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.

 

[Gaz92552]

With security I reckon a good audio alarm deters most and was thinking about getting a mini site box to bolt down and put the pricey stuff in. Few years back I had a van stollen in broad day light, apprentley there was a gang operating with a tow truck in the area!

 

[LankyWill]

Its a crying shame that we cant have nice things in todays society. Work hard and buy some decent tools and become more efficient and some toe rag robs it. Luckily i have got deadlocks and cctv over my drive with a led flood to deter scum. Ive also got a 700mm length of 5omm 4 core taped together by the side of my seat for any chancer coming my way.

 

[Rock'N'Rebel]

Unfortunately the low life scumbags are using more destructive methods to get in our vans. I have been looking at different options for van security and came across Tool Shield van security. I would personally consider this as it is like a vault the size of your van.
But like Gaz92552 mentioned they can just take the whole van.

 

[telectrix]

i find a double barrel 12 bore poking out the bedroom window to be a good deterrent. ( it's actually 2 pieces of 20mm plastic conduit taped together)

 

[Rpa07]

i find a double barrel 12 bore poking out the bedroom window to be a good deterrent. ( it's actually 2 pieces of 20mm plastic conduit taped together)

I did 'put' funny, though, with an uncomfortable laugh, I know you are serious!

 

[Andy-1960]

One of our vans a few weeks ago, they pinched a few tools but caused a lot a damage to the van in the progress.

 

[The Ghost]

Cattle fence voltage pulse on chassis of van.Electric Poultry Netting Kits. - https://www.agrisellex.co.uk/electric-fencing-kits/poultry-netting-kits.html

 

[telectrix]

better and cheaper. a 12V -240V inverter fed from van battery, L connected to van body, N to spike in tarmac.

 

[drzsta]

Filthy thieving scum need their hands having the crop. UK justice system is pathetic.

 

[Davisonp]

Thatcham Slam Locks is a good start.

 

[Andy-1960]

better and cheaper. a 12V -240V inverter fed from van battery, L connected to van body, N to spike in tarmac.

I thought about this, but I'd forget!

 

[Andy-1960]

When I was at college a lad built a box which he left in the common room, inquisitive students soon investigated and promptly got a electric shock.
He had fitted the box with a battery, a timer and a car ignition coil, each side of the box was opposite polarity, when you tried to pick it up.. zap, timer pulsed every couple of seconds.
Was really funny at the time, but a similar idea would be good for lock up boxes inside vans! Insulate the box from the van chassis, positive to the box negative to the chassis...

 

[dmxtothemax]

Unfortunately you cannot electrocute even scum bags !
Seems even they have rights ?

 

[Specialist]

Yep, they have the right to electrution if they try to nick my stuff.

 

[stummish]

I had a laptop stolen just before Christmas. It was worth maybe £100, so £50 to them at most, but it had a few thousand pounds worth of EICR's for a laboratory on it which I had to redo.

There's bankers and politicians thieving from us from the top out in the open about it, and there's scum from the bottom creeping about nicking our stuff, then there's us working hard but getting shafted from both ends. What a life!

 

[Specialist]

You catch the scum trying to break into your property or thieving your stuff & do anything to them. Then see what happens, You'll suddenly find that scum have more rights than normal people and they can afford better lawyers, Or of course Joe public will foot the bill for one

 

[stummish]

@Specialist worse than that, if you call out a banker or politician for being a crook, they'll sue YOU for defamation! Look at Ian Hislop, most sued man in Britain, all he does is says what he sees and doesn't pull punches. Maybe if these old boys networks didn't rinse so much money from the system we could pay for a better NHS and police force. /rant over... you can tell it's Monday morning.

 

[Specialist]

Won't argue with anything you said buddy, but they're sort of removed somewhat. We're stuck with Bankers & Politicians the same as we would be with a boil on the butt. No matter what bank you use or political party is in, we know they're shafting us on a daily basis.

Thieving Druggie scum are closer to home for most of us & their antics have a more Instant & Shocking effect on our daily lives, hopefully having your van ripped off wouldn't be a regular occurrence.
When it does happen though, it has a massive effect on your business or job & your ability to put food on the table for your family.

 

[ruston]

Also it is an affront to your decency ,and an insult when they get off with a caution , or similar farcical punishment.