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Scorpion Defender S5
S5 tracker with driver recognition and a Thatcham Category 2-1 alarm, fitted together.
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Fitted at your home · Fixed quote before anything is booked
- Thatcham Cat 2-1
- Approved Scorpion fitter
- Manufacturer warranty
- Mobile fitting, West Midlands
01 · Overview
What it is.
Defender S5 pairs a ScorpionTrack S5 tracker, with its driver recognition tags, with a Thatcham Category 2-1 alarm, monitored around the clock.
If you want the engine immobilised too, the Defender S5+ adds an immobiliser controlled by the driver tag.
At a glance
- Thatcham
- Alarm: Thatcham Category 2-1. Tracker: Thatcham S5
- How you authorise
- Driver tags and alarm remote
- Immobilisation
- Not stated by Scorpion for this package (see the Defender S5+)
- Monitoring
- 24/7 theft monitoring with police liaison
- App
- ScorpionTrack app: live location, alerts, privacy mode, garage and transport modes, directions to the vehicle
- Subscription
- From £189 a year, or £619 for life
- Manufacturer warranty
- 2 years (Scorpion)
- Vehicles
- Cars, vans and motorhomes
- Price
- Fixed quote for your vehicle, fitted at your home. Nothing is booked until you agree.
Will the Scorpion Defender S5 fit your car?
Send the make, model and year. We'll check it against the manufacturer's list and come back with a fixed, fitted price.
02 · Compatibility
Will it fit?
Pairs a ScorpionTrack S5 tracker with a Scorpion Thatcham Category 2-1 alarm. Scorpion lists it for cars and vans, motorhomes, and plant and agricultural vehicles, and doesn't name the alarm's vehicle network, so compatibility is checked by make and model before fitting.
Send us the make, model and year, or the registration, and we'll confirm it suits your vehicle before we quote.
- Vehicles
- Cars, Vans, Motorhomes, Plant and agricultural vehicles
- Works with
- The ScorpionTrack app: alarm alerts by app, email or SMS; The Scorpion X-Series immobiliser, which together with Defender S5 makes Defender X
03 · Running costs
The subscription.
Scorpion's published prices. Lifetime cover can't move to another vehicle or owner.
We sell the Scorpion subscription as well as fitting the tracker, so the monitoring is set up in one place.
Ask about a subscription| Term | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 year | £189 |
| 2 years | £289 |
| 3 years | £379 |
| 4 years | £459 |
| 5 years | £529 |
| Lifetime | £619 |
04 · Compare
How it stacks up.
| Feature | Scorpion Defender S5 | Scorpion Defender S5+ ↗ | Scorpion Defender S7 ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcham | Alarm: Thatcham Category 2-1. Tracker: Thatcham S5 | Alarm: Thatcham Category 2-1. Tracker: Thatcham S5 | Alarm: Thatcham Category 2-1. Tracker: Thatcham S7 |
| How you authorise | Driver tags and alarm remote | Driver tags and alarm remote | Alarm remote |
| Immobilisation | Not stated by Scorpion for this package (see the Defender S5+) | Immobiliser controlled automatically by the driver tag, and from the Scorpion app | Alarm immobilisation |
| Monitoring | 24/7 theft monitoring with police liaison | 24/7 theft monitoring with police liaison | 24/7 theft monitoring with police liaison |
| App | ScorpionTrack app: live location, alerts, privacy mode, garage and transport modes, directions to the vehicle | ScorpionTrack app: live location, alerts, privacy mode, garage and transport modes, directions to the vehicle | ScorpionTrack app: live location, alerts, privacy mode, garage and transport modes, directions to the vehicle |
| Subscription | From £189 a year, or £619 for life | From £189 a year, or £619 for life | From £189 a year, or £619 for life |
| Manufacturer warranty | 2 years (Scorpion) | 2 years (Scorpion) | 2 years (Scorpion) |
| Vehicles | Cars, vans and motorhomes | Not stated | Not stated |
Not sure it's the right one?
Tell us the car and what worries you — keyless theft, insurance wording, a van left on the street. We'll recommend a system and quote it fitted.
05 · On the day
What happens.
01
We check your vehicle
Make, model and year are checked against the system before we quote or book.
02
We come to you
At your home. All the equipment travels in the van.
03
Fitted out of sight
Hidden behind the trim, with no visible signs it's there.
04
Set up with you
We set your PIN or pair your tag, and show you service mode before we leave.
Before you enquire
Scorpion Defender S5, answered.
01What's in the Defender S5?
A ScorpionTrack S5 tracker with driver recognition tags, and a Scorpion Thatcham Category 2-1 alarm, monitored around the clock.
02Does it immobilise the engine?
Scorpion doesn't state immobilisation for this package. If you want it, the Defender S5+ adds an immobiliser controlled by the driver tag, and the Defender X adds the X-Series immobiliser.
03How do alarm alerts reach me?
Through the ScorpionTrack app, by email or by SMS, alongside 24/7 theft monitoring with police liaison.
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Send the basics. We will check compatibility and contact you by your preferred method—no open calendar and no obligation.