Originally Posted by DazC
Plus you invalidate your insurance by having one fitted as it bypassed the immobiliser circuits to keep it running and break the law by leaving a running engine unattended.....
No they don't mate. Can't find the old thread at the minute, but they DO NOT invalidate your insurance. I asked both Adrian Flux & HIC (got insurance with them both) and they both say that there are NO problems with running a turbo timer. It is not against the law & they said they would be the first to call me if it was as it would then invalidate my insurance.
It may by-pass the immobiliser, but once it counts down, the engine stops. A thief cannot drive it away. The timer should always be fitted into the handbrake controls so that as soon as anyone (thief/small child) releases the h/brake to move the car, the timer cuts out & the car stops.