Non payment of Van stolen August 17

It might still be a deterrent because they would prefer to go for one without an awning, especially as the awning would indicate that it's being occupied and that someone might notice. Furthermore, the poles might present a problem and what about the ground pegs? It would look obvious that something untoward was going on and I doubt that thieves would want to draw attention to themselves!

Not if they had read that the occupiers were out for the full evening shopping at Tesco 

It has happened, cannot remember on which site, so it would seem if they want a particular van, they will do whatever  it takes.

Anyone taking a fancy to a particular van would observe the occupants habits, work out when they will have a window of opportunity.

Best plan is to make sure your insurance is sufficient, especially if you have new for old cover, review it annually, and use the required security devices.

Remember to add on all the extras fitted to the  current replacement cost which the Club will provide you with.

On this site there are people constantly walking past, even if it's just to walk their dogs, that would surely notice someone cutting off an awning with a sharp knife, even if we are out shopping at the time! Also the security barriers are there. Yes, we do have Super 5cs insurance but hope we never have to use it.

Also no-one knows,including myself, in advance, how long I'll be out for. There have been times when I have arrived at work and told to go home half an hour later because of it being a quiet evening. Although I have a rota, they seldom stick to it, often letting me off either earlier or later and sometimes cancelling a shift altogether and giving me that day off instead. So I think any potential thief would have a high risk of getting caught if they targetted our caravan that is continually occupied 365 days a year!

Obviously Petal doesn’t want to return and answer some of the questions or bring us up to date

I think that caravans are more likely to be stolen from somewhere other than a caravan site.

Somewhere with fewer observers.

There's obviously some risk but much less risk if the caravan is on site and occupied every night. 

That does seem a little odd.

That could be for several reasons. The most obvious being that  they have not logged in since posting. The fact that it was originally posted in the Story Section may have an impact or the fact that some posters seem to be going off at a tangent? At the end of the day no one on this forum can really answer the OP's question as they don't have access to the necessary information. Even a Staff member would want to deal with it privately. I got the impression the OP was just asking if anyone was in the same position, as yet no one has come forward to confirm that.

David

I have only ever made one total loss claim and that was last year on our red pennant insurance, when we had to cancel a planned non vanning trip, due to bereavement.

The burden of proof required by the assessor was quite high. As well as the obvious things like death certificate and original invoices, cancelation invoices and a doctors report from the GP were also required. I would never have thought about the cancelation invoices, as none of the costs were refundable as we were close to departure date. As I was able to supply all the information the claim was quickly paid in full.

Clearly a totally different scenario to the OP. I just mention it to show the  assessors are going to want some proof positive that the caravan actually existed. As they needed proof that I had actually booked and then cancelled a holiday without any refund. That is why I find the OP's comments re providing information on who they bought it from so strange. Why would they think it an irrelevant request. The assessors do need to establish a claim is genuine, before parting with a large sum of money.