Van security - Whats best?

[Amp David]

no chance most proper crooks can get in quicker than you with the key

but slow them down with

1.buy a van with solid side and rear doors and fit a bulkhead to secure the rear from the front
2.fit a van vault/sentry box and bolt it to the floor and put the expensive stuff in it
3.fit dead locks to the side and rear doors
4.no sign writing
5.fit a tracker /sms alarm system
6.dont leave recipets /wholeslaers/collection notes in fornt of van

Yes its not cheap
Yes it may be overkill
Yes its only going to get worse before it gets better
No ive not lost any kit in 6 years

Jamie

Would agree with not leaving stuff on show, even like you say invoices and the like. The amount of vans i've seen with tools on the passenger seat and footwells

 

[andekoch]

i try to remove the most expensive stuff at the end of the day, meter, drills, tool bag. have bulkhead and nothing in front definately, if cant see anything cant be tempted, i have a hole (which i can colse up in the bulkhead so i can still get 3m stuff in the van. parking off the road is a must, reverse up against a building if possible.
definately have insurance.

then some git will rob you blind while you unloading on a job and leave the van unlocked for a second. almost happened to me (camm back to the van to see that someone had tried to pull open the rear doors) except being paranoid i lock and deadlock the van as soon as i am more than an arms length away from it.

 

[DanHW]

Put a rat trap in the glove box! Least u know their fingers will hurt!!!!

 

[london_uk]

I had my van burgled 3 times

a plumber had the van stolen

a painter had the van burgled 2 times

 

[mogga]

Gget was a builder in Glasgow had van stolen a few year ago Line for 30 Belize Windows on seat Tleaf brass necked it and picked up half the Windows saying he was new guy n wanted to impress boss so not only did van go but thousands of pounds worth of Windows Not a trace of van Given value of stuff that can be got I take tester drills happy ect to van vault in shed