Topic: Bus Security (Read 1717 times)

Petal · « **Reply #20 on:** Sat 27/02/10, 13:02 »

Have found a JK cover helps in that as soon as I take it off I have chavvy kids swarming round it and gains a lot of looks and intrest from passers by which I find rather uncomforting, certainly makes me feel more secure with it on, plus I have a steering wheel lock and a security light beaming on it.
What I would really like though is an alarm that will sound off upon opening the doors or the engine trying to be started, but I'm just not sure which one

don't want lots of wiring involved, plus I would like a tracker, any suggestions? What do you think of this one...http://www.towsure.com/product/16163-Metis_Caravan_Anti-Theft_GPS_Tracker

Birdy · « **Reply #21 on:** Sun 28/02/10, 05:03 »

I'm all for people getting anything they can like the GPS Tracker. Only trouble is, you have to do the leg work with it.

araon · « **Reply #22 on:** Sun 28/02/10, 17:23 »

Quote from: Birdy on Sun 28/02/10, 05:03

I'm all for people getting anything they can like the GPS Tracker. Only trouble is, you have to do the leg work with it. The original Tracker unit is monitored by the police and once activated by you, they do the hunting.

to be honest in my eyes thats quite a good thing nothing worse than sitting waiting for news, atlest when the phone goes from your van you can monitor any conversations/noise within 5m of the mic, confirm for yourself its been stolen or is being stolen and call the old bill, then sit back and watch its progress on line...

diesel bay · « **Reply #23 on:** Wed 03/03/10, 23:46 »

Aaron

I got the impression from the prototype link that you bought a £70 unit for a trial. Have you had chance to fit it?
How does it differ from a £350 unit?

araon · « **Reply #24 on:** Thu 04/03/10, 14:46 »

hoping to trial fit it this weekend

hailfrank · « **Reply #25 on:** Wed 17/03/10, 12:22 »

ok guys i am trying to work out a good price on a tracker. i'll keep you updated

Petal · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed 17/03/10, 19:03 »

Quote from: hailfrank on Wed 17/03/10, 12:22

ok guys i am trying to work out a good price on a tracker. i'll keep you updated

Darn it! just payed for one, they're coming to fit it Friday

baysearcher · « **Reply #27 on:** Wed 17/03/10, 19:10 »

I'd be interested if you can get a good kit and price HF!

hailfrank · « **Reply #28 on:** Wed 17/03/10, 19:38 »

it's through cunning plan on eb, waiting to see what's what

hailfrank · « **Reply #29 on:** Wed 17/03/10, 19:38 »

Quote from: Petal on Wed 17/03/10, 19:03

Quote from: hailfrank on Wed 17/03/10, 12:22
ok guys i am trying to work out a good price on a tracker. i'll keep you updated

Darn it! just payed for one, they're coming to fit it Friday

which are you getting?

Petal · « **Reply #30 on:** Wed 17/03/10, 22:14 »

A 'Tracker Monitor'

http://www.tracker.co.uk/TRACKER/ProductDetails/Car.aspx

hailfrank · « **Reply #31 on:** Thu 18/03/10, 08:42 »

Quote from: Petal on Wed 17/03/10, 22:14

A 'Tracker Monitor'

http://www.tracker.co.uk/TRACKER/ProductDetails/Car.aspx

very nice

Petal · « **Reply #32 on:** Thu 18/03/10, 16:49 »

Don't care what it costs, I would be absolutly heart broken if it got stolen, the amount of time, money, sweat, tears and blood, yes blood!, i have put into that bus plus hours of research into the best products to use, the best way to do it and the satisfaction that I have done 85% of it myself, then yes it is well worth every penny spent on keeping it mine

iPaddy · « **Reply #33 on:** Thu 18/03/10, 17:04 »

Aren't there ways of adding a secret button that you need to press otherwise the engine will cut out after 30 seconds? Means they'll panic and run.

Drew_H · « **Reply #34 on:** Sun 21/03/10, 17:30 »

When on the drive, I use one of my spare motorcycle locks through the wheel and round the roll bar :-

As always with these things, it's just a bit more of a deterrent

BaG hEaD · « **Reply #35 on:** Mon 22/03/10, 23:16 »

We used a steering lock bar through the steering wheel..

A wheel clamp,
A Five bar gate.

Two dogs..

And a Mrs B... She is the lightest sleeper ever, now that we have children.. So she can hear the slightest pin drop..

So don't mess, or Mrs B will set the dogs on you..!

Lord Congi · « **Reply #36 on:** Tue 23/03/10, 15:44 »

My sister lgave me her breathable caravan cover and since its way to big I have to tighten the straps so much it would take about 10 min to take off and so I think this helps plus I park it up my parents drive.

MonkeyMathu · « **Reply #37 on:** Sun 25/04/10, 20:56 »

I've spoken to a guy i met recently, he said that his friend fashioned some pedal locks. He made them from cut to size scaffold poles sliced in half and hinged with a hoop for a padlock at the front. Apparently this had stopped theives on two occasions from taking his bus.

He only thought of this after his last bus was stolen!

diesel bay · « **Reply #38 on:** Sun 25/04/10, 22:53 »

any chance of a sketch or photo please?

scaffold tubes are easy to get hold off

thx

dazzaxjr · « **Reply #39 on:** Tue 27/04/10, 07:12 »

A stop gap solution if you can't afford a tracker is to use an old mobile phone hidden somewhere in your bus (preferably connected to power supply). Then you can sign up for one of the mobile tracking sites that paranoid parents use to keep an eye on their kids and track your bus. Obviously accuracy isn't as good but will give you rough location to start a search.

Also means that you'll always have a charged mobile phone in your bus for emergencies!

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