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06/1/2015 at 4:51pm
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If you think it through, it is the realistic view. I hardly think confronting caravan thieves on a dark night is a sensible idea for the site owner & once a caravan is in the hands of thieves it is unlikely to be in the same state as the owner left it & probably not in the state the owner would want it returned in.
Once a caravan is stolen it is the insurance company in charge not the caravan owner so any benefit from the tracker will be for insurance co. not owner so why should the owner pay for the tracker if it is not required by the insurer?
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06/1/2015 at 5:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by RogerGoff on 06/1/2015
If you think it through, it is the realistic view. I hardly think confronting caravan thieves on a dark night is a sensible idea for the site owner & once a caravan is in the hands of thieves it is unlikely to be in the same state as the owner left it & probably not in the state the owner would want it returned in.
Once a caravan is stolen it is the insurance company in charge not the caravan owner so any benefit from the tracker will be for insurance co. not owner so why should the owner pay for the tracker if it is not required by the insurer?
Your choice of course however I would prefer it if the scumbags were caught and jailed!
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06/1/2015 at 5:45pm
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Well yes, if you think the cost of the tracker is worth that then fair do's but one needs to get away from the idea that on a phone call from the tracker operator an immediate police operation will get underway because really it probably will not, in rural areas the manpower will not be there or maybe engaged on more important matters than theft.
Police might be after an organised gang so may prefer just to track caravan but not recover it for while & so on. A tracker will help police & insurer but it will not really help owner as much as owner believes it might. If you are happy to pay the cost of a tracker under those circumstances then do that.
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06/1/2015 at 7:53pm
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I would never fit a tracker. If my van gets nicked the last thing I want is it found, I want to claim and replace.
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06/1/2015 at 7:53pm
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Police might be after an organised gang so may prefer just to track caravan but not recover it for while & so on. A tracker will help police & insurer but it will not really help owner as much as owner believes it might. If you are happy to pay the cost of a tracker under those circumstances then do that.
Been watching a lot of Police...Camera...Action!??
How are the police going to know its their known 'lags' on the go again? I cannot believe that if the police got a notice from a tracker alert that they would say....nah, lets have another doughnut. We'll get them next time.
Or....thats them who have stolen loads before, lets follow them, and get them when they stash it with the rest (that they have not got around to recovering for some reason).
For the record, i wouldnt buy a tracker, but not because i think it would be a waste. Its a calculated risk on my part that i'm confident my van wont be swiped.
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06/1/2015 at 8:19pm
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No, police won't say "have another doughnut" but they may well have to prioritise more serious issues ahead of property theft at the time of the incident. If the police are investigating organised caravan theft they may very well prefer to leave the caravan where it for a while or it might actually be in residential use & difficult to recover without a large operation anyway. The tracker can also be used as a means to the end of solving organised crime rather than the end in itself of quick recovery of an individual caravan.
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07/1/2015 at 8:55am
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Just because your caravan or car is recovered does not mean that you have to accept it especially if it has been missing for a few days. The insurance company is still liable to replace the item stolen.
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07/1/2015 at 9:10am
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Correct Ian, which makes paying for a tracker by caravan owner an unnecessary expense as it is unlikely to help the owner & the benefit is all for insurer & police.
Although one could argue that catching the thieves is for the greater good & if the owner wishes to contribute to that greater good from his own pocket then I'm sure that is welcome.
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07/1/2015 at 10:41pm
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Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 06/1/2015
Quote: Originally posted by chilephilly on 05/1/2015Our van used to be stored in a Cassoa Gold place.
Until a van got nicked out of it.
So we moved.We're now in a Cassoa Silver place, which is more secure!
*shakes head*
Where were you ?
Staffordshire. We still are, but different yard. More secure and nearer home. Winner winner chicken dinner.
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Keep calm and go camping....
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09/1/2015 at 8:38am
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Just to add to the replies! The damage to the attempted theft van was caused by them attempting to locate the tracker! No attempt was made to remove the wheelclamp, hitchlock or steady locks!
Its only a small yard holding a dozen vans, hidden from view and cheap!
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09/1/2015 at 10:00am
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Quote: Originally posted by Sproz on 09/1/2015
Just to add to the replies! The damage to the attempted theft van was caused by them attempting to locate the tracker! No attempt was made to remove the wheelclamp, hitchlock or steady locks!
Its only a small yard holding a dozen vans, hidden from view and cheap!
No such thing as hidden!
The thieves use google satellite images to scour the countryside for places to target, all caravan storage is fairly obvious from above
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Caravan theft does seem more prevalent in certain parts of the UK. In north Essex it seems not to happen. you can see a few caravans insecurely stored on farms all over the place & yet never hear of any theft.
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09/1/2015 at 11:47am
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Spate of caravan thefts in Essex area
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09/1/2015 at 12:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by clever on 09/1/2015
Spate of caravan thefts in Essex area
No good..... he is indeflatable. But I liked it
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09/1/2015 at 12:31pm
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The link is from Feb 2013, maybe a spike then suggesting an organised gang operating? Police would have had more interest in nabbing the whole gang & hopefully recover several caravans rather than individual 'hot pursuits' I guess?
I wonder how many caravans are stolen p/a? A big deal for the victim but maybe not a huge problem overall? Thieves would be interested in large late model caravans I would think. I don't think owners of older caravans have much to fear from thieves.
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