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Unless your employer or company has been given an exemption under Section 4(4) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001, it is a criminal offence to undertake the licensable activities of a vehicle immobiliser without an SIA licence. An exemption is applicable only where the company in question has been granted approved contractor status by the SIA and the other conditions of Section 4(4) have also been met. Every condition must be met for this section to be applied.
In addition to holding a valid SIA licence, vehicle immobilisers must observe the following requirements:
- A vehicle must not be clamped / blocked / towed if:
- a valid disabled badge is displayed on the vehicle.
- it is a marked emergency service vehicle which is in use as such.
- Any licence holder who collects a release fee must provide a receipt, which must include the following:
- the location where the vehicle was clamped or towed.
- their own name and signature
- their licence number.
- the date.
Cost of a Licence
The licence application fee is £245 for a 1 year licence (front-line) or a 3 year licence (non front-line). The fee is to cover the cost of processing your application and is not refundable.
If you pay your own application fee you can claim tax relief against your taxable income. For example, if you pay the basic rate of tax the relief is worth £53.90. If you are an employer paying the licence application fee on behalf of an employee there will be no tax or National Insurance liability.
Some security operatives may need more than one licence; in such cases the second licence will be discounted by 50%. How does this work?
Licence Integration
In some cases, we are satisfied that the licensing criteria to be met for one licensable activity are sufficient to allow a licensed individual to carry out other licensable activities.
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Our 'Get Licensed' booklet (download size: 360kb) contains information about licensing for vehicle immobilisers.
Changes from the previous edition are detailed here. | |