No tag, no start
The engine will not run without an authorised tag present. Relaying, cloning or stealing your actual key gets somebody a car that sits exactly where it is.
Meta Trak S5 Deadlock Pro
It gets the car back, and stops it going in the first place
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Tracking and immobilisation together
Everything the S5 VTS does, plus the part that actually stops the theft: the engine will not start without an authorised tag, and you can block it from your phone.
- Thatcham S5
- No tag, no start
- Remote block
- OBD protected
- GPS tracking
- 4G
- 24/7 monitoring
- Tow detection
- Fitted at your home or work
- No subcontractors, ever
- Thatcham S5 approved
What the S5 Deadlock Pro actually does
This is the answer to the honest problem with every other tracker on this site: a tracker tells you where the car went, but it does not stop it going. The Deadlock Pro does both. It is the same Thatcham S5 monitored tracking as the S5 VTS, with immobilisation built on top, which makes it the only unit here that belongs in a conversation about prevention rather than recovery.
The headline is no tag, no start. Two encrypted driver tags come with it, and the engine will not run unless one of them is present. A thief who relays your key signal off the doorstep, clones the fob, or simply walks out of your kitchen with the real key still finds a car that will not go anywhere, because the tag is what the system is actually asking about.
It also watches the diagnostic port, which matters more than it sounds. Plugging into the OBD socket to program a fresh key is one of the more common ways a modern car gets taken, and the Deadlock Pro is built to block that route specifically. On top of all that you can immobilise the vehicle yourself from the app, and the control room can act while the car is still moving. It is fully transferable to your next vehicle when you change cars, and journey history runs thirty days deep.
What can the S5 Deadlock Pro do?
Block it from your phone
You can send the engine block yourself, from the app, wherever you happen to be. So can the control room, if it comes to that.
The diagnostic port is covered
Plugging into the OBD socket to program a new key is a common way in on a modern car. This is built to shut that particular route down.
Somebody is actually watching
A staffed control room, day and night, all year. They ring you first to rule out the obvious, then work with the police if it is genuine.
Every journey on a map
Journey history, driving scores and geo-fenced areas you can be told about. The same app as the rest of the range.
It still gets the car back
Immobilisation is the new part, but the recovery side has not gone anywhere. If a vehicle does move, it is still tracked and still monitored.
Is the S5 Deadlock Pro right for you?
Worth it for
Anybody who wants one system to do both jobs, and anybody whose insurer has asked for an S5 on a car they would rather did not leave the drive at all. It is the strongest answer here for keyless vehicles.
Probably not for
Anybody who only needs to satisfy a policy requirement as cheaply as possible. If the insurer simply wants an approved tracker and prevention is not the worry, the S5 VTS does that for less. If you want the no tag no start immobilisation but your car does not have the OBD vulnerability this specifically closes, the plain S5 Deadlock does the same core job without paying for the port protection.
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 S5 Deadlock Pro is capable of. Ask us which parts actually matter on your vehicle, and what your insurer has asked for.
Immobilisation
- No tag, no start: the engine will not run without an authorised tag
- Remote engine block from the app
- OBD port protection against key programming attacks
- Two encrypted driver identification tags supplied
Approval and monitoring
- Thatcham category S5 approved
- Monitored 24 hours a day, every day of the year
- Control room liaison with the police during a recovery
- Subscription required for monitoring
Detection and alerts
- Movement without an authorised driver tag
- Tow away detection
- Tamper and battery disconnection alerts
- GPS and mobile signal blocking alerts
- Geo-fence breach alerts
Tracking and the app
- GPS positioning with 4G, UK and European coverage
- iOS, Android and a web portal
- Live location and 30 days of journey history
- Driving scores and custom geo-fenced zones
- Service, privacy and transport modes
- Fully transferable to your next vehicle
Specification per the manufacturer. Hardware and app features vary between revisions, so we will confirm what applies to yours before fitting.
Professionally installed by Securacar
The S5 Deadlock Pro 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 Meta Trak S5 Deadlock Pro: there are two jobs here rather than one. The tracking side wants an aerial position with enough sky and enough concealment, and the immobilisation side has to be wired so the block is reliable without upsetting anything the vehicle does normally. Getting the second one wrong is how you end up with a car that will not start on a cold morning for the wrong reason.
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.
