Thieving numb sculls

[chris day]

Hello sparks

Is it me or are van break inns hugely on the rise, this year every electrician i know has been broken into.
on a new van what is the best way to secure your van as best as you can as i think 90% are low hanging fruit with robbers not bothering with well secured van.
Although with that said i know of a gentlemen who has a brand new transporter with security like fort knocks.... grinder on the roof and the van was subsequently written off.
Also insurance anyone can recommend?
and finally anyone been done over themselves as i feel like i am the only one who has been lucky so far as a good friend got all is stuff taken just going into ASDA.

 

[Specialist]

Had my truck done over a few months back, smashed the rear screen & also bent the top of the drivers side door. The sum total of stuff they stole ? Absolutely nothing, everything was still there but I'd gained a big screwdriver.
Police didn't want to know as it was parked on a private estate outside a garage, awaiting repair.
Luckily the guy who runs the garage picked up the bill, that's the third vehicle we've had done over

 

[DPG]

They need to put locking systems similar to UPVC doors, but with bolts all around. Then as long as the door is internally braced with a couple of cross bars it would need TNT to get in!

 

[Specialist]

Couldn't we just put the TNT to a better use ?.

 

[telectrix]

smart water is a good option, but only works after they've got in.

 

[Rock'N'Rebel]

What DPG said is a very good solution.
But then the scumbags will just resort to the high destruction method like cutting though the sides or roof.
Cordless tools have made many things easier for ourselves for work but also has made breaking in to other persons properties easier for the scumbags.

 

[Wilko]

We could get this one to work, I reckon ...

 

[Specialist]

Ooh pretty, about 5' high I reckon

 

[Midwest]

You think the criminal fraternity have a cushty lifestyle in our prisons, you might what to check out the Danish ones

 

[Adie moore]

had my mft and sds lifted from a contractors car park at the NEC just a couple of days ago. I think they must have picked the locks as their was no damage. inevitably I'm now looking into van security, better late than never I guess.

 

[Leesparkykent]

had my mft and sds lifted from a contractors car park at the NEC just a couple of days ago. I think they must have picked the locks as their was no damage. inevitably I'm now looking into van security, better late than never I guess.

Scumbags...........I've had it done twice over the years. You don't have a Transit do you?

 

[Adie moore]

yep, kicking myself now as I even know about the tib (?) locks and how easy they are to pick.
seriously anyone reading this thread, make time to secure your van. because it's a lot cheaper to do it before rather than after you've been done.

 

[Rock'N'Rebel]

Adie moore
So if you were in the contractor's area I'm guessing some other contractors would have taken your things or is it not a restricted area

 

[Adie moore]

its not a restricted area but i wouldn't be surprised if it was another cotractor. when the shows are being built up theirs 100's of blokes about.

 

[Rock'N'Rebel]

I would like to think we all would have the respect for our fellow work professionals. But as you said if it's not a restricted area then who knows.
What is a mft??
Festool multifunctional table?

 

[telectrix]

MFT... multifunctional tester, as in megger 1552 etc.