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I got an SAS hitchlock on Ebay for just £8 and thats a nice sturdy bit of kit.

I am also interested in the SAS winter wheels that replace your wheels withsecure  steel stands that bolt to the hubs.  It has the added benefit of saving your tyres.

Thanks for all the advice everyone

I will definately be getting an alko hitchlock to go with my sas wheel clamp, and am now thinking of another wheel clamp for good measure.  Never heard of the cornerlocks so will be looking into that too!

Hubby parks his car in front of the van all day and walks to work (very thrifty!!) and overnight there are two cars in front of it, so thats my additional security.

Insurance is with the caravan club, but if anyone can recommend a better one, please do.

Quote: Originally posted by janus on 17/7/2012

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Security is fine and the more deterrents the better, but be aware that if they want it they will take it no matter what you do, do the best thing for peace of mind is the best insurance you can manage.

 

I agree with janus. Our niece a few years ago when in Stevenage the thieves without wheels left on carried it over 4 x 6ft wooden fences to get it. Reckon stolen to order. So they went right out of their way to get it.

Round the corner to where we live. The man had a post concreted in, thick chains and big thick bar gate. Then the usual wheel clamps & hitchlock. They sawed right through the post and got through the chains.

Good insurance got him another caravan and he has doen all he can to deter them.

But reading about the tracker, one just moved it to clean behind it and the alarm people were on him fast telling him his caravan had moved and as he was supposed to tell them if he moves it they were on thew ball checking it out.

Suppose its get what you pay for or can afford to pay for. One trackered van got about 10-11 miles down the M25 from home position when stopped by the law,van back with owner in good condition.

Greetings,

Just to add this to the mix.

My daughter and son in law had their caravan stolen within a fortnight of buying it (I would hasten to add that the AlKo hitchlock was found in a sorry state as was the Bulldog Wheelclamp).

They were paid out and went out and bought another 'van.

Cut to three years later and, for reasons I won't go into, they sold their present van.

We still had the keys and associated stuff from their original van and, before I disposed of them I tried their door key in my 'van.

Guess what? Without too much effort, our door opened.

So the moral is;.

Even if the thieving barstewards don't manage to steal your van, your entry door lock is probably as much use as a chocolate fire guard.

Greetings Again,

Change your car to an Automatic. They're a pain to move without the ignition key!!!.

In addition to pointing in to the drive, can I suggest a good rise and fall security post and as a further suggestion. How about a length of high quality mororcycle locking chain threaded thru the wheels to the chassis. Yes, it could be cut off with a pair of bolt cutters but not if the chain were threaded thru a suitable shaped piece of metal tubing first.