Choose how you prove it's you
The Bluetooth tag in your pocket, a code sequence on your own dash and steering wheel buttons, or the Pandora app. Use whichever fits how you live with the car.
Pandora Storm
A Thatcham CAT 2 immobiliser that fits almost any wiring
Thatcham CAT 2 approved
A Thatcham CAT 2 immobiliser that fits almost anything with wheels, from a new car with a full data network to something older wired the traditional way. Disarm it with the tag, a code on your own buttons, or your phone.
- Immobiliser
- Thatcham CAT 2
- Bluetooth tag
- Code sequence
- Smartphone app
- Any wiring
- Fitted at your home or work
- No subcontractors, ever
- Official Pandora Platinum dealer
Product description
For your peace of mind
Pandora Storm
The Storm is an electronic immobiliser, and it is worth being clear about that before anything else: no siren, no sensors, no alarm. Its one job is making sure the car cannot be driven by anybody who cannot produce the tag, the code or the app, and you choose which of the three suits how you actually live with the car. Keep the encrypted Bluetooth tag in your pocket and get in as normal, disarm it from the Pandora app on your phone, or tap a code sequence out on buttons your car already has where your vehicle supports that option.
What sets it apart from the rest of the immobilisers we fit is what it will go on. Newer cars mostly run on a data network, and the Storm connects to that over CAN bus or FD-CAN where it exists. Plenty of vehicles do not have one worth using, older cars, vans and ATVs among them, and the Storm is built to work there too, wired the traditional way. That is real coverage the CAN and LIN only Microbot cannot offer.
On Android the tag and the app disarm the car seamlessly over Bluetooth in the background. On iPhone the app needs opening first, which is a genuine difference worth knowing rather than discovering. Either way, your original factory key keeps working exactly as it always has, the Storm simply decides whether the engine is allowed to actually run.
Watch the explainer
What can the Storm do?
Nothing extra to carry, if you prefer
On vehicles that support it, set it up on the code sequence and there is no tag to remember and no additional layer to add. Tap it out on buttons the car already has.
Your phone can be the key
On Android, the app disarms the car over Bluetooth in the background. On iPhone, open the app first. Either way, nothing new to carry.
It fits almost anything
CAN bus and FD-CAN on newer cars, or the traditional wiring on something older, a van, or an ATV. Where a CAN only immobiliser stops, the Storm keeps going.
It satisfies the insurer
Thatcham CAT 2 approved, with a genuine certificate behind it. Send us your policy wording and we will confirm it before anything is booked.
Is the Storm right for you?
Worth it for
Older vehicles, vans and anything without a modern data network worth using, where you still want a properly certified immobiliser and a choice of how to disarm it.
Probably not for
Anybody who wants to be told when something happens, or to see where the car is. The Storm has no siren, no sensors and no mobile connection. For that, look at the Storm Plus, the Smart Pro or the Elite.
Not sure which side of that you fall on? Tell us the make, model and year and what you are actually worried about, and we will tell you straight, including when the cheaper option is the right answer.
Ask us about your carFull specification
Everything the Storm is capable of. You will not use all of it, and that is fine. Ask us which parts actually matter on your car.
How you authorise it
- Bluetooth encrypted driver tag, 128-bit encryption
- Secret code sequence, entered on your vehicle's own dash and steering wheel buttons, on vehicles that support it
- Pandora smartphone app for Android and iOS, over Bluetooth
- Android disarms seamlessly in the background; iOS opens the app
- Works alongside your original factory key
What it fits
- CAN bus and FD-CAN vehicles
- Older, non-CAN vehicles wired the traditional way
- Cars, vans and ATVs
Approval
- Thatcham CAT 2 approved
- Certificate TSC522, issued 17 October 2023
Specification per the manufacturer. Exact features can vary by vehicle and by version, so we will confirm what applies to yours before fitting.
Professionally installed by Securacar
The Storm is only as good as the install
The box is the same wherever you buy it. What changes is where it ends up in the car and how cleanly it is wired in, and that is the part a thief actually has to beat. It is most of what you are paying us for, so it is worth saying plainly.
On the Pandora Storm: the first job is working out what your car actually has to connect to, a modern data network or a traditional loom, since the Storm is built to fit either. That decision, and where the unit and the tag reader end up, is made on your specific vehicle rather than from a diagram.
Fitted where you are
At your home or your workplace, across the North West. You hand the keys over at the start and get on with your day.
Hidden properly
The first thing a thief does is look for the unit. Where it goes is decided on your car, on the day, not copied from a diagram.
Shown how it works
Before we leave, you use it yourself with us stood there. Nobody drives off unsure which button does what.
TASSA approved
We are TASSA approved installers, which is a check on the people doing the work rather than on the box. It is the accreditation that exists precisely because a good system fitted badly is not a good system.
We are here afterwards
Questions a week later, or a year later, get answered. You are dealing with the person who fitted it, not a call centre.
Booking it
What happens if you go ahead
Four steps, no showroom visit and no deposit taken over the internet. Most people are booked in within a couple of minutes of picking up the phone.
- 01
Tell us the car
Make, model and year, by phone, WhatsApp or the form below. We confirm the Storm is right for your vehicle before anything is booked, and we will say so if it is not.
- 02
We price it for your car
No two vehicles are the same job, so you get a price for yours rather than a figure off a list. It is the price you pay, and nothing is booked until you are happy with it.
- 03
We come to you
At your home or your workplace, at a time that suits you, anywhere across the North West. You hand the keys over at the start and get on with your day.
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You use it before we leave
We set it up with you, then watch you use it yourself. Nobody drives away unsure which button does what, and we are still here a year later if you have a question.
