IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ARMD Tool Inventory enables you to quickly record and manage your tools in one place allowing you to see what you own and what it’s worth.
The ARMD GUARD Van alarm and tracker silently watches over your tools, providing both a deterrent and an instant phone call notification upon detecting motion.
ARMD Tool Insurance that’s fit for purpose and gets you back up and running quickly if you suffer a loss.
*Tools must be listed in the inventory with proof of purchase.
Submit claims easily at the touch of a button without having to talk to the insurance company.
Deter an opportunistic thief and show your support by sticking our hi-vis ‘This vehicle is ARMD’ vinyl sticker on your van. A sticker is included with every bundle or your can buy them separately here.
If you take the time to post a photo on social media of the sticker on your van and tag @ARMD_Ltd with hashtags: #StickOneUpToToolTheft #ProtectYourTools #getARMD we will add some credit to your ARMD account to spend on tools as a thank you.
We sell over 30,000 tools for tradespeople from our online tool shop. Buy and protect your tools all from one place.
POLICY COVER
SIGNIFICANT AND UNSUAL EXCEPTIONS:
EXCESS
YOUR RIGHT TO CANCEL
You may cancel this Policy in the first year of insurance during the 14 days after the policy has come into force by giving notice in writing to ARMD at [email protected]. This right does not apply at any subsequent renewal of the Policy.
If a claim has been submitted or there has been any incident likely to give rise to a claim during the period of insurance, no refund for the unexpired portion of the premium will be given.
Provided that there have been no claims or incidents likely to give rise to a claim that have occurred then, during the first 14-days after the policy has come into force, insurers will give a refund of the proportionate part of the premium paid in respect of the unexpired term of this Policy, subject to our £50 inclusive of IPT cancellation charge.
You have no other rights to cancel the policy.
RSA is a leading international general insurer operating in the UK, Ireland, continental Europe and the Middle East.
We are one of the world's oldest general insurers, providing peace of mind to individuals and protecting businesses from risk for more than 300 years.
Today, we are proud to be a customer-focused, agile and resilient business, with strong brands and an emphasis on operational and performance improvement.
Yes they are as we recognise that it's not practical to have to load and unload your tools at the start and end of every day. The tools however must be locked in your van with any alarm turned on and out of sight. Your van should be parked:
Yes they are. Simply let us have the registration number of the van that you drive and advise us if that changes.
Each claim will have an excess of £100 applied
This is an Indemnity policy which means that the insurer, RSA, will take wear and tear into account when settling any claim. They calculate this at 10% of the purchase price per year up to a maximum of 5 years.
The policy works on a per vehicle basis. If you carry your tools in more than 1 vehicle you will need to buy a policy for each
Simply advise us of the registration number of your new van and we will make the changes to your policy for you
We cover hundreds of different trades but there are a few that we don’t. These are:
Receipts are always the first choice for an insurance company when processing a claim as it proves that you owned it and is not a stolen item in the first place. To benefit from our 5 day claims promise you would need the majority of your receipts but we do understand that is not always possible so in those cases a selfie of you with the tool (which you can do from the free ARMD tool inventory app) does go some way to proving you owned it before it was stolen.
It is worth noting an insurer assesses each claim on its own merits and takes into account all sorts of information not just receipts. The ARMD app and tech is trying the streamline that for tradespeople as much as possible so that you can firstly get the correct protection and secondly make claims smoother so that you can get back on the tools as quickly as possible if the worst happens. It is always a good idea to keep your receipts and log them in the app and for the few you do not have receipts for take as many photos of the tool and log any other proof you may have.
Also if you buy regularly from the same tool shop like Screwfix or even online they will often have a record of your receipts under your account so you can easily download those proof of purchases and upload them to ARMD tool inventory in a few steps.
This Tools in transit insurance policy cover Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland.
An OBD port is a vehicles ‘On-Board Diagnostics’ port. It is a socket usually found under the steering wheel or near the glove compartment. It may be covered behind a removable panel.If you cannot find it google the make and model of your vehicle with OBD in the search i.e ‘Ford transit custom 2019 ODB location’
The PIR disc sensor needs to go in the back of your van and cover the widest viewpoint possible including the doors where a breach is most likely to happen. Often this is on the bulkhead about 12 inches down from the roof, which would cover the back doors and a side door. Still, we understand that because of racking and different van configurations this is not always possible so in these cases place a far away as possible pointing at the most vulnerable parts of the van. It range is from 10cm to 5m. The sensor comes with a cradle that can easily stuck on or screwed to a surface and the PIR sensor then clips into it.
The PIR sensor that goes in the back last 7 years. The ARMD Guard hub that goes in the front takes power from your vehicle battery so unless the vehicle is left stationary for months it should stay powered. If for any reason the power does run out or the up is unplugged you will be notified in the ARMD app and by text message.
There are no top up's needed as the data is covered in your monthly or annual price.
After our research there were a number of different reasons why we did not include an audible siren within the alarm:
• The police are more likely to put the blue lights on and come to the scene of the crime if they have a chance of catching them red handed. BTW we always encourage you not to approach a theft that is taking place. Simply call the police and if you can try capturing them on film at a safe distance. This is for your own safety and will also support any insurance claim.
• They often do not deter the thief and irritate the neighbours when accidentally triggered.
