TELEMATICS TECHNOLOGY HOLDS KEY TO REDUCING ‘CRASH FOR CASH’ FRAUD SAYS COBRA
12/12/2012
Last month the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) released a report highlighting the severity of the ‘Crash for Cash’ fraud epidemic which is costing UK motorists nearly £400 million per year. While Cobra UK Ltd fully supports the IFB working with police to bring the culprits to justice it is urging the insurance industry to tackle the issue head on with more widespread use of telematics technology to reduce premiums for all. Read full story » November 201228/11/2012
CCTV with real time 3G streaming is the key to reducing road transport crime Provision of court admissable video evidence against fraudulent insurance claims is another core reason to install CCTV In cab cameras help protect drivers Read full story »COBRA UK SCOOPS THREE GOLDS AT MEN AWARDS
08/11/2012
Cobra UK, leaders in the provision of safety and security solutions for the automotive industry took a clean sweep of gold, silver and bronze at the 9th annual Mobile Electronic News (MEN) Awards last night (Wednesday 7 November 2012). Read full story »COBRA’S VIZUALOGIC IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM STRIKES GOLD AT INDUSTRY AWARDS
08/11/2012
Cobra UK, leaders in the provision of safety and security solutions for the automotive industry won a Gold award for its Vizualogic in-car entertainment system at the 9th annual Mobile Electronic News (MEN) Awards last night (Wednesday 7 November 2012). Read full story » October 2012COBRA SPEED LIMITER ACHIEVES 26% FUEL CONSUMPTION IMPROVEMENT AT THE MPG MARATHON
08/10/2012
Cobra’s speed limiter helped achieve a 26% improvement on manufacturer stated fuel consumption figures in last week’s Fleet World MPG Marathon. Driver Doug Powell drove the Volkswagen Transporter BlueMotion fitted with a Cobra speed limiter for two days across a 370 mile route to highlight the MPG and safety benefits of fitting a speed limiter. Read full story » August 201222/08/2012
Cobra UK joined in the success of Marshall Clarke and Keith Cronin’s win of the Rally Northern Ireland in a Citroen DS3 by having its Usage Based Insurance (UBI) and Global Live real time video data streaming technologies fitted to the car for the duration of the two day rally. Read full story » July 2012COBRA ENTERS MPG MARATHON WITH SPEED LIMITER EQUIPPED VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER VAN
23/07/2012
Cobra UK will be participating in the 2012 MPG Marathon with a Volkswagen Transporter van fitted with one of its speed limiters. Read full story »COBRA UK LAUNCHES UK’S FIRST WINDSCREEN MOUNTED TELEMATICS DEVICE AT INSURANCE TELEMATICS EXPO
04/07/2012
Cobra UK is launching a unique windscreen mounted telematics box to the UK at Post Magazine’s Insurance Telematics Expo 2012 in London on 11 July. Read full story » June 201206/06/2012
A recent trial by leading safety, security and telematics provider, Cobra UK, has proven that a speed limiter can help fleets reduce fuel costs by nearly 40%, and help employers meet Duty of Care requirements by protecting their drivers. Read full story » May 201210/05/2012
Last week the government held a ‘Whiplash Summit’ led by Transport Secretary Justine Greening and Justice Secretary Ken Clarke in an aim to tackle the huge increase in fraudulent whiplash claims. The summit highlighted the incident of a park and ride bus deliberately rammed by an Audi TT, in which all 36 apparently stooge passengers onboard made claims. This type of incident deliberately targeting buses is becoming increasingly prevalent. Read full story »CV SHOW REVEALS FREIGHT CRIME TO BE A GROWING CONCERN FOR TRANSPORT OPERATORS
03/05/2012
Cobra UK’s stand was constantly busy at last week’s CV Show, with transport operators showing a real interest in how Cobra’s mobile CCTV real-time security monitoring system, Global Live, can help them fight the growing problem of freight crime in the UK. Read full story » April 2012COBRA UK LAUNCHES ITS SPEED LIMITER BENEFIT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WITH A SPECIAL PRODUCT OFFER
