Easy way to break in

nicko replied on 08/08/2016 19:05

Posted on 08/08/2016 19:05

just been to caravan in storage to find all upholstery had been stolen,no signs of forced entry no broken or forced windows,police were of the opinion thieves had managed to duplicate or found what key it was,turns out they had used the number plate,we found it nearby they had ripped it of the back of van and slid it down the door frame (like the credit card often seen in films) when you look at the gap between the door and frame you can see how easy it is mines a lunar but a lot of vans look similar,as there is a track on the door will be taking action to stop repeat attacks

Wildwood replied on 12/08/2016 21:03

Posted on 12/08/2016 21:03

The Lunar uses a Hartal door and most other firms use these so they are all as vulnerable to this. At least it did not do any damage which in itself is unusual.

If it was the upholstery they were after this is unusual unless you have a twin axle where the people who live in them find the seats are not up to the wear they get

IamtheGaitor replied on 13/08/2016 16:57

Posted on 13/08/2016 16:57

The normal caravan door keys only come in 200 variants apparantly.  When I forgot our keys taking it for a damp check they just produced a bunch of them and tried them till one fitted.  Scary really.

ValDa replied on 16/08/2016 08:09

Posted on 16/08/2016 08:09

We had something similar happen in France - no damage to the caravan but lots of things taken - including the awning cover but not the poles, the hoover, but not the tools, my favourite manicure set - etc!  We thought they must have used a key.

This year we picked our caravan up from storage in France, when the owner had gone missing, and access was organised through the Mairie.  The helpful French lady brought the notice board of keys out and we picked out our 'Barrons' key ring and opened the door - OH commenting that it seemed more difficult than usual.  Only when we went to remove the hitchlock, and tried to find the hitchlock key, did we realise that the bunch of keys wasn't ours!  There were two identical key rings from Barrons - and ours was the other one but the wrong key had opened our door!  

In France early in our trip someone on site had lost their keys and simply went around asking other owners if their key fitted his lock - ours did (but interestingly, when he found his key, it wouldn't open our door!)

Wildwood replied on 16/08/2016 17:31

Posted on 16/08/2016 17:31

We had something similar happen in France - no damage to the caravan but lots of things taken - including the awning cover but not the poles, the hoover, but not the tools, my favourite manicure set - etc!  We thought they must have used a key.

This year we picked our caravan up from storage in France, when the owner had gone missing, and access was organised through the Mairie.  The helpful French lady brought the notice board of keys out and we picked out our 'Barrons' key ring and opened the door - OH commenting that it seemed more difficult than usual.  Only when we went to remove the hitchlock, and tried to find the hitchlock key, did we realise that the bunch of keys wasn't ours!  There were two identical key rings from Barrons - and ours was the other one but the wrong key had opened our door!  

In France early in our trip someone on site had lost their keys and simply went around asking other owners if their key fitted his lock - ours did (but interestingly, when he found his key, it wouldn't open our door!)

Not sure how old your caravan is but as the lock wears there is a chance that similar designs will open the lock. Our Lunar though has a unique key so it should not happen with that.

triky auto replied on 16/08/2016 22:05

Posted on 16/08/2016 22:05

Undecided The " Concorde" has an electronic keypad  !! Thousands of possible combinations !!Cool.

young thomas replied on 18/08/2016 19:54

Posted on 18/08/2016 19:54

Undecided The " Concorde" has an electronic keypad  !! Thousands of possible combinations !!Cool.

there was a Concorde parked opposite us a few months ago, they had only had the van a week or two...

as it was raining, and this sort of stuff needed to go into the garage, all the boots and coats came off outside and then the fun started as they tried to get into the van (in the rain)...one try after another, just couldnt get it right.....but managed eventually....must have been very frustrating....

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