Friday, November 4, 2011

Locking the van up for the night

A recent study by a vehicle insurance company has found that the average family has £3,400 worth of junk in their garage – meaning that two thirds of them can’t fit their car (usually worth about £13,487) inside it.

Furthermore, apparently it’s the men who are to blame, filling the garage with old tools and half-finished projects they promise their partners they’ll come back to eventually.

I’m quite surprised really, but then I keep most of my tools and half-finished projects in my Transit, so there’s plenty of room in the garage for my van.


If someone broke into my van I’d probably lose a lot of important and costly items I use day in day out on the job, so it makes no sense for me to leave my van outside and lots of useless bits and pieces safe behind a locked door.

And I’m not the only one who’s worried about vehicle crime, reportedly 41% of those surveyed said that they were concerned that their car or van would be broken into, stolen or vandalised. Well, I’ve got the answer to their problems.

If you’ve got a garage, stop hording those rusty tools and that partly-built coffee table you promised your wife and make space for what’s meant to be in there – your vehicle.

And the director of marketing at the insurance company agrees with me, it seems.

She stated, "We understand that householders are busy, but if they gave their garage a bit of a clear out once in a while and parked one or more of their cars in it, they would have the peace of mind that one of their most valuable possessions is being fully protected, and they are likely to save on their car [and van] insurance too."

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