Ways To Make A Crook’s Life Difficult
In the era we live in, robberies and burglary are everyday occurrences. For this reason we obtain car insurance for incase our motor vehicle is stolen, office insurance cover for when there’s a break-in at our offices and contents insurance for when a burglar makes the decision that our flat screen TV and state of the art computer would look better in their lounge room than in ours.
I know you’d all acknowledge that being the victims of a break in is sufficient to leave you livid! Any insurance company will confirm that the sad reality is, no matter how many security precautions you have in position, it is not possible to 100% burglar proof your house.
Thieves do a lot of planning and groundwork before they hit a particular house, flat, or apartment. It’s not at all a spur of the moment decision to focus on the place in question and they often watch the actions in and around the home for a couple of days before they make their move.
By simply following a number of these basic ideas, you can also make a burglar’s job a bit more difficult:
Don’t make it noticeable that you are not at home. This is especially true if you are going away for a few days. Leave a light or two on, switch the tv screen on etc. Timed switches (which operate your lights and other devices at random times) is an effective method of doing this. If you don’t have access to timed switches, simply ask a friend or neighbour to drop by the home at different times and leave a light or two switched on.
Be mindful with your answering device message! It’s actually best to disconnect your phone so that it doesn’t ring continuously. This is a good way to show intruders that no one is home. And never ever leave a message on the answering device telling callers that you’re on an overseas holiday for 3 weeks and you will contact them when you return! This is an invite to any thugs to come into your home and take their time to take all they want!
Don’t leave an extra key in your flowerpot! If someone else has to come in to water your plants or feed your cat, rather provide them with a key to your place before you go away. I’m sure your insurance company would not be happy if you put in a claim against your contents insurance policy if a burglar was able to unlock your door with a key that you pretty much left for him!
Don’t let anyone into your home! You have the right to request identification if someone rocks up at your door, claiming to be the tv licence inspector or the cable guy or any other individual that you are not expecting. You have the right to refuse access to your premises - if you are not totally comfortable with an individual, telephone the police or the security company and see if the person still hangs around.
Speak to your insurance company regularly to make certain that your contents insurance is up to date and that you are sufficiently covered for a burglar’s shopping spree!
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