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Theft of equipment from caravans and even entire caravans is still all too common, but there are many ways to minimise the risk to you.
Your caravan insurance policy may list certain requirements, so check your policy carefully.
Thieves are looking for easy targets, so look for ways to make their task more difficult. Consider any measure to delay the thief, measures that will cause a disturbance or any measure that will later identify the equipment as having been stolen.
- Mark your equipment & caravan with your postcode, name or address. Consider using visible markings, hidden markings, or both.
- Lock caravans, using wheel-clamps, hitch-locks, even a padlock and chain around an immovable object. Use good quality locks and don't leave the key with the caravan!
- Movable equipment such as bikes should be locked to the caravan, using a substantial lock. Alternatively place them in locked storage.
- Keep loose equipment out of sight or better still, take it home with you.
- Consider an alarm or remote monitoring or tracking system for larger, more expensive caravans
- Get to know the other owners at your caravan site and look out for one another. If you see any suspicious activity - report it.
If you are unlucky and are a victim of a crime, there are also measures you can take to aid the police in recovering equipment and to assist your insurance company in settling your claim.
- Keep a note of the caravan serial number or other unique identifiers
- Record serial numbers of bikes and other equipment
- Keep purchase receipts
- Photograph your caravan from a number of angles
- Report the theft to the police and to your insurers as soon as possible. Your quick action may result in a speedy recovery.
Further Reading
We have more information including information on towing your caravan in Europe, a guide to buying a caravan and a guide to selling your caravan.
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