Storm: worth knowing
The detail, if you want it
What does fitting 'old-school wiring' actually mean?+
Modern cars mostly run on a data network, so a lot of newer security talks to that instead of touching individual wires. Not every vehicle has one worth using, especially older cars, vans and ATVs, so the Storm is built to work either way: over CAN bus and FD-CAN where a car has them, or spliced into the traditional wiring where it does not. That is the main reason we would put it on a vehicle instead of the Microbot, which needs a CAN or LIN connection to work at all.
How does the Bluetooth tag protect against relay theft?+
The car is checking for the encrypted tag, not for your key, so carrying your key's signal out to the car on a relay box gets a thief nowhere. Our guide to relay theft explains how the attack itself is carried out, if that is your main worry.
Tag, code, or the app: which should I actually use?+
Whichever suits how you live with the car. The tag is the most effortless, keep it in your pocket and get in as normal. The app leans on your phone's Bluetooth instead, and disarms automatically in the background on Android, where an iPhone needs the app open first. The code needs nothing carried at all, just a sequence tapped on buttons your car already has, though it is only available on some vehicles, and we will tell you if yours is one of them. Most people end up using one day to day and knowing the second as a backup.
Is the Storm Thatcham approved?+
Yes. It holds Thatcham CAT 2 approval, certificate TSC522, issued in October 2023. That is the electronic immobiliser category, and it is worth checking against your policy's own wording rather than assuming, since insurers do not all ask for the same thing. Send us what yours says and we will confirm it before anything is booked.
Why is this not an alarm?+
Because it does not try to be one. There is no siren, no sensors and no notification if somebody leans on the car or tries a door. Its entire job is making sure the engine will not run for anybody who cannot produce the tag, the code or the app, and it does that job well. We cover the difference between an alarm and an immobiliser here if that distinction matters to your decision.
Pandora Storm questions
Is the Pandora Storm an alarm?+
No. There is no siren, there are no sensors and it will not notify you of anything. It is an electronic immobiliser, so its entire job is making sure the car cannot be driven. If you want to be told when somebody leans on the car or tries a door, you want a Smart, a Smart Pro or an Elite instead.
Is the Storm Thatcham approved?+
Yes. It holds Thatcham CAT 2 approval, certificate TSC522, issued in October 2023. Check the exact wording your insurer uses rather than assuming, and send it to us before you commit to anything, since insurers word these requirements differently from one another.
Will it work on my older car?+
Very possibly, and that is one of the main reasons to choose it over some of the newer Pandora systems. The Storm is built to connect over a modern data network where a car has one, and to be wired the traditional way where it does not, which covers older cars, vans and ATVs the CAN and LIN only Microbot cannot reach. Tell us the make, model and year and we will confirm before anything is booked.
How is this different from an Autowatch Ghost?+
They do the same core job: stop the car being driven, silently, with nothing for a thief to find. A Ghost is disarmed by a code alone, entered on buttons your car already has. The Storm offers that same code option plus an encrypted Bluetooth tag and a smartphone app, and its wiring support reaches vehicles without a modern data network, which a Ghost's reliance on that network cannot. Tell us your make, model and year and we will say which we would fit.
Does it need a subscription?+
No. There is no SIM in it and no mobile connection, so there is nothing to pay monthly. That also means it cannot track the car or tell you anything from a distance, which is the trade you are making for a system with no running cost.
Will the Pandora Storm fit my car?+
Most cars from the last fifteen years or so, yes, but it does depend on the make, model and year. Send us those three things and we will confirm before you commit to anything.
Where do you fit it?+
At your home or your workplace, anywhere across the North West. You hand over the keys at the start, we show you how it works at the end, and you get on with your day in between.
Will it affect my manufacturer warranty?+
What we fit is designed to sit alongside your car's own electronics and we do not cut into anything we should not. Manufacturers word their warranties differently though, so it is worth a quick check with your dealer first. We are happy to talk it through.
Arrange a callback
Tell us what you drive and where you are, and we will come back to you the same day where we can.
Thanks, that is with us
We will ring you back shortly. If it is urgent, give us a call and we will pick up.
What else to look at
Step up to
Pandora Storm Plus
The same immobiliser, plus tracking and alerts
All of the Storm's immobiliser, with GPS tracking, GSM connectivity and the Pandora Connect app added on top. The natural step if you decide you want to be told when something happens after all, without moving to a full alarm.
Step up toPandora Smart Pro
A full alarm, tracker and immobiliser
If you want to be told when something happens rather than only to stop the car moving, this is the step. It adds the siren, the sensors, GPS tracking and the app. It is a bigger job and a bigger spend.
Also considerAutowatch Ghost immobiliser
The other code based immobiliser we fit
Similar idea, code only, entered on buttons your car already has. The Storm adds the tag and the app as alternatives, and its wiring support reaches older vehicles a Ghost's reliance on the car's data network cannot.
Other Pandora systems
- Pandora EliteAlarm, tracker and hidden immobiliser in one system
- Pandora Smart ProA full alarm, tracker and immobiliser you run from your phone
- Pandora MicrobotA silent digital immobiliser, about the size of a USB stick
- Pandora Storm PlusThe Storm's Thatcham CAT 2 immobiliser, with tracking and alerts added
- Pandora SmartA full alarm, tracker and immobiliser on the Pandora Connect app
- Pandora Light ProA full two way alarm with no SIM and nothing to pay monthly
- Pandora Mini BTThe smallest full system we fit, run from your own car key
We fit the Storm across Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral, Cheshire, Warrington, Chester and the rest of the North West. Call 07841 331441 or message us on WhatsApp.