23/04/2012
Cobra UK, a leader in vehicle safety and security solutions, is launching a new campaign to highlight the benefits of speed limiters at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show with a special offer price on its speed limiter. Read full story »HIGH COST OF CAR INSURANCE IS PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FINDING A JOB SAYS COBRA UK
23/04/2012
Cobra UK believes that unless motor insurance costs come down over the coming years younger drivers will avoid learning to drive, which will drastically reduce their ability to get their first job and will restrict the future talent pool for employers. Read full story »COBRA ANNOUNCES MAJOR ACCESSORIES PARTNERSHIP WITH HYUNDAI MOTOR UK
12/04/2012
Cobra UK has announced a strategic alliance with Hyundai to supply a range of high quality reversing sensors and cruise control accessories for its fast expanding range of cars and SUVs. Read full story »COBRA UK APPOINTED AS GLOBAL ALARM AND STOLEN VEHICLE TRACKING PARTNER FOR LOTUS CARS
10/04/2012
Cobra UK has been appointed as the official global vehicle security and tracking partner for Lotus Cars. Read full story » March 2012£112K AUDI R8 SPYDER STOLEN IN PARIS AND LOCATED IN ATHENS BY COBRATRAK VEHICLE TRACKING SERVICE
19/03/2012
The recent recovery, in Athens, of a £112,000 Audi R8 Supercar stolen in Paris thanks to an Audi CobraTrak vehicle tracking system fitted to the vehicle, underlines the increasing prevalence of organised cross border trafficking of high value vehicles. Read full story »08/03/2012
Telematics provider, Cobra UK welcomes the Labour Shadow Transport Minister, John Woodcock’s call for the insurance industry to embrace black box technology, in a bid to avoid a potential insurance ‘time bomb’ heading their way from Europe at the end of the year. Read full story »COBRA UK HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS A SUPPLIER TO THE MOD
05/03/2012
Cobra UK is now supplying to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Defence Engineering & Support Department. Read full story » February 2012COBRA UK TO EXHIBIT UNIQUE SOLUTION TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FREIGHT CRIME AT 2012 CV SHOW
28/02/2012
Telematics, safety and security supplier, Cobra UK will be showcasing Global Live, its ground breaking mobile CCTV monitoring security system with unique live image streaming, on stand 2C91 at this year’s CV Show. Read full story »COBRATRAK INSTRUMENTAL IN RECOVERING AUDI R8 SPYDER V8 4.2L WORTH £112,500
10/02/2012
Cobra received a call from a UK based leasing company advising that a vehicle they own had been stolen; they had leased the vehicle to a lady whose handbag containing the keys to the £112,500 Audi R8 Spyder had been stolen in Paris. Read full story » January 2012COBRA ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENT IN AVERAGE STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY TIME FOR COBRATRAK CUSTOMERS
26/01/2012
Cobra UK, a leader in vehicle safety and security solutions, has reported an improvement in the average vehicle recovery time for its CobraTrak vehicle tracking customers. Cobra’s figures for 2011 show that the average time from a CobraTrak customer confirming a vehicle as stolen to the time it has been secured by police has reduced to just 54 minutes from 57 minutes. Read full story »COBRA UK SPONSORS PERFORMANCE AND LUXURY AWARDS AT WHAT CAR? AWARDS 2012
12/01/2012
Cobra, a leader in the provision of security and safety solutions for the automotive industry, sponsored two categories at last night’s prestigious What Car? Awards 2012. The company’s managing director; Andrew Smith presented the Porsche 911 with the What Car? Car of the Year Performance Car Award and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class with the WhatCar? Car of the Year Luxury Car Award at the event, held at The Grosvenor House Hotel. Read full story »Restored from an archived copy of this page captured on 06/06/2014. Product availability, specifications and pricing are being reconfirmed.