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any help would be most appreciated.
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Re: extra security lock for habitation door
I'm not being pessimistic or alarmist here, but is it worth spending cash on a door lock and drilling holes in the van, when it's already far more secure than the plastic windows??
Only you can answer that, but all I'm suggesting is that (as a newcomer) you don't get too carried away with exaggerated concerns about your van's security. You can bet that every robbery suffered by a member will be reported on here - but you will have to look hard to find many. Statistically you are very safe, and you have insurance if you ever become the unlucky one in a thousand!
Nothing will stop a determined "professional" thief, and an opportunist scrote is unlikely to try forcing a hab door with two strong latching points.
Others will disagree entirely, which is good, as it will give you several different viewpoints to ponder.
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That’s one reason we went for another AS PVC with the non-opening glass windows.
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Re: extra security lock for habitation door
When lock down is lifted, go to the dealer ( or any auto sleeper dealer) and look at the new models and compare with your one.
We did fit a different tracker, it is well hidden, I can use it to check vehicle battery and it s very good at alerting if vehicle moves etc.
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Don't forget the locker - its scary how easy it is to get into the motorhome that way too. I locked my keys in the van (embarrassingly) but forced the plastic latches on the door and was able to climb in through the seat! An alarm contact is now on the locker too....
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I DO take precautions about making it difficult to steal the van however, seat lock, steering wheel lock, brake lock, but wonder sometimes if it would be better to leave it unlocked, at least they shouldn't bust anything in the process, Ins. Co. might not like it though!
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As you will have gathered from my earlier post, I am in complete agreement with you.
I think a lot of people fail to realise that the average scrote doesn't give a damn how much damage he does when robbing a van, or anywhere else.
These two points you made are spot on . . . .
"just about ANY vehicle ( apart from the presidential wagon ) can be very easily broken into, they wont be 'nice' about it either"
and . . . "wonder sometimes if it would be better to leave it unlocked, at least they shouldn't bust anything in the process"
My own inclination is to show a very visible deterrent such as a Disklok, and not to bother with much else. If he's an opportunist the scrote will walk on by and target some other poor sod's van. If he's a pro, nothing will stop him, so why spend a fortune buying a false sense of security!!
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Enjoy your m/h .
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Re: extra security lock for habitation door
Have to say, I don't think a 6ft fence amounts to much security!
Needs to be 10 ft at least, surely?
Hope nothing of any sentimental value has gone; anything else can be replaced.
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Re: extra security lock for habitation door
Chris, no other vans were targeted. Might be a number of reasons for this, including the luck of the draw. But accept more visible security devices to the van may have persuaded them to look elsewhere. Sorry to all for drifting of the subject on this thread. Will not discuss my bad day on this thread again.
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I think the reason for this is there are people around in housing areas making it much more likely that the 'perp' will be seen, so they don't want to spend a lot of time working on the security. I'm fortunate that I live on a cut-de-sac and that 3 homes around me have CCTV, plus another at the end which is the only way out. High chance they will be detected / heard.
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Please don't worry about posting further news in the thread. It's not what any of us wants to read, but anything you can tell us that might help prevent future events such as this will be very much appreciated, I'm sure.
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We are lucky to be able to keep ours out of site in an open barn with my beloved old Landrover but I do have a ‘maroon’ style of trip alarm fitted. Legality of which could be interpreted either way . I have to be really careful not to trip over it myself .
Isn’t it a wonderful sign of modern times that we all have to be thinking this way .
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Like the orange disc idea, we had a spare number plate and glued that to the roof, not heli visible I doubt but certainly easy to see from a motorway bridge, for example. Even more effective if the original number plates have been changed. Also, on a previous van got big letters meant for wheelie bins and put our post code on the roof.
Clearly I'm assuming you know who won't have time or intelligence to check the roof!!
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In an earlier post someone mentioned deadlocking. I was reading up about this yesterday. On the Peugeot it can only be set by pressing the lock button on the remote key fob twice and this will lock all three doors from both the inside and outside. The hazard lights flash three times to confirm the deadlocking. Alarms are much maligned as people ignore car sirens but if they are integrated with the tracker, as they should be with Sergent's tracking system, the tracking centre in Bedford will be alerted and will phone the owner.
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Correction Caraman - not on all Peugeots it appears!Caraman wrote:MelB - very sorry to hear of your break-in.
In an earlier post someone mentioned deadlocking. I was reading up about this yesterday. On the Peugeot it can only be set by pressing the lock button on the remote key fob twice and this will lock all three doors from both the inside and outside. The hazard lights flash three times to confirm the deadlocking. Alarms are much maligned as people ignore car sirens but if they are integrated with the tracker, as they should be with Sergent's tracking system, the tracking centre in Bedford will be alerted and will phone the owner.
When I first heard about deadlocking I tried it on our van and it didn't work, so I phoned our friendly Peugeot main agent and asked what I was doing wrong, and could they fix it if it was broken.
I was then told that not all base vehicles came with the function, and ours is one that didn't.
All a bit vague I realise, but that's all I know. I was mildly miffed to learn that we don't have it, but didn't bother to investigate further so I don't know what proportion of vans have or have not.
I wouldn't ever use the deadlock if we were inside the van in any case, as being able to get out fast in the dark could be vital, and a panicking search for the keys is not a good scenario.
Hope this is of interest.
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