Adventures.....halted!

Margyp
Margyp Forum Participant Posts: 4
edited May 2019 in Your stories #1

Well, last year we purchased our lovely little home on wheels.  Me, a first time novice, my OH more experienced but in a previous life quite a few years ago.  We have 2 gorgeous Lhassa Apsos so we decided to holiday UK with them for a while.

All went very very well last year, fabulous weather, my OH continually saying "it's not always like this love..it's a bit miserable when it rains"! , but we  were so so lucky. Off to Ayr and down to Devon all lovely.

Then, after one trip to Porlock and a long weekend in Betsw y coed this year...it all ended last weekend.  

A call from our storage told us our caravan beauty had been stolen overnight!  Security clamps and hitchlock just cut off and security gates and bolted gates no object.  Caravan towed off over three fields,  and no one heard or saw a thing.

We had booked sites in Lake district and Ayr and off in 10 days! 

We are so so distraught !  Insured of course but so angry.

Look after your home on wheels....and I think a wheel moving senser type of caravan alarm could be a Dragons den opportunity!

 

 

 

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  • Bakers2
    Bakers2 Forum Participant Posts: 8,192 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2019 #2

    Oh I feel your anger and pain 😤😤😢😢.

    Sadly whatever you're security those determined to help themselves to what they fancy doesnt deter them 😤😤😤. Whatever the item is!

    Out of interest what type of storage did you use? CASoS (not sure letters are in the right order 😉) gold is the highest. Was there CCTV, reinforced fencing, controlled access and gates? 

    I hope the insurance company pay up swiftly and you can secure another caravan to continue your adventures.

  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited May 2019 #3

    Very sorry to read your story it's something we read about too often and you'd think the industry as a whole would make major steps to improve security. 

  • Margyp
    Margyp Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited May 2019 #4

    It appears no one is interested. .least of all the police.  We are seriously considering whether to purchase again..the security is non existent. .any fool can take a caravan...and no one would stop them or find it...

    Very very disillusioned!  😕

  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,144 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2019 #5

    Some are found and returned to their owners.  Personally if my van were stolen I wouldn’t want it back.  

  • Margyp
    Margyp Forum Participant Posts: 4
    edited May 2019 #6

    No...you are right..if found we don't want it back...but still very angry that people have it and are enjoying it for free!

  • Chrystal
    Chrystal Forum Participant Posts: 231
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    edited May 2019 #7

    So so sorry to hear your pride and joy has been stolen.

    So annoying this is happening far to often, causing so much stress.

     

     

  • paul56
    paul56 Forum Participant Posts: 937
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    edited May 2019 #8

    Sorry to hear your story. there is some scum around! Our storage has CCTV installed but I suspect that wouldn't deter them either. 

  • Daz Law
    Daz Law Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited June 2019 #9

    Really sorry about the theft, it has got me worried now.

    What lock did you have on the wheel, I have an AL-KO wheel lock, and cannot see how this would be cut off easily.

    The hitch lock does not seem as secure, but it more a deterrent 

     

     

     

  • Williams1974
    Williams1974 Forum Participant Posts: 18
    edited September 2022 #10

    I really feel for you and know how you are feeling. Ours was stolen last month. We had Alko hitchlock and wheel locks and our storage had gates and a barrier with locks. We had just packed it with everything ready to take our two small grandchildren away the next day. The worst thing is the scum who took it are advertising it on Facebook as a ‘hot’buy, with his picture. Police can’t trace him or the van. Like you, we are devastated. Please don’t let these vile scum stop you doing what you enjoy. Our insurance have been excellent and we are buying another van. 

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