New AL-KO 44 & 45

Hi can I ask what you paid in the end

I have recently changed from Alko wheel-specific lock to Nemesis. Much easier to fit as the wheel doesn’t need to be aligned, and they are not wheel-specific, so you don’t have to change for a new caravan. They are industry approved so should meet insurance requirements.

I have a 2018 van purchased in Feb. When I enquired about the wheel lock I was told I had to buy the complete kit, the insert was not available on its own.

After discussion with Swift, my dealer obtained the new lozenge at a cost of £160. Still a lot to pay but better than the £240 I was expecting to pay.

Gill

£160 ...to save how much on insurance? 

Agree eurotraveller. no matter how much security you have, if they want your van they will get it. insurance is a con.

Not as big a con as Alko wheel locks. Alko stop any other security company from utilizing the chassis mount so they have control of the market, then abuse it. £160 for a cast block of steel, outrageous.

Get a Nemesis.

It seems the Alko lock offers very little resistance to thieves and their cutting equipment. I read somewhere the Nemesis offered the same resistance (about 30 seconds) 

Guess you have to do the maths, as others have said, insurance premiums are not exactly halved by fitting either but seem to be a requirement in their t&c's. 

A police security adviser told me one of the best deterrents was 'smart water' and yet only a few insurance companies even have it on their list of 'approved anti-theft devices'

Alko locks are far superior to Nemesis.  Thieves remove the Alko devices with Oxy Acetaline torches.  Nemesis ultra locks are removed by simply towing the caravan away making them an easier target.  That’s why when you see photos of where caravans have been stolen there are often drag marks.  The point that fixes into the wheel nut fails and the locks just fall off.

Alko are not perfect by any means, however they are the most secure lock available other than the JSB hublock which requires the wheel to be removed.

Many people go on about ‘it’s not worth the expense considering the insurance discount’.  Personally I’d rather make my caravan as hard as possible to steal regardless of the insurance.

At those prices it could be cheaper to change the wheel rims to suit the Al-Ko lock one already has!

Having just changed our caravan we were told it needed a 35 wheel lock as opposed to the 33 that we had on the old van. Before paying the ridiculous prices tried fitting the 33 and low and behold it fit the new van. Can't be much difference in the sizes. Worth trying before paying out for a new lozenge.