Thieves tend to do as little damage as absolutely necessary, unless it it opportunist burglar who just happens to break into your caravan.
A professional caravan thief, and Im afraid these days this is what they are will not be looking to cause damage to your van, very difficult to sell on if the door is hanging off!
People who put tracker stickers onto vehicles are the ones that tend not to have trackers fitted as this is advised against. The thieves are aware of this. It also encourages the thief to hunt for the tracker unit and by doing so could cause unecessary damage to your van.
A tracker is not a deterrent, its a means of recovering your caravan/vehicle if stolen so that you get back what is yours, with any luck the thieves get caught, and your insurance premiums dont go through the roof! If you want a deterrent, get an alarm with flashing lights a loud siren and a doberman.
Once a van is stolen it is usually only driven a short distance away then left, (within 20 miles) just in case it has a tracker fitted, if it has and its activated, and due to the success rate/recovery they certainly dont want to be caught red handed. The vans/vehicles tend to be recovered immediately by the police/recovery units. If it doesnt have a tracker fitted and the vehicle is still there after a few days, then the thieves know there isnt a tracker fitted and off it trots to warmer climes or stripped for parts.
So best advice would be to get a tracker fitted with monitor (movement sensor) for total peace of mind.
Hope that helps
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Topic: Stealing a caravan....
