Posted on 24/07/2020 16:30
Happy Friday all
As thefts of vehicles are on the rise as per our insurers. For our motorhome we are looking to purchase a Milenco wheel clamp £136 the type that fits over the wheel. Anyone out there using one? All advise welcome on any type of extra security.
Posted on 25/11/2020 09:19 by JimESorry for the late reply Rocky, I missed it when you first posted.
Yes, I have had an alert when I drove it down to my house prior to a trip away before this last lockdown.
I also had a couple of spurious alerts when I first got it, due to the GPS signal returning slightly erroneous coordinates, but this was easily resolved by enlarging the radius of my saved zone.
All in all, not a bad piece of kit for £20 and a lot better than an in-built tracker draining my vehicle battery.
Posted on 24/11/2020 20:15 by SeasideBillDoesn’t sound like the brightest of thieves! You can buy professional tools off-the-shelf to split mc chains. Alternatively use a good hacksaw and/or file or grind off the rivet heads - not difficult.
Posted on 05/08/2020 23:27 by BobbywoodyI have the auto-watch Ghost Immobilizer fitted to my camper van, (£399 fitted).
Before you can start the engine you have to put a special code in by using the buttons on your steering wheel or you can link your phone via an app to the immobilizer to start the engine.
No gizmo by a thief would be able to get round this.
I watched a program a few weeks ago about car thieves and they can steal a vehicle with a tracker they can block the tracker signal and then use a device to locate the tracker(s).
Posted on 10/02/2021 12:47
Ghost immobiliser relies on the vehicles Can-bus system for its operation. These systems can be bypassed by crashing the vehicles Can bus system ie shorting out of electric mirrors lights etc. A determined professional thief can overcome pretty well all devices. When they tow vans away they are irrelevant anyway.
Tj
troutlegs
Motorhomer from West Yorkshire