Tools & vans
Tools stolen from your van? What to do in the first 24 hours
A step-by-step checklist for the day your van gets done: who to call, what to write down, where stolen tools tend to turn up, and how to get back on t...
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Practical, research-backed advice on stopping tool and van theft, getting lost things back, buying second-hand safely and keeping track of everything you own.
Tools & vans
Tool theft in the UK: the numbers every tradesperson should know
How often tools are stolen, how many are taken from vans, what it really costs and how few come back. The latest figures, with every source linked. ...
Tools & vans
How to stop tools being stolen from your van: 12 measures that work
Thieves look for easy vans. Twelve practical layers, from parking and locks to vaults, trackers and marking, that make yours the one they walk past. ...
Tools & vans
How to mark and register your tools so you can prove they’re yours
Police recover stolen tools all the time, but they can only return the ones they can match to an owner. Here’s how to mark, record and register ...
Buying second-hand
Buying used tools? How to check they’re not stolen
A bargain set of cordless tools on Marketplace might be exactly that, or it might be someone else’s livelihood. The red flags, the checks and wh...
Bikes & valuables
Bike stolen? What to do in the first 48 hours, and how to get it back
Most stolen bikes are never recovered, but speed and a frame number change the odds. What to do in the first 48 hours, plus how to make your next bike...
Bikes & valuables
Phone stolen or snatched? Your first-hour checklist
A snatched phone is a stolen wallet, ID and inbox all at once. What to lock down in the first hour, in the right order, and how to make your phone wor...
Lost & found
Left something on a train, bus or plane? How to get it back
Hundreds of thousands of items are handed in on UK transport every year, and most are never collected. Who to contact, what to tell them, and how to b...
Business assets
What is an asset register? Why your business needs one, and how to set one up
Laptops walk, tools vanish and nobody’s sure who has the projector. A practical guide to asset registers: what to record, how to start, and how ...
Property & premises
Holiday lets and empty homes: who raises the alarm when you’re not there?
A burst pipe in an empty house can run for days before anyone notices. How to protect holiday lets, second homes and empty properties, and make sure s...
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