Our insurer instructs us to lock the hitch lock when towing!

You only have to unbolt the tow ball to pinch the van!

I believe it makes it difficult in an accident to unhitched the caravan by the emergency services.

What do you do?

Unhitched for me when we are towing, I could understand you putting the hitch lock on at a service station if you leave it unattended, however if we do stop for a break myself and Mrs Poptop take it in turns to go to the toilet.....

Even with a hitch lock on they can use a ground down towing ball and just push the hitch it in, that's why I always fit the plastic ball in the hitch. Another trick is to use a bar to clamp onto the jocky wheel tube and then you don't need the hitch fitted to the caravan.

There's absolutely no point in a hitchlock whilst you're moving, unless thieves have developed a way to unhitch a van at speed!! You can always fit it quickly if you stop for a break and leave the van untended. Usually such breaks in our case involve using van facilities for sandwiches, drinks etc so again unless they're going to pinch the van with us on board there's no risk. Paranoia overkill.

When our hitchlock is removed it goes in the black Witter bag that holds the removable towball when it's not in use. The removable Witter 'plug', Witter towball protector and Kia 13pin socket cover all go in there too so they're all ready for use when we arrive at our destination. Oh and there's a piece of emery cloth in there for shining up the towball, if necessary.

On for us at all times

Ours is on always, don't see the point of it not being on as for theft, how many Eribas get nicked? Don't get me wrong I'm paranoid about ours but Gypsies need bigger vans

For me it's easier to fit it as part of your pre departure checks, if you do any? Than to have to remember to fit it should you stop, just my opinion

I'll avoid mentioning that use useless piece of garbage known as CRIS should you be unlucky enough enough to suffer a stolen van

I can only recall hearing of two or three Eribas being stolen over the last seven or eight years and one of those was one Christophe mentioned that was stolen in France and might be heading for Blighty.

Thats the thing you never have your VIN checked anywhere except when you sell so CRIS is useless to me! Eriba theft I guessed would be very low due to size and communities like Eribafolk i did hear there was another but thats not for me

Hitchlock still goes on all the time though