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http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2010/home-farm-thefts-17-05-10.php

I am being thick but who would leave handbags lap tops and other stuff in there awning, if we have anything like that its always locked in the caravan, with alarm on,

If you are staying in the area take extra care just incase they strike again!

Quote: Originally posted by Rune Caster on 17/5/2010

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How about insurance scammers?

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Such a sad world we live in   we seam to be loosing so much respect for each other and other peoples property. Its probably not helped by everybody thinking they need to have everything now and not wait and save, the celebrity culture isn't helping much either.

On a practical note we have used permanent makers and paint to label our aqua roll etc and step, hopefully that will discourage theft. But equally bad is false insurance claims as we all pay for that with increased premiums,  that too is theft.

Quote: Originally posted by kidsintow on 17/5/2010

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Wow. I would never think to lock up my aqua roll or waste hog. I have never heard of any walking (yet). Touches wood fast.

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Although we haave carried cable locks (for cycles which we haven't got ) for a while now, we haven't used them up until our May Bank Holiday this year. One look at the site and the water and waste hogs were locked onto the van.

Like others, anything of value is hidden in the van and the alarm left on, or it is hidden in the boot of the car.

Overall, we really do not go camping with anything of real value. If anything was stolen it would be more of a nuisance that anything else.

In the past, people did not steal from tents or caravans because there was nothing of value there to start with.
Both caravanning and camping were a very basic types of holiday and anyone in the nick for stealing from them would have been ridiculed by the other inmates.

But times change and caravanning and camping can be almost as luxurious as home but only protected by a piece of lightweight material, easy pickings for those who need to feed a £100 a day drug habit.

Whilst I have some sympathy for those who have to learn that hard way, I cannot but think, hell mend them.

i always lock my aqua rolls and waste hog up, after reading about ones going missing a few years back, i also sometimes lock the sat dish up to, and i carry a large chain if i ever take a genny with me.

now as to the theives getting all that stuff out of the site would of been hard as you need a keycard to get in and out of the site, and i cant see people walking off a site with all that stuff to the motorway without someone seeing.

as for leaving things like tv,s, laptop and hand bag in awning do people not relise your awning is only a piece of fabric, i know it our space but theives dont care.

mike

mike

Quote: Originally posted by blondieandi on 18/5/2010

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No its a bit daft leaving expensive things in awnings. Ive never been on sites where Ive felt I have to lock everything away but thats maybe just luck!! It would p*ss you off though anything getting nicked cheap or expensive.

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