How best to secure van - caught some guys sniffing today!

[R1CKY]

Mines has a portrait of the missus on the back door.....

scares the shi ite out of every pikey who dares come near it.

I thought of doing that too, but my missus has had her back doors smashed in so many times, I didn't want to tempt fate!

 

[REDSAW]

yup bes tel 0800 80 10 90 part no 8068 but 6233 is even better
and has a long fan control .. centralheatking

there no good..
there for natural gas only?

 

[Toxic Ted]

I thought of doing that too, but my missus has had her back doors smashed in so many times, I didn't want to tempt fate!

you're a bad man....

 

[Centralheatking]

I know bes says there for nat gas or lpg but they hold petrol or diesel back fine style- been fittin them to our vehicles for years never a problem - just spray the brass finish out with black paint so no one can pick them up in the engine bay centralheatking

there no good..
there for natural gas only?

 

[PowerFlusher2]

Do you want to rent my two bloody HUGE german shepherds - only need to put a bowl of water in the van before you lock them in for the night. Bet you a months pension you won't be troubled a second time!

 

[Centralheatking]

My mate years ago did just this - he put Lisa a big german shep pig in his landrover everynight - all went well until she got bored and ate all the soft stuff in the cab, dashboard , seats u name it ... he took here down to the riverbank and shot her

Do you want to rent my two bloody HUGE german shepherds - only need to put a bowl of water in the van before you lock them in for the night. Bet you a months pension you won't be troubled a second time!

 

[TBServices]

My mate years ago did just this - he put Lisa a big german shep pig in his landrover everynight - all went well until she got bored and ate all the soft stuff in the cab, dashboard , seats u name it ... he took here down to the riverbank and shot her

Sounds like a top bloke

 

[R1CKY]

Your mate shot a healthy dog because it destroyed the interior of a car that he used to lock her in every night? I'm lost for words!

 

[Centralheatking]

True but then in the late 80's there was in parts of Wiltshire a totally different attitude

Your mate shot a healthy dog because it destroyed the interior of a car that he used to lock her in every night? I'm lost for words!

 

[Toxic Ted]

My mate years ago did just this - he put Lisa a big german shep pig in his landrover everynight - all went well until she got bored and ate all the soft stuff in the cab, dashboard , seats u name it ... he took here down to the riverbank and shot her

Thats a bit off..........shootin the dog cos it ate two hessien sacks and a cardboard dash...

 

[Toxic Ted]

Must have been the landy version of the HSE aswell to get that quality

 

[gassafe]

I know bes says there for nat gas or lpg but they hold petrol or diesel back fine style- been fittin them to our vehicles for years never a problem - just spray the brass finish out with black paint so no one can pick them up in the engine bay centralheatking

Are you saying you pop the bonnet & have to turn off the diesel every night!? Then pop the bonnet in the morning to restart! Sounds a bit tedious...

 

[mylocalplumber]

what van do you have?

one simple thing to do is buy some alarm stickers for a few quid. better to fit a decent alarm of course but better than nothing. then you can get deadlocks and others like the ones posted. You will not stop them especially at night parked up but you can make your van harder to get into than the next one down the road and hopefully they will do that one over instead.

my old company had deadlocks ect... on its vans and on one job there was a large number of vans done over the same day. they missed out all the vans with extra security and went to the vans without.

they normally try and park up alongside you van so they can open there side door and attack yours without being noticed. so one tip is to keep your side door away from where they can park. I always park my van a few inches away from my fence so they cant get down.

if you have a mark one expert then the best solution is to weld the door shut 🙂

edit : forgot to ask if you reported it to the police??

vw transporter..not so keen on the stickers tho..think that just might draw attention

 

[mylocalplumber]

what we need is an invention so you can put your trigger torch under your seat and when somebody sits on the seat the torch lights and burns a new bum hole.

if anybody nick's my van i hope they crash and burn themselves alive in it. If i can i will get down to them to toast some marshmallows over there burning corpse.

Amen to that!

 

[mylocalplumber]

Mines has a portrait of the missus on the back door.....

scares the shi ite out of every pikey who dares come near it.

At last..a genius solution! 🙂

 

[Howsie]

Mines has a portrait of the missus on the back door.....

scares the shi ite out of every pikey who dares come near it.

Great idea! Can you post me one? 😉

 

[Howsie]

They have been doing the rounds. Several thefts reported in Richmond so stay on the look out and make a note of van regs if you get the chance.

As has been said, if you don't make it easy they'll move onto another target.

 

[stoker122]

We got done in Hertfordshire just after Christmas, they hit several vans in different local towns three nights in a row.
I still go to get tools out of the van I no longer have.
It's proper wrong, Tossers!

 

[Destroyer2813]

That Sucks stoker ain't had nothing happen yet touch wood been looking at moving but van security is a priority but may have to stay where we are as funds don't look like allowing it

 

[Plumb08]

I thought of doing that too, but my missus has had her back doors smashed in so many times, I didn't want to tempt fate!

Thanks Mate I just sprayed tea everywhere :biggrin5: