Truck theft and garage security

[Green1]

A couple of weeks ago my truck was stolen from my driveway. Less than 2 feet away from my bedroom window.
Myself and my neighbours have been very lax on security. 30+ years nothing has ever happened.
Yesterday  I setup a Tapo c500 camera and wish I did it sooner rather than later. Excellent quality and lovely and clear night vision. It no secret I have a garage full of bikes and tools so will be getting another to monitor inside the garage. Set up with motion detection and alarm.

All I'm going to say is act now rather than later and don't own a transit tipper when surrounded by travellers.🙄

[SteveD CB500K0]

I have a Tapo C325 on my garage.
The quality (2k) is brilliant but it’s the night vision that really stuns me.

I originally set it up with the neighbours (shared garage block) so see who was dumping stuff in our bins.

Now I watch the fox.


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[K2-K6]

What a pisser Mick. Bad enough any robbery, but impact on work equipment is really nasty.

Certainly sympathise with this. Its similar over here though, theft in general, and virtually everyday in local report a car goes from outside houses in my immediate vicinity.

From being involved with security at workplace, break ins etc, and speaking to people I know in the police force, they'll be back if its replaced too. Watch it and disable it as primary protection.  Pulling a fuel pump fuse/relay may be useful.

It's an absolutely shambolic shit show in this respect currently.  Was out with my son walking in London recently, he looking for directions on phone, we stood face to race to keep observation of the electric bike riding scum that proliferate in stealing nowadays.

[Johnny4428]

What absolute scum bags. The problem is there will be little or no chance of ever seeing it back again. When I see these thief’s going about on their bikes stealing anything that’s not chained down and even things that are chained down I can’t help thinking about a baseball bat! (I know it’s wrong) and I’m not a violent person.😳

[taysidedragon]

What absolute scum bags. The problem is there will be little or no chance of ever seeing it back again. When I see these thief’s going about on their bikes stealing anything that’s not chained down and even things that are chained down I can’t help thinking about a baseball bat! (I know it’s wrong) and I’m not a violent person.😳

I'm with you there Johnny! 🤬

[Laverda Dave]

As has already been said, it's a real pisser getting not only your van stolen but also your tools.
My nephew is a self employed carpenter who spent all his spare money buying the best tools he could afford, mainly Feestool. Scumbags actually cut a hole in the roof of his van to get in and stole all his tools despite him deliberately parking the van with the back doors hard up against a wall and his own and his wife's car either side.
He reported it to the police and all he got was a crime number as usual, no further action taken. The worst bit was his insurance company, they tried everything to avoid paying up. Eventually they did but at a massive loss to my nephew, nearly new high end tools and they gave him 25% of the true value. He was unable to work for weeks whilst the claim was settled, they knew he wasn't able to work, needed the money so offered him peanuts to settle.

The real sting, the insurance company now claim is is high risk and cancelled his policy!

This government and previous governments have made sure that crime does now actually pay.

[Johnny4428]

Bloody hell Dave! Cant cut a vehicle open quietly. Cost paid by Insurers should have been the cost to replace.

[Athame57]

This government and previous governments have made sure that crime does now actually pay.

Tell me about it, I've seen the bicycle thieves a couple of times openly using angle grinders on chains in the public glare. 
I know that feeling of finding an empty space were your bike is supposed to be as well.

[TrickyMicky]

This all started a few years ago when some pratt in Whitehall said that we should "Hug a Hoodie". We have now escalated to the stage where thieves, prisoners, and assorted scumbags have rights!!  All of the security systems we are offered are nice friendly deterrents, bullshit!, we are dealing with low-lifes who have no respect for your feelings or decency.  Security methods need to be dirty, painful, and physically able to stop any chance of repeat offences. Remotely controlled pepper bombs inside vehicles, and simi,larly controlled airbag detonators underneath motorcycle seats. Think nasty booby traps and have a nice day!

[Green1]

The most annoying thing about it is I've been growing more and more paranoid before it went missing.
Before it went my neighbours used to leave there vans unlocked and windows down. I did to but started to lock it properly about three months ago.
I had been noticing a car doing u turns at the end of the road on a fairly regular basis around 10pm normally.
Since it had become a regular occurrence that night I decided to stop being a curtain twitcher and ignored it.
A couple minutes later I heard the trucks aluminium sides rattle same again I ignored it as the wind was picking up so nothing out of the ordinary. Just as I rolled over in bed the engine fired up and I was up just in time to see it round the corner