My view for what its worth is if your insurance doesn't specify the types of lock, buy the cheapest because if someone wants your van they'll have it no matter what lock.
A friend had a mega expensive wheel lock and was devastated and shocked they got it off to take her van.
I have caravan and camping club insurance and it was worth joining to get the discount offered on insurance.
If you want reasonable quality locks the Milenco range are my choice, Bulldog and Fullstop are also often recommended- have a look at their web sites and then google your choices for the best prices.
My caravan insurance is with caravan club, not the cheapest,but when I did a search several of the alternatives came up cheaper but the cover was much less.It seems that location and storage conditions have a big effect on premiums, so its worth shopping around - Caravan guard, the two clubs, Saga (if your old enough!) plus a broker should do it.
i am insured with the Caravan club , and i have 2 wheel locks on our twin axle , one wheel is fitted with an Alko wheel lock and the other is fitted with a Bulldog Max , but the CC will not give a discount , they said both wheels have to be fitted with Alko wheel locks , i think the Bulldog max is a better product
Quote: Originally posted by joecroft2 on 23/10/2011
i am insured with the Caravan club , and i have 2 wheel locks on our twin axle , one wheel is fitted with an Alko wheel lock and the other is fitted with a Bulldog Max , but the CC will not give a discount , they said both wheels have to be fitted with Alko wheel locks , i think the Bulldog max is a better product
We're insured with the CC too. They just ask for one security device to be fitted i.e. either hitch lock or wheel lock/clamp. It may be because we have a single axle, and it could depend on the security grading of the storeage facility - we use a gold cassoa storeage site with v. good security. It might also depend on geographical location.
The problem with these youtube videos is that the locks they pick are of the very cheap chinese type.
The question that should be asked - has anyone had their van stolen and devices removed by lock picking or were they removed by other means. We lost our keys in scotland once and had to call a locksmith. It took him a while despite the warden hovering waiting for our pitch.
If you are going to take the time to put on locks and wheel clamps then you may as well use decent ones to make it as hard for the thief as possible.
a lot of these locksmith take a while so they can justify what the y charge , didnt you see tradesmen from hell , they called out a locksmith and he took ages , while the tv locksmith opened the same door in under 30 seconds
He seemed genuine and realised we needed to vacate the pitch. It was only the circular lock on the hitchlock that took him a while and he managed to circumvent it in the end.
I have never come across a tradesman from hell but there are a dodgy minority out there.
There was an answer on barrel lock quality on a previous post which included input from a manufacturer.
I have a Milenco wheel clamp - it is quite heavy and bulky but does the job. Also have a hitchlock. I use them both on site and when the caravan is stored.
Caravan thieves use a grinder for the wheel locks and chains , then a heavy box with a lock on top on their towbar to drop the whole hitch and lock into , they don`t worry about picking locks . Buy a good one to deter the casual tea leaf without the transit and heavy duty gear .
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Topic: hitch locks, wheel clamps and insurance
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