IN DEPTH SKILLS SCHOOL SECURITY
CARAVANS ARE INCREDIBLY popular at the moment, and if you were one of the many thousands who visited the most recent NEC National Motorhome and Caravan Show, you'll have been pretty amazed at the footfall.
But owing to the combined effects of Brexit, Covid, war, silicon chip shortages and the energy crisis, there is a distinct scarcity of tourers and parts.
Coupled with the continuing high demand for vans, this has created a perfect opportunity for enterprising criminals.
The prices they can get for selling on stolen caravans and parts has never been higher. So there's currently a far greater incentive for them to target leisure vehicles.
As well as stealing entire caravans, though, thieves can also purloin items from your van. Caravans are an appealing target because they often carry more in the way of high-value equipment than cars, and once inside – with the blinds down – thieves can rifle at their leisure.
In many ways, the theft of items from inside your caravan is a more insidious crime than the whole van disappearing – it's as if somebody has violated your home