• It brings the price of the product up therefore making it less attractive.
ARMD collects various alarm usage and location data, such as how often the alarm is armed and where the vehicle travels. It is worth noting that none of this information is shared with any third party organisations, and is only used to improve the products ARMD makes for tradespeople.
We cannot speak for other insurers but ARMD insurance products still cover you if your alarm happens to be turned off when a theft happens. We do however expect you to have it plugged in and being used regularly to show that you are taking action to try and prevent and protect your tools and van. It is worth mentioning that if you have ARMD insurance and your van is attacked whilst the alarm is armed, it can help to verify some claim details and speed up the process which is one of the reason we sell it with insurance.
A tamper switch is triggered when the ODB connector is removed. This will activate an immediate phone call alert and SMS message to alert you
Once you have purchased and installed the ARMD guard smart alarm you will be able to access the vehicle tracker within the ARMD app under the Security section.
PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL BE DIFFERENT LOGIN DETAILS
Vehicle tracking has a different login to the one you registered when signing up for an ARMD account. You should have receive an email from us when you bought the alarm titled “Important information regarding your new ARMD Guard alarm” which includes the tracking login details. After your first login, you will then be prompted to change your password.
Module
Technology | GSM/GPRS/GNSS/BLUETOOTH |
Cellular
Technology | GSM |
2G bands | Quad-band 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
Data transfer | GPRS Multi-Slot Class 12(up to 240 kbps) |
Data support | SMS (text/data) |
Power
Supply voltage range | 10 - 30 V DC with overvoltage protection |
Back-up battery | 3.7 V 45 mAh |
Power consumption | At 12V < 5 mA (Ultra Deep Sleep) At 12V < 7 mA (Deep Sleep) At 12V < 7 mA (Online Sleep) At 12V < 8 mA (GPS Sleep) At 12V < 28 mA (nominal) |
Bluetooth
Specification | 4.0 + LE |
Supported peripherals | Temperature and Humidity sensor, Headset, Inateck Barcode Scanner, Universal BLE sensors support |
Interface
Connection | OBDII Socket |
GNSS antenna | Internal High Gain |
Cellular antenna | Internal High Gain |
USB | 2.0 Micro-USB |
LED indication | 2 status LED lights |
SIM | Nano-SIM |
Memory | 128MB internal flash memory |
Physical Dimensions
Dimensions | 52.6 x 29.1 x 26 mm (L x W x H) |
Operating Environment
Operating temperature (without battery) | -40 °C to +85 °C |
Storage temperature (without battery) | -40 °C to +85 °C |
Operating humidity | 5% to 95% non-condensing |
Ingress Protection Rating | IP41 |
Battery charge temperature | +10 °C to +45 °C |
Battery discharge temperature | -20 °C to +60 °C |
Battery storage temperature | -20 °C to +45 °C for 1 month -20 °C to +35 °C for 6 months |
Features
Sensors | Accelerometer |
|---|---|
Scenarios | Green Driving, Over Speeding detection, Jamming detection, GNSS Fuel Counter, Excessive Idling detection, Unplug detection, Towing detection, Crash detection, Auto Geofence, Manual Geofence, Trip |
Sleep modes | GPS Sleep, Online Deep Sleep, Deep Sleep, Ultra Deep Sleep |
Configuration and firmware update | FOTA Web, FOTA, Configurator (USB, Bluetooth), FMBT mobile application (Configuration) |
SMS | Configuration, Events, Debug |
GPRS commands | Configuration, Debug |
Time Synchronization | GPS, NITZ, NTP |
Fuel monitoring | OBD II |
Ignition detection | Accelerometer, External Power Voltage, Engine RPM |
Operating Mode
Frequency Technology | 2,4 GHz - Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0/4.2 Up to +4 dBm (configurable) |
Output Power Range | Up to 500 metres open field (+4dBm) |
Transmission Period | Advertising period (0,1 sec to 10 sec – configurable in seconds) |
Radio Frame Format | Identifier : 15 characters max (15 bytes)* Presence detection event counter d’états : total number of presence event detected (15 bits)* Presence detection instantaneous state (1 Bit) *Refer to the frames specifications for more information |
Settings and Configuration | Interface/protocole : NFC (Type 2) |
Connected Mode | Datalogger commands (record of saved sensor data)/ Battery level |
Advertising Mode | Periodic presence detection state data transmission. Immediate transmission on change of sensor state |
Sensors Performance | Range : 10 cm to 5 m (4 levels configuration) |
Battery
Power Supply | 3 VDC - Internal lithium battery |
Battery Life | Up to 5 years* * Refer to the battery life curves for more information |
Battery Level | Low battery warning in advertising frames (<15%) Battery voltage in scan response frames (configurable) |
Certifications
Europe | CE : EN 300 328/ EN 301 489 & EN 55032 / EN 62368- 1 |
USA | FCC : FCC 15.247 / FCC PT 15B |
Canada | ISED : RSS-247 / ICES-003 |
RoHS | Yes |
Housing
Dimensions | Ø 57 mm base - Height 20 mm |
Weight | 41g |
Materials | DELRIN (POM C) Compatible with food products (90/128/EEC) |
Waterproof Grade | IP 65 |
Operating Temperature | -18°C to +32°C |
Storage temperature | -18°C to +80°C |
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