Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ralphie on March 21, 2021, 07:37:18 pm
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I know it may sound small and dependant on where you are from but working out of the back of your van of all the people who leave it open do you get much theft?
I have often driven past windies and seen vans wide open and about four miles off the reel so no sign of the windies so was just wondering if their is much theft out their?
I'm a van open and had nothing stolen, i'm in Liverpool.
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11 years always open - even in Yarmouth and nothing stolen
basically they only have access to fixed reels and a trad bucket - then the tank blocks off the front half of the van
Darran
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Yes nothing in the back really worth nicking just more of a nuisance...front doors lock with back doors open so no problem.
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Pick up truck - 15 years - nothing nicked so far
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Doors open but nothing nicked out of the van but someone did attempt to pinch my ladders once but luckily had one of the ladder clamps padlocked.
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This is a give way as to what kind of work people have got 🤣🤣🤣
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This is a give way as to what kind of work people have got 🤣🤣🤣
Why is that then?
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I have a tailgate which is slightly ajar but locked using a pet clip which attaches to the locking mechanism allowing the tailgate to be ajar but locked. Wouldn't dream of tempting a thief allowing van to be unlocked if out of sight of my vehicle, too many thieves around anywhere and everywhere, why tease them into temptation?
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Fixed reels & shut & lock the doors in the hose for us.
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Doors locked some insurance companies wont cover you if you leave the van unlocked
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Working in a village near Leighton buzzard called Billington . You may remember it due to the slavery story a few years back.
Anyway I’m on a customers drive which is gravel and hidden by tall conifers working around the back.
Was round the back maybe 15mins , get to my van and two poles , gym bag, trainers , tool box , cloths, computer with bag( which was in the front), coat all missing !!
Obviously a bit frantic . Then a passer by tells me that some of my stuff is blowing around in the wind up the nearby park .
They didn’t want my coat , payment slips and invoice books but the rest was gone
I never ever leave the van unlocked for even a minute now
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I know the area well - not surprised ;D
seriously - thats the difference - there are no spare poles in the vans and certainly no computers or things to temp anyone at worst they may get 20 quids worth of trad gear and a cheapo tablet thats less than 40 to buy new
but the point is taken really its bad practice to leave doors open if and when your working out of line of sight to the van
Darran
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Always left mine open, dont have time to be pulling hose out then going back to lock etc
Never had a problem.
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Almost always open, but then I don’t live up north where all the rough boys live ;D
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Depends what you've got in the back. Cabs always locked and I have a solid steel bulkhead. I usually leave back doors open when in sight of the van and lock them when not. The only real value is my slx 25 and I'd be using that. Electric reels bolted down and I don't think any tea leaf would really be interested in scrims, bucket n squeegee and a couple of brushes.
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always leave my back doors open.
But i do make sure that i have my phone and wallet on me .
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I have left my doors open for years, everything is bolted down in my van, they can help themselves to a few mop and squeeges.
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Van doors open. If some scruff wanted to nick a bucket and some trad gear good luck to him.
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Have to make sure Alexander Swan isn't reading this for those with contents/tools insurance ;)
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All these ones saying van doors left open is ok but should anything be stolen or damaged the insurance will be void so just be careful would be my advice , I certainly would want to leave our vans open with everything on display .
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Van doors open. If some scruff wanted to nick a bucket and some trad gear good luck to him.
So Ime assuming you don’t have poles , tools , spares in the van then ??? They are all expensive items that could attract the wrong sort of person to take a closer look .
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All these ones saying van doors left open is ok but should anything be stolen or damaged the insurance will be void so just be careful would be my advice , I certainly would want to leave our vans open with everything on display .
thats the difference, you carry everything in the van extra poles poles etc... so if unattended I would agree would be a tempting propasition
Darran
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I have all sorts in my van 50 lyre pure freedom trolley backpack airmovers extensions for pole upto 60 ft anda small 12 ltre portable pressure washer. The list could go on I push the reel hose. Under the door gap and slamb the door shut and lock it even if Iam 5 ft away
The Amazon delivery drivers and builders etc. Cruze. My area every day. You see them. Slowing down then looking in the windows inside the cab. Looking for easy pickings it's getting worse.
They caught 6. In A month through the ring go doorbells.
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Van doors open. If some scruff wanted to nick a bucket and some trad gear good luck to him.
So Ime assuming you don’t have poles , tools , spares in the van then ??? They are all expensive items that could attract the wrong sort of person to take a closer look .
No spare poles, they are home in the garage. Just a box with pliers, fuses, screwdriver etc. Then my trad gear, bucket and a bucket of scrims. Worthless to anyone else. Hasn’t gone missing in over 12 years now. Always keep phone and wallet in my pocket.
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Looks like a north , south divide on this . Seems down south they leave there back doors wide open .
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I work out the side door of my van. For 95% of my jobs, this means I have a straight run, with the hose, to the back of the house.
It also means that the back of the van is not accessible; i've partitioned it. So I lock all the doors on the remote and just open the side door on the key, leaving the rest locked. It works well for me.