TASSA Registered Installation companies and their installers can be the eyes and ears within our communities and transport networks. They often operate in and around the UK installing vehicle aftermarket systems for their customers. It is therefore important that they are aware of the threat from terrorism in the UK and that they understand how to recognise and respond to incidents and suspicious behaviours and activities should they occur.
To support this, we recommend that installers and support staff undertake the ACT e-Learning package. This counter terrorism awareness product contains advice and activities across a variety of modules, including: Introduction to Counter Terrorism, Identifying Security Vulnerabilities and How to Identify and Respond to Suspicious Behaviour. The package can be completed on smartphones and tablets in around an hour and is free.
We would also recommend that installers and their organisations utilise the ProtectUK platform and App.
This platform provides a single point of reference to understand terrorism threats and appropriate responses and includes a function for reporting suspicious activity to the authorities.
Security advice and guidance, along with the award winning ACT Awareness e-Learning, can be found at https://www.protectuk.police.uk
BACKGROUND
Having spent a collective of some 60 years working within Thatcham Research and the Metropolitan Police, setting vehicle Insurance ratings and security standards for both the Aftermarket and vehicle OEM’s and pushing best practice for all vehicle types form information gained on the street through police across the globe.
Promoting and providing research and corrective actions leading to consultancy for both the Aftermarket and OEM's which drove down passenger car theft down from 625,000 to 75,000.
Using aftermarket and OEM systems of all vehicle and equipment types to withstand and counter theft and fraud.
In turn assisting brands with brand protection and insurers from possible fraud and supporting police with expert witness statements and vehicle identification.
Respected within the industry for providing trustworthy advice in a highly confidential field with many different stakeholders.
TASSA
With the threatened loss of recognition and standards for the Aftermarket and Installers, VSST Ltd was asked to establish a programme that would give reassurance and credibility to customers having systems fitted. From this TASSA was created (www.tassa.pro).