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Tell us the car
Make, model and year, by phone, WhatsApp or the form below. We confirm the S5 Deadlock Pro is right for your vehicle before anything is booked, and we will say so if it is not.
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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.
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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.
S5 Deadlock Pro: worth knowing
The detail, if you want it
What is no tag, no start like day to day?+
Invisible. You carry one of the two tags on your keyring or in a pocket and the car behaves exactly as it always has. There is nothing to press and no code to remember. The only time you notice it is if the tag is not there, which is the point.
What is OBD key programming, and why does it matter?+
The diagnostic socket under your dashboard is how a garage talks to the car, and it is also how a thief with the right tool can program themselves a working key in a couple of minutes. It is one of the more common ways a modern vehicle is taken. The Deadlock Pro is built to block that route specifically, which a tracker on its own does nothing about.
Can I really immobilise the car from my phone?+
You can send the engine block yourself from the app, and the control room can act too. In practice a stolen vehicle is stopped in coordination with the police rather than at the roadside. It will not cut the engine at speed, and any system claiming it would is describing something nobody should sell.
How does this compare with a Ghost?+
Both stop the car being driven. A Ghost is silent, has no subscription and does nothing else. The Deadlock Pro adds monitored tracking, alerts and recovery on top, and carries a subscription because of the control room behind it. Our guide on choosing between the categories is the place to start if you are undecided.
Does the S5 approval still apply with the immobilisation?+
Yes. It is a Thatcham category S5 system, and the immobilisation is in addition rather than instead. That matters if your insurer has specified S5, because you get the wording satisfied and the prevention as well. Send us the policy wording and we will confirm it before anything is ordered.
Meta Trak S5 Deadlock Pro questions
What is the difference between this and the S5 VTS?+
The VTS tracks and is monitored. The Deadlock Pro does all of that and adds immobilisation: no tag, no start, a remote engine block you can trigger yourself, and protection for the diagnostic port. If you want the theft prevented rather than only solved, this is the one.
What does "no tag, no start" actually mean day to day?+
You carry one of the two supplied tags, on your keyring or in a pocket, and the car behaves entirely normally. You do not press anything. If somebody tries to drive it without a tag present, the engine will not run for them.
What is OBD protection and why does it matter?+
The diagnostic port under the dashboard is how a garage talks to your car, and it is also how a thief can program themselves a fresh key in a couple of minutes. This is built to block that specific route, which a plain tracker does nothing about.
Can I immobilise the car myself if it is taken?+
Yes, from the app. The control room can act as well. In practice a stolen vehicle is usually stopped in coordination with the police rather than at the roadside, for reasons that should be fairly obvious.
Will it stop the engine while I am driving?+
No. It is designed to prevent a vehicle being started or driven away, not to cut out at speed. Anybody selling you a system that stops a moving car on a motorway is selling you a lawsuit.
Is there a subscription with the S5 Deadlock Pro?+
Yes, and there has to be. The subscription pays for the staffed control room watching the vehicle and the recovery service behind it, not for the box itself. We will tell you what it costs before you commit to anything, and we will tell you honestly if a monitored system is more than you actually need.
Will the S5 Deadlock Pro fit my vehicle?+
Almost certainly. Trackers are far less fussy about make and model than an alarm is, because they are not talking to the car's own systems in the same way. Send us the make, model and year 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 the app works at the end, and you get on with your day in between.
Arrange a callback
Tell us what you drive, where you are, and what your insurer has asked for. 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.
More on trackers
- Meta Trak S5 VTSThe one insurers ask for by name
- ScorpionTrack S7Monitored recovery, without paying for what you will not use
- Meta Trak S7Monitored recovery, with an app built around how the car is actually driven
- ScorpionTrack S5-VTSDriver recognition and UK monitoring, from Scorpion
- ScorpionTrack S5+Driver recognition, monitored tracking, and the car will not start without the tag
- ScorpionTrack S7 + X-Series ImmobiliserS7 tracking for recovery, the X-Series immobiliser for prevention
- Meta Trak S5 DeadlockNo tag, no start, without paying for the OBD port protection you may not need
- What a tracker is, and is notThe plain English version, before you choose a unit
We fit the S5 Deadlock Pro across Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral, Cheshire, Warrington, Chester and the rest of the North West. Call 07841 331441 or message us on WhatsApp.