To sticker or not is the question?

[swemmy666]

If you add security: disklok, tracker, immobiliser, etc etc, do you put a sticker on the van advising any potential scroat of the hurdles they will have to jump in the hope they fukoff to someone elses van, but take the risk that they will just come back forewarned with the appropriate equipment?

To sticker or not is the question?

 

[Andy Norfolk]

I doubt a sticker would make any difference to their decision either way. If they want it they will try whatever you do. What you do only reduces their chances of success.

 

[poppycamper]

If they want it they will try whatever you do. What you do only reduces their chances of success.

And the more damage they will cause if/when they fail!

 

[Abacist]

VanBitz supply stickers when they do an instal so I used all the stickers on my van adjacent to doors and windows

 

[The Wino]

VanBitz supply stickers when they do an instal so I used all the stickers on my van adjacent to doors and windows

What do they say?

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[Abacist]

What do they say?

That it’s another deterrent!

 

[Badknee]

I use the stickers advertising the deterrents I have fitted in the vain hope that one of the scroats can read. I do blag it a bit with the lightening arrow that says danger 440 volts though

 

[Whippet93]

If you add security: disklok, tracker, immobiliser, etc etc, do you put a sticker on the van advising any potential scroat of the hurdles they will have to jump in the hope they fukoff to someone elses van, but take the risk that they will just come back forewarned with the appropriate equipment?

To sticker or not is the question?

If stickers work, we could save a fortune on trackers, immobilisers and security locks..
The thing is, when I'm parked up at home, or on a site the blinds are usually closed, so they won't see the steering wheel lock, or drivers seat locked in reverse. I might also have my screen cover on, which negates the dash cam set on monitor and would also block any stickers. The wheel clamp is the only really visible thing.
I suppose the more stickers for more security devices may, as you say send them on to some other poor sods van

 

[Scotsblood]

I use the stickers advertising the deterrents I have fitted in the vain hope that one of the scroats can read. I do blag it a bit with the lightening arrow that says danger 440 volts though

Actually very easy to get to 440 volts using very simple electrical components, no not outlandish at all! A 'box of tricks' built by a now late friend was specifically designed to fry anything plugged into an OBD2 port using a much higher voltage burst unless turned off. Unfortunately, he passed before his invention moved beyond the first couple of prototypes. He fitted one to our first van to check arm/disarm functions and whether garage diagnostics or updates were affected in any way. It passed all tests and we were looking forward to either refit to our next van or an updated version to our next van when he fell ill and it never happened. I thought it was both a really clever idea and very sneaky but would be worth warning about!

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

Just put Jims new avatar on your van and they'll leave it well alone

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[Zigisla]

I use the Vanbitz stickers on the doors and lockers. I also have the tracker stickers on the rear and cab windows in addition to the cctv monitoring on the hab windows.
If they want my van, they will have it, but it may well deter the chancer scrotes.

 

[alex n]

I use the Vanbitz stickers on the doors and lockers. I also have the tracker stickers on the rear and cab windows in addition to the cctv monitoring on the hab windows.
If they want my van, they will have it, but it may well deter the chancer scrotes.

was that to save getting a re spray

 

[MisterB]

Vanbitz do supply stickers, but the blue led lights 'potentially' suggest that the vehicle has additional security and I'm sure that the 'professional' motorhome thief would recognise, or dare I say even understand, that it won't be the easiest of motorhomes to steal.
My thoughts are that most motorhomes stolen are not taken on a whim, they are taken after a fair bit of planning and I'm damn sure they know when they see a Vanbitz alarmed motorhome (with the flashing led's) and recognise that it is going to be difficult to steal! So why would they bother when there are potentially easier targets?

 

[Minxy]

We have stickers on ours, one lot about it being alarmed and the other that there are dogs onboard. We get them from Sticker Mule when they do their twice yearly offers of 10 identical stickers for €1 delivered.

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We also get stickers of our dogs each year too as we use them on our phone cases to show people who ask about them as it's not always possible to show a photo on the phones due to sunlight, we also put them on Christmas and/or birthday cards. You can basically get whatever you want on the stickers as you choose the image, be it one you've created or a stock one off the web or their site.

 

[PP Bear]

Most of these scrots can’t read, rob us at dark o’clock in the morning and don’t pay a blind bit of attention to stickers. Think they’re supplied to make us feel safe.

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[BrochMike]

the blue led lights 'potentially' suggest that the vehicle has additional security

So would these be more effective than a sticker, then?

Pardon our interruption...

 

[stevewagner]

It can’t hurt

 

[MisterB]

So would these be more effective than a sticker, then?

Pardon our interruption...

The point I was trying to make was that there are some alarm systems that the thieves will recognise and decide to move on to the next vehicle. If your motorhome had the same external 'look' it may dissuade thieves from chancing their luck.

I am a fan of visual deterrents, so even the ones you are thinking about wouldn't hurt, BUT the professional thieves might not be fooled as I'm sure they know what's on 'the market' ...

 

[Bill-H]

The thing is, when I'm parked up at home, or on a site the blinds are usually closed, so they won't see the steering wheel lock, or drivers seat locked in reverse.

I may be concerned that a casual thief may jemmy a door open before seeing the deterants hidden by window blinds and wandering off to try another vehicle.
Difficult decision but I leave my blinds open so a potential thief may be dissuaded by visible deterants, if they are not dissuaded they may not be disuaded by closed blinds