Imagine the scene. You’ve been holidaying in Cornwall and have spent the day out at the beach. Despite locking your caravan securely including doors, windows and wheels, somebody has managed to break in. You return to find an empty spot at the site.
At this point, naturally, you contact the police. You provide your details and the details of your caravan. Unfortunately, despite all their best efforts, the police will invariably find your predicament a difficult one to solve. The thief will have changed the number plates, leaving a largely nondescript caravan to find.
Not only does this situation deprive you of your caravan home, but also any of your possessions stored within it. For all the preventative methods you can employ, this occurrence is never entirely avoidable.
Luckily, tracking devices can provide a fantastic safety net for caravan theft. Using satellite technology similar to that in your GPS Navigation system – tracking devices are securely attached to your caravan so that the vehicle can be located after theft by the police.
There are a number of different types of caravan tracking devices, one of which could work perfectly for you.
Target Tracker
When you buy one of these devices you are also given a phone number. On discovering a theft, simply call the operator and they will be able to activate the tracker device on your caravan. For those concerned about privacy, these systems are ideal since they cannot be operated without direct user permission. Once located, the police will be given the details for recovery.
Phantom Target
Phantom makes some of the most reliable security systems available, and their products come with outstanding safety ratings. Attaching to the backup batteries of your caravan, these devices will not even be deactivated if the thieves cut the main power for the vehicle. The average period for recovery time using one of these devices is a tiny two hours.
Phantom Pro-Active
As well as providing the standard location information, this model is able to communicate security related information back to the central call centre, which can then be passed on to you the user or to the police. For example, motion sensors can pick up any unexpected activity, or cutting mains power would also alert the call centre.
RAC Trickster Pro-Active
This greatly respected automobile club offers their own tracking services. Any unauthorised movement of your caravan will trigger an alarm to the central call centre. You will then be contacted in an effort to ascertain whether the action is malicious or of your own doing. This service is also offered for a whole range of other vehicles, and all are professionally and discreetly fitted.
Of course, nobody wants to become the victim of theft. Caravans, in particular, can be an extremely vulnerable and valuable item to lose. Preventative measures are always advisable however to a determined thief they will act only as barriers. For added peace of mind, tracking devices offer an excellent second-response to theft. Whichever anti-theft methods you choose, keep your peace of mind by taking out Caravan Insurance too.
