromechanical and electrical/electronic systems are, typically, permanently fitted to the vehicle and need only to be activated each time the vehicle is left In some cases this activation may be automatic (passive arming) 2) 3) Under revision In preparation © BSI 03- 999 BS AU 209-0:1 996 7.3 Locating devices Thes e devices can b e concealed in a vehicle and enab le it to b e tracked and located This kind of device should s ignificantly decreas e the recovery time and the numb er of vehicles that disap p ear, p rovided that the b ody res p ons ib le for the s earch has sufficient res ources and a widesp read infrastructure Further, if the p olice are ab le to res p ond sufficiently fas t to a rep orted vehicle theft, Assessing the security of a vehicle Tab le summarizes the typ es and degrees of b enefits that might b e exp ected to b e gained b y any p articular item of s ecurity equip ment It is only intended as a guide Relative b enefits of security only ap p ly to the ris k indicated at the head of each column Therefore, comp aris ons of b enefits s hould only b e made down the columns, and not acros s the rows there is a s ignificant chance of the thief b eing Products that claim conformity with a Britis h ap p rehended during the theft S tandard s hould b e chosen in favour of ones that not, as the Britis h S tandards have b een drawn up to give the user s ome ass urance with regard to the minimum level of security p rovided and the reliab ility and s afety of the p roduct Ideally conformity to the relevant British S tandard should b e verified b y a third p arty By referring to Tab le , the comb ined b enefit of a numb er of individual security devices on a vehicle can b e as s es sed © BS I - 99 — Part , Window etching a Part , C omp onent s p ecification — — — — Visib le VIN H idden identification Locating devices — = No b enefit O = Ps ychological b arrier X = Phys ical b arrier C = Fair B = Good A = Bes t Ke y: Britis h S tandards under dis cus s ion — Locking fuel cap s Vehicle safe a — OB OC OC — Locking wheel nuts Miscellaneous Part , For goods vehicles a Part , Ins talled s ys tems BS 6803 (Vehicle alarms) Part , Immob ilizers a vehicle load comp artments Part , Locking sys tems , goods XA XB Part , Locking s ystems , goods vehicle driver’s comp artment Part 6a , D ead locking XB XA a Part b , C entral locking a Part , S ecurity glazing XB — Part , In- car entertainment a XC E ntry o f ve hicle Part a, Locking s ys tems BS AU 209 Vehicle security S e curity fe ature /S tandard — — — XB XC XC OB OB OB — XA XB XB XB XB — XB XC The ft of ite ms — — — — — — XB XB XB XA — XB XB XB XB — — XC The ft of ve hicle — XA XB — — — — — — — — — — — — XB — — C hange of ID /re sale Be ne fits de rive d, fro m se curity fe ature s, against: Tab le — S ummary of b ene fits to b e de rived from various se curity de vices XA XB XB — — — — — — — — — — — — XC — — Non-re cove ry of ve hicle BS AU 9-0 : 996 © BS I 03 - 99 BS AU 209-0:1 996 List of references (see clause ) Informative references BSI publications BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, London BS AU 209, Vehicle security BS AU 209- a: 992, Specification for locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles BS AU 209- 2: 988, Specification for security systems against theft of in- car equipment for entertainment and communication purposes BS AU 209- 3: 988, Specification for security marking of glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles BS AU 209- 4: 995, Specification for security glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles BS AU 209- 5b: 995, Specification for central power locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles BS AU 209- 6a: 995, Specification for dead locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles BS AU 209- 71 993, Specification for locking systems for goods vehicle driver’s compartments BS AU 209- 8, Specification for locking systems for the load carrying compartment BS AU 209- 9, Specification for security of ancillary equipment on CVs BS AU 209- 0, Specification for immobilizers 4) BS 6803, Vehicle security alarm systems BS 6803- : 993, Specification for installed systems BS 6803- 2, Specification for components and systems 5) BS 6803- 3: 990, Code of practice for the protection of goods in transit 4) 5) It is envisaged that this Part will be published 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