New Ford Custom 2024 Break in - Tradesman Nick explains - Can we repair the hole in the door?

Tradesman Nick Hempleman of Nitec Solutions Electrical Plumbing and heating Contractors brings his Brand New Shape Ford Custom van to us after he had been broken into. There's a savage hole in the side load door after thieves broke into the van while Nick was staying away from home.

We had put in the hard work in ahead of time to develop both an internal and external side load door shield, so he brought the van to the right place for the repair.

UPDATE: Unfortunately the Ford latch mechanism that was damaged during the break in failed on Nick and his van is now with Ford awaiting a latch; but with no expected delivery date at this time.

[mikepage]

"We always park in a safe location in london" had me rolling

[Brandonmcd]

Now I know what to expect when I want to break into the next van, thanks.

[georgethompson]

Well done Jeff. You undoubtably are a top bloke! I can't believe you can spend £50k on a van and this is how piss-poor the standard security is.

[TheDrew]

What an awful thing to happen to him! Glad he left happy with a secure van! Shield looks great too!

[melike]

PI55 poor from FORD, well done mate with your solution.🎯

[garethjudd]

Over the years I've collected two of every power and hand tool I own.
One half left in my secure shed at home and the rest in my van, so my business isn't affected.

[Themanincumbent]

We had similar titanium guards fitted to our transit. The scum bags just tried to ripped the side off the van behind the door after they trashed the door trying to get in. They never did get into the van, but the van is now an insurance write off. We now have a new van with no mods so they can get in as easy as they like. We have however designed a large tool box that holds the tools in the van which is impenetrable. This means they drill the hole to get in but cannot access the tool box inside, they then get fed up trying to access the tool box and leave. We are then left with just a small hole in the door to deal with.

[KALA.]

Vans need to come with this security as standard from the factory. Too many hard working tradespeople are losing their tools due to poorly designed security

[kawikris]

We have had numerous Vito's broken into mainly in Premier Inn car parks in London, makes no difference if it's reinforced they will cut away at the door regardless. We have deadlocks fitted to all doors and they still bend the door or force the deadlock. A better visual deterrent is needed in most cases with microwave alarms as per the old 90's type alarm systems.

[stevezodiac]

I have a campervan and have most of the usual security devices but a very useful one, I have bought is the hyfive driveway alarm. a pir and reciever unit as a pair, only costs £14.99 from Amazon. I have bought 3 one pir for in the garage solely and one in the cab and one in the back of my van, waiting to detect movement. The three receiver units are placed around the house wherever I am and if they go off, I know my property is being broken into and i can immediately react. I also take them with me when I go away anywhere and park the van in range, to again detect and to immediately react to entry. I would have thought a tradesman, inside a house and the van being outside is another perfect use for the device.

[rogergriffiths]

Absolutely brilliant, without people like you Jeff where would we be ? Ingenuity personified. Britain needs these sort of people more now than ever before, great clip !!! Well done.

[paulm]

Excellent repair, so sad that the new Ford Transit is susceptible to break in. The engineering and development into the production of your shield is well thought out. You are an engineer who has taken time to solve a particular problem. First class.

[stuartthespark]

Have you thought about lazer etching the eternal plate, with the word custom, make it look like it was fitted by the manufacturer. Repair and upgrade is excellent.

[peteryoung]

I’ve fitted your plates and the instructions were very thorough definitely recommended.
As a minimum fit deadlocks and external stainless plates or it will happen it’s just a matter of time!!

[chrisst]

Ford redesigned the Transit, a lot of good ideas like the low height to ensure it'll go into car parks. You'd have thought they'd have made it impossible to break into yet here's exactly the same problem in exactly the same place.

[conradhaigh]

I take it Ford never listened to how bad the last transit was for getting broken into. If he had gone through his insurance it wouldn’t surprise me if they would of written the van off with the wait time for a new door

[fugglestick]

I NEVER leave tools in my van overnight. They are in trays and get stacked in the hallway when I get home...Some people never learn...

[DelH]

Poor guy, money lost forever. If you are going to drop 30-40K on a new van the manufacturer should be taking this problem far more serious. Nice work Sussex Installations

Nice shield . Looks great too. It’s a great design and looks really solid 👍

[Freespeech]

Nice engineering. Well done. Now, Plod, how about catching the thieves?