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Here we help holiday makers, departing London City Airport prepare both themselves and their homes for total peace of mind before travelling. Advice on home security tips, packing tips, baggage and luggage allowances. |
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Preparation For You & Your Home ... |
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Many forget that preparation is especially important when preparing to travel. Checking your luggage allowances to avoid any embarrassing moments at the airport, consider security tips for your homes to protect them whilst we're away.
This guide makes thinking about such things easy, as they're all listed here, and what's more they are easy to do.
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General Security Tips ... |
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Let's start by giving you some general security tips to think about before you leave - simple things but things many of us forget to do. Also, things that can give away that our homes are standing empty and making them an easy target for burglars.
Home security tips need to be taken seriously, as almost half of all home break-ins happen when a house or flat is left standing empty.
Listed here are some general security tips to get you started:
- Built up newspapers and milk deliveries on your doorstep are a real tell-tale sign you're not home - cancel them.
- Leave ordering any parcels that will come Recorded Delivery until you're back, as they'll be returned to the sender after one week at the Post Office, again telling people you aren't at home.
- Don't be charge any non-attendance fees by re-schedule your appointments that are booked for whilst you're away, and arousing suspicion that you're not home.
- Arrange for a member of your family, a good friend or even a trusted neighbour can pop in every few days to remove post from your doorstep. Even to water your garden and pot plants.
- Avoid a smelly fridge by binning perishable items.
- As a safety measure, and to save energy too, turn off all your plug sockets like your TV, DVD, PC etc. at the mains.
- In the warmer months, turn off your central heating and your hot water to save yourself some money on your bills. If you're travelling in the colder months simply turn both down, not off!, so your house is kept gently warm.
- Your pets will need looking after so get a friend or family member to either come to your house to look after them, making sure they are fully aware of your pet's needs. Or book them into a cattery or kennel, packing their favourite toys and a few special treats too.
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Security Tips For Home ... |
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The chances are that your home and its precious contents are the most valuable thing you own. So surely protecting them for a couple of weeks whilst you're away on holiday should be a priority? Well many of us rush out of our front doors, with our suitcases in tow, forgetting all about the security of our homes.
Follow our top 10 security tips to make sure you are travelling with total peace of mind.
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Top 10 Security Tips |
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1. Automatic Lighting |
It's worth making your home look lived in so you can confuse burglars - do this by setting your lights on timers that go on and off at different times of the day. |
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2. Post |
A local friend could visit your home from time to time to clear up any post that's building up on your doorstep or hanging from your letterbox. Otherwise anyone just walking by can see that you aren't home.
Royal Mail have a service called Keepsafe that holds your post for two months while you are away. |
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3. Deliveries |
Bottles and bottles of milk on the doorstep show everyone you're not home so cancel those deliveries. |
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4. Baggage Tags: |
By writing your home address on your luggage label as you set off for your holiday tells anyone who's viewing your bags that you're away, making your home a potential target to be burgled. Only fill this part of the label in when you're coming home. |
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5. House Checking: |
Another way to make your home looked lived in is by asking people to pop in and stay a while. Visitors can park on your drive, pull and draw curtains, turn lights on and off. All of these actions will confuse burglars.
Even see if they would like to stay over for a night or two.
Also, make sure, that should the worst happen you are contactable by leaving your hotel/villa or mobile phone details with someone. |
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6. Neighbourhood Watch: |
Think about joining your Neighbourhood Watch group. See if your area has a group by logging on to www.neighbourhoodwatch.net |
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7. Valuable Items: |
If you're worried about leaving your valuable items and documents in an empty house contact your Bank to see about leaving them in a safe. Or you could ask a trusted member of your family or a friend to look after for you.
Any desirable items seen from outside, like plasma TVs, stereos etc. are like an open invitation to any potential burglar walking past.
Always check your home insurance and contents insurance haven't expired before you travel. |
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8. Alarm: |
Arrange for someone to be a key holder to your burglar alarm system when you're away, and advise your Security firm accordingly.
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9. Outdoor Storage: |
It's worth moving inside any valuable items kept in your shed or garage inside for the duration of your time away - items like mountain bikes, fishing equipment, golf clubs etc. |
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10. Locks: |
Go into every room and check that all your doors and windows are locked shut just before you leave. |
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It's well worth contacting your local police force about home security tips, as many will come to your home and offer you advice. |
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Luggage Allowances & Packing Tips ... |
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When you're packing your bags you need to bear in mind your luggage allowances outlined by your airline. As otherwise, if you go over these luggage allowances you'll be liable to pay a fine, and to re-pack your bags into a number of smaller ones. Or, worst of all, you'll have to dump the excess luggage that will be taken away and destroyed.
Find out what your luggage allowances are by checking the reverse of your flight ticket. However, as a rule most airlines state your baggage should weigh no more than 70lbs/32kgs.
If however you need to take more baggage with you then check with your airline their policy, in advance of travel. The same should be done if you're travelling with large or outsized baggage.
Not only does your luggage have to weigh in correctly at check-in you'll also be asked a number of questions for security. Things like have you left your bags unattended, did you pack them yourself. Has anyone added anything to your bags - this includes hand luggage too. Also to make sure you aren't carrying any restricted or prohibited goods in your baggage.
You can find details on restricted items, and prohibited goods, in the Security section of this website. |
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