Alternative to a Transit?
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stevemcs said:
All you can do is buy yourself time, we had a customer who wanted to upgrade the lock and I spoke to a specialist who said you can fit them but if you make it too tough and they want in they just cut a hole in the roof. That was locks for a Transporter where they punch a hole behind the sliding door handle and let themselves in
Don't even need a cutter. They get on the roof, push the top of the rear door with their feet, and it folds. Open in 20 seconds.eldar said:
Just to add a bit of comedy. Woke up early this morning to discover two smackheads trying to remove the ladder rack. Fortunately for them they could run faster than me.
I would say that if you are now up to 4 robbery sttempts in 4 months you either need to find more secure storage for your van or move to a better area. HelldogBE said:
JulietRomeo said:
will the car ever be parked in the same spot? Won’t take them much effort to have a gander at an estate car sat a bit lower than usual parked in the same spot.
Plenty of cars with air suspension to hide the load. The risk of getting your (expensive) estate/SUV broken into seems a lot smaller than with a (cheaper) van. I guess trade tools are a lot less niche and easier to resell than entire cars or car parts. Also a lot easier to hide some stolen kit vs entire cars...
A battered estate car lacking any extending shelf/cover may still be a temptation...I see many an estate being driven and oftentimes they simply look like a tradesman's car.
Perhaps even an older MPV...not a Zafira (again too obvious) but a C3/C4 Picasso, Seat Alhambra, VW Sharanetc...anything a bit raised.
Has anyone ever used and had success with those stickers that say things like 'no tools left in this vehicle overnight'?
Sounds like you're beyond just changing the vehicle.
I live in a s
thole but haven't had anything more than scrotes trying the doors.
Leaving tools in any vehicle is asking for trouble.
I'd be looking at some sort of strong box that could be relatively easily loaded in and out of the van each day.
I live in a s
thole but haven't had anything more than scrotes trying the doors.Leaving tools in any vehicle is asking for trouble.
I'd be looking at some sort of strong box that could be relatively easily loaded in and out of the van each day.
sherman said:
I would say that if you are now up to 4 robbery sttempts in 4 months you either need to find more secure storage for your van or move to a better area.
This is the answer, i suspect. It is actually quite depressing just how many vans get broken into. Camper vans, builders, anything.
When he had the wheels nicked off his Lotus Cortina, my grandfather turned to Dobermen. It worked, and he ended up getting into dog breeding from there. I think he even judged at crufts.
If you have a driveway you can gate off, it's probably the best deterrent there is.
Failing that, how about a big air horn system set up as an alarm. Point it right at the doors too to deafen them. I'd be really tempted to booby trap things in unpredictable ways just to put them off from trying again.
It's really endemic. Could have a lot of fun with a bait vehicle. Actually, there's a thought. Buy a cheap old van and leave it nearby. Make it easier to break into than your main one but have it silent alarm you.
If you have a driveway you can gate off, it's probably the best deterrent there is.
Failing that, how about a big air horn system set up as an alarm. Point it right at the doors too to deafen them. I'd be really tempted to booby trap things in unpredictable ways just to put them off from trying again.
It's really endemic. Could have a lot of fun with a bait vehicle. Actually, there's a thought. Buy a cheap old van and leave it nearby. Make it easier to break into than your main one but have it silent alarm you.
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