Recent studies show that Van security has become more important than ever before, with an increase of 80% in van break-ins over the past few years, and this figure looks set to double before the end of the decade. 

 

This rise in van theft may be down to them being used by couriers who are under increasingly demanding time constraints, meaning the security of the vehicle could be forgotten as they run to deliver a parcel. 

 

30-40 vans are stolen every day with even more being broken into and their contents, such as tools, stolen. This costs businesses around £15 million per year. 

 

It is thought that the average cost of a van being stolen, or taken off the road due to damage caused during a break in is £550 per day to a business owner in downtime alone. 

 

This is why Van Security is paramount to help save companies money.

 

SR Key Solutions are experts in van security and can provide advice on, supply, and fit additional security measures to make life easier for any van driver.

 

Rocketing figures

Figures seen by SR Key Solutions show that 1 in 4 van drivers have had their vehicles broken into or stolen during the last 12 months. 

With a lot of these van drivers being tradespeople, the additional cost of replacement for the tools stolen is extremely high. 20 thousand cases of van theft are reported to UK Police forces each year, with the cost of replacing tools and other stolen items coming to £15 million per year.

This figure doesn’t include the cost of repairs to the vehicles, or the downtime to the owners who can’t work until the van is repaired and/or their tools are replaced. 

The cost of this downtime to companies is thought to be around £550 per van, per day.

SR Key Solutions can advise you on van security, supply and fit the latest in van locks and save your company time and money. 

Whether you have one van or an entire fleet, contact us to discuss how we can help.

 

Extra security

Around a third of van owners are failing to protect their expensive equipment by using additional alarms, locks or vehicle trackers. 

Around half will leave tools in their vehicles overnight, and won’t have them in a further secured area of the van such as a locked vault.

SR Key Solutions offer advice on all types of van security, which can be fitted at your premises saving you time, and securing your vehicles whether it be a single van, or an entire fleet. 

 

There are many ways you can improve your van security and prevent yourself from becoming a victim of crime such as making sure you remove all tools from vehicles at night, parking in well lit areas to deter opportunistic criminals and adding further security measures such as alarms and extra locks. 

 

SR Key Solutions are experts in van security, and can supply and fit a range of security solutions to your van, such as hook locks. 

The placement of these locks makes it more difficult for thieves to use the “peel and steal” method of breaking into a vans load area.

Deadlocks are another effective additional van security feature. 

We use our expertise in van security to fit these locks in the most effective, van specific place to offer optimal security. 

Fitting a Deadlock offers a further visual deterrent to thieves as the reinforced cylinder is on show.

Delivering solutions

If you are a courier driver, SR Key Solutions understand you are increasingly under massive time constraints to get parcels delivered quickly, and therefore don’t have the time to stop and lock the doors of you vehicle every time you leave it. This is where slam locks come into their own. These do exactly what they say on the tin, you slam your door, the door’s locked, often making it the perfect solution for courier drivers.

 

Whether you have a single vehicle or an entire fleet, SR Key solutions provide various types of van locks to protect high value tools and contents. 

We are specialist auto locksmiths, and pride ourselves on remaining at the forefront of the industry. 

We can supply and fit robust, high security van locks to protect your property.