Reducing the risk

As with most properties, it is hard to make your tourer or motorhome impossible to steal or break into. All you can do is put in place deterrents.

• Invest in a good quality immobiliser
• Etch your chassis number or postcode on all windows
• Mark interior surfaces with an ultra-violet pen
• Register your caravan with an organisation like the CRiS (see left)
• A record of all stolen caravan is held by the National Caravan Council
• Always lock your car, caravan, motorhome when leaving it - you may not be insured otherwise

Security checklist

When storing the caravan, either in a compound or at home, check that:

• Wheelclamp is fitted
• Hitchlock is on
• Spare wheel has been removed
• CRiS documents removed
• TV/radio removed
• Gas off
• Waste system drained
• Windows locked
• Rooflight closed
• Door locked
• Good insurance cover fully up to date!

Caravan Club's Theftcheck

Over 3000 caravans are stolen each year.

Theftcheck is one of the largest computerised caravan registers in the UK, and registration is free for all members. When you first join The Caravan Club, the unique identifying number of your caravan is logged against your membership record. Should your outfit ever be stolen, this vital information can help the police to trace you as the legal owner. (Don't forget to inform them if you change your caravan).

Since its launch in 1988, Theftcheck has been a huge success and assisted in the recovery of many caravans.

You can also use Theftcheck when buying a used caravan. With a single phone call you can check if the van you're proposing to buy is listed as stolen on the Theftcheck register.
If you'd like us to run a free check, just call the number below. Before calling, please make sure you have details of the make, model, year, unique identifying number of the caravan, and the vendor's details.

Registration: 01342 318813
Stolen caravan notification/checks: 01342 336885

Security equipment and services

Your local caravan dealership is likely to have an accessories shop, where you will be able to spend a lot of money on various security devices, like alarm systems, tracker devices, wheel clamps, hitch locks, steady locks, etc. Some example websites are:

Auto Text Alert anti-theft alarm system
SAS Wheel Clamps
Concept KEL caravan alarm
Tracker Monitor Security System
Equibrand Roof Lettering