How can I prevent my van being broken into?
An overnight attempt to steal my Citroen Relay involved the thieves cutting a hole in the front offside panel and disabling a sensor that opened the central locking system. What/where is the device they disabled and can it be repaired?
Asked on 22 April 2025 by Peter Rawbone
Answered by
Craig Cheetham
It's likely that they have accessed the fuse box by cutting a hole, not with a view to stealing the van so much as getting into it to steal its contents. They will have bridged a relay to trigger the central locking, which will have allowed them access to the van. Short of repairing the hole, there isn't really a lot you can do other than fit secondary door locks or separate alarms that aren't wired into the van's ECU.
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