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Good afternoon Are you busy getting ready for a few days away in your caravan or motorhome or perhaps preparing it for a longer trip away in the not too distant future? We have been made aware of an attempt theft of a caravan from Ridings Way, Lofthouse on Wednesday 06 August at 16:00 and an Elddis Avante 462 caravan stolen from IH Motorhomes, Great North Road, Knottingley on Tuesday 05 August at 20:00. Motorhome and caravan thefts are on the increase nationally and we want to share some advice on how you can keep them safe and secure. Securing your caravan or motorhome Consider using security posts to block off your storage area. When using your caravan, use a hitch lock to cover and lock your hitching mechanism so that no-one else can hook it up and tow it awayChain your caravan to a secure point using a heavy-duty hardened steel chainUse wheel clamps and wheel locks to immobilise your caravan or motorhome. There are a number of models available, some cover the wheel and some lock the wheel through gaps in the wheel. Consider fitting a tracking deviceFit an alarm and use it whenever the caravan/motorhome is vacatedFind approved security products at www.soldsecure.comSecure storage If you don’t store your caravan at home, look for a storage site operated by the Caravan Storage site Owners Association - www.cassoa.co.ukCheck to see if it offers good security measures, for example secure posts to which your caravan can be hitch-locked, ground anchors, security staff or CCTVRemember if you can enter the storage area and remove your caravan without being approached, then so can a thief
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