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Quote: Originally posted by helpmybob on 05/2/2010Gat yourself an alsatian or rottweiler instead of a toy dog and leave it in the van while you go to get what you need

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 Are we talking England here or Abroad ? Might be a daft question , having just bought a caravan albeit 14 years old , but is theft of caravans that bad ?

Quote: Originally posted by Dayz on 05/2/2010

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 Are we talking England here or Abroad ? Might be a daft question , having just bought a caravan albeit 14 years old , but is theft of caravans that bad ?

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Quote: Originally posted by Le Phantom on 30/1/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by robin52 on 30/1/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by adsheadv on 30/1/2010

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We never leave ours either.  Even to let the dogs stretch their legs we stay close to the van.  We eat lunch in the car & tae turns to go to the loo.  Suppose that's difficult if you're on your own but as Michael says, use the loo in the van rather than leave it.  Having said that, I'd also make a lot of noise about going into the van - wouldn't want someone thinking it was unattended & driving off with it with me in the loo!

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 Yup never leave it alone take turns. I now find myself alone and so use the caravan loo. I must admit the thought did cross my mind about the caravan being nicked while I am in there. Spooky thought.

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Not a nice idea at all

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We don't stop on motorway service areas ever. Won't pay the prices and I hate eating in a slum which is what most of them are. We pull off and find a layby somewhere and use the caravan facilities. That's what it is for.

If vans are stolen then the owner only has themselves to blame.

Quote: Originally posted by martinez on 06/2/2010

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Abroad is no worse, or better than UK. Except most French and Spanish services have nice grass areas right next to where you park with benches, trees, flowers and waste bins.

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Quote: Originally posted by Viggo on 06/2/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by martinez on 06/2/2010Abroad is no worse, or better than UK. Except most French and Spanish services have nice grass areas right next to where you park with benches, trees, flowers and waste bins.

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Be fair, quite a few (but by no means most) of British services have this. There's one I know in Scotland that has views of a lake, with a fountain!

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Quote: Originally posted by path20 on 07/2/2010

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If you put an Alko wheel lock on and a hitchlock plus an alarm would theives still get it? Especially if you leave it at Frankley in full view of the HGVs.

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Quote: Originally posted by path20 on 07/2/2010

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If you put an Alko wheel lock on and a hitchlock plus an alarm would theives still get it? Especially if you leave it at Frankley in full view of the HGVs.

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Quote: Originally posted by jennifernn on 07/2/2010

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We sat in our van and had lunch. About 30 minutes later the owners turned up, gave us a wave and drove off. They had not even had the alarm turned on, £18k of van totally unsecured!

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Quote: Originally posted by Viggo on 07/2/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by jennifernn on 07/2/2010We sat in our van and had lunch. About 30 minutes later the owners turned up, gave us a wave and drove off. They had not even had the alarm turned on, £18k of van totally unsecured!

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And therefore, probably totally uninsured. Most insurers insist on named security devices being fitted whenever the van is left unattended.

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