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Subject Topic: Wheel Clamp/Security Advice
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14/7/2006 at 7:38am
 Location: Leeds
 Outfit: Bailey Ranger 500 5
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The Wheel clamp I have got as part of my 'freebies' for buying a new van is fiddly to fit. What are the easiest to fit without compromising security and roughly how much should I be paying? The one I have got will do the job but seems to be none user friendly.



14/7/2006 at 8:54am
 Location: Llangennech Nr Llanelli S Wales.
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The harder it is to get on, the harder it is to get off.  In my experience they are all a bit fiddly!

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14/7/2006 at 3:50pm
 Location: Callington Cornwall
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I have a Milenco which is very awkward to fit to my twin-wheeler. Previously used a Bulldog on my single axle which was a lot easier to use. Seriously thinking about goig back to a Bulldog.

I wouldn't necessarily agree with the above comment about removal, as thieves don't tend to use keys, but brute force.

Kevin.



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14/7/2006 at 5:45pm
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I have a bulldog one that takes about 15 seconds and is sold secure.


14/7/2006 at 5:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Viffer97 on 14/7/2006

I wouldn't necessarily agree with the above comment about removal, as thieves don't tend to use keys, but brute force.

Kevin.


I would say they generally don't use force, they usually use a gas torch, which pails most clamps into insignificance.



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14/7/2006 at 10:01pm
 Location: Suffolk
 Outfit: Hymer Living 465
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Yeah my Bulldog Euroclamp is quick and easy, and its sold secure. I also have a Milenco lightweight for when its on site/storage - two clamps = twice as long to get em off.

Practical Caravan did a test on some popular models. The BEST one lasted five minutes under attack. A wheel clamp is a deterrent, a delay, not a guarantee.

Clamp Test

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15/7/2006 at 1:08pm
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Quote: Originally posted by SilverLiving on 14/7/2006


A wheel clamp is a deterrent, a delay, not a guarantee.

Clamp Test

Exactamundo.



15/7/2006 at 5:35pm
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Connect the wheel clamp to mains electricity. That'll stop the ba$tard$!

Please do not hold me responsible for subsequent lawsuits.


15/7/2006 at 11:57pm
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Well I suppose a prison cell is about the same size as some caravans, so you wont fell out of place......

G

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23/7/2006 at 3:51am
 Location: york
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I wish my car had been wired to the mains when some pond scum broke in and stole my honeymoon photos of the IOW.

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