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When in the workshop, I used a quick lift trolley jack on our FC which had a Moter Mover fitted.

However for on a trip, I used a Kojack which fits into specifically fitted Jacking Points in front of the wheels.

The Kojack is a bottle type jack and because it has its own bolted on lifting shoes, it will not slip.

The very idea of lying on a wet road at night fiddling around with jacks and blocks of wood as you try to change a punctured wheel is just not on in my book.
With the Kojack you can feel where the jack goes and know, that once located in the shoe, that it is safe to work on the wheel.

Yes Peter, you are quite correct, the Alko Chassis has predrilled Jacking point holes behind the wheels that are subsequently covered if you fit a motor mover.

So yes, I drilled new holes in front of the wheels to take the jacking point shoes.

Naturally Alko advise against drilling holes in their chassis, yet appear to think nothing of drilling holes themselves. This is a bit cockamamie in my view.

I removed these shoes when I sold my FC and will now mount them on my caravan.

I have always preferred a bottle jack from the point of view of being very strong but also easiest to stow away. The only downside of the bottle jack is making sure it is secure under the FC/Van. The Kojack and its mounting shoes eliminate this problem.