Thread: Locking your classic

Not really much help to you now, and believe me I know how you feel. but something like this might help for larger items or complete boxes: TICK Tool and Equipment Tracker

Thanks johntins

Appreciate the link ...... I'll check it out and may be exactly what I need

Cheers

Baggy

Originally Posted by Baggy

Thanks johntins

Appreciate the link ...... I'll check it out and may be exactly what I need

Cheers

Baggy

Apparently not once it is over 100 feet away and out of range according to one feedback, even though I take the point about loading the app everywhere?

Thanks for posting.

Very sorry to hear that the theft occurred - I know that I would be most upset both about the loss and the damage.

What do others do? .. Well it's a bit late now but I have taken to securing the highest quality tool sets at home and try to only carry cheaper essential substitutes in the vehicle in one or two tool rolls which can be less obvious or hidden. In regard to bulkier recovery items, these will fit in a larger bag (which can obviously be a target in some areas anyway).

One problem with carrying entire sets can be that the total weight/bulk will probably include many items in the set that are not relevant to the vehicle.

Reading about this incident reminds me of my annoyance about the habits & policies of the established stolen goods recycling networks (cash-converters/ebay/gumtree etc). Have you checked their online ads?.

I expect that none of us have photos of our sets, but it could assist with recovery if they're spotted "for sale".

RACV Total care - gets the Rangie home every time, no tools required. 👍

I have a gas tank in the back. I might make a "box" between this and the inner guard to store all the tools and stuff in (the stuff there is hidden for starters).... sure they can smash there way into that, but it will not be easy (are you going to using a cutting tool or lever against a LPG tank ... ).

These days we probably should fit an immobiliser as well..... modern cars cannot be stolen without keys, so anyone driving something like an old range rover will likely be targeted as they are so easy to steal and break into.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

..... modern cars cannot be stolen without keys, so anyone driving something like an old range rover will likely be targeted as they are so easy to steal and break into.

No person who has a propensity for stealing cars would even consider an old RRC.

Also....... all tools should just be hidden under a cloth or similar. If they can't see what might be on offer they may not try to get.

cheers, DL

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

I have a gas tank in the back. I might make a "box" between this and the inner guard to store all the tools and stuff in (the stuff there is hidden for starters).... sure they can smash there way into that, but it will not be easy (are you going to using a cutting tool or lever against a LPG tank ... ).

These days we probably should fit an immobiliser as well..... modern cars cannot be stolen without keys, so anyone driving something like an old range rover will likely be targeted as they are so easy to steal and break into.

Modern cars don't have keys and seem bloody easy to steal - boosting the signal of the fob from outside the house to start the car and drive off in it seems to be a 5 second job from the security camera shots I've seen of this. If they are only using the car as parts this works well as the car can be driven as far as the fuel will take it without the key, it just won't start again once switched off but that's not an issue to those knocking them off.