Implications of a Theft from a CASSOA Site

Who can say without knowing either the circumstances or how CASSOA operate. That’s a question you need to put to CASSOA.

Don't know about other sites but where my van is stored is a gold site. Key pad entry  and exit, long single track road in and out with CCTV and out of normal hours a bollard that rises out the ground to block the entrance which can only be lowered by the owner by prior arrangement. 

Keypad is not secure unless the number is changed very frequently, a coded fob system would be better. 

CaSSOA are the one to ask about the rating but I suspect that a loss occurring would first bring about a re-survey to understand how the thief defeated the system.

"Keypad is not secure unless the number is changed very frequently, a coded fob system would be better."

Must be good enough to satisfy the criteria to be classed as a Gold site ? and gets me a discount on my insurance  

We store on a gold rated site too and security at ours is rubbish in the daytime.

 Heavy gate but unlocked and quite often left open if someone is inside the compound at their caravan.  However there are radar beams and cameras which alert the house when someone drives in. 

It suits us as it's convenient and very reasonably priced and our caravan is a long way inside, we wouldn't like to be near the gate. 

It depends on how they arrive at a particular rating. Usually it's not that scientific. I expect every storage unit in the scheme will have to meet a minimum standard to achieve the lowest rating. The rating can be improved by adding more security features. If a unit was stolen from a top rated site it would depend on whether all the security features matched the requirements and were maintained. If they did I would imagine the rating would stay the same? 

David

I thought the idea was security rather than saving a bit on your insurance. 

The key pad code is very easy to pass on hence my comment. 

My point is you are making a judgement of the security in place on one comment without actually having ever seen whats in place and the layout of the site and where and how caravans and motorhomes are stored........

Thanks to everyone who has commented,  I have contacted CASSOA to find out their viewpoint but at present I've not received a reply.  The reason for the question is that we were quite shocked and unsettled at the weekend to learn that a local CASSOA facility had been broken into and 2 vans taken.

May be not but I would not store my van in a compound protected by a keypad they are not secure. In my opinion.