Tradespeople warned not to post pictures of vans or tools on social media
Posted: Friday, June 28th, 2024
Motoring insurance experts from Quotezone.co.uk urge tradespeople to avoid posting pictures of work vans and equipment online. Four in five burglars use social media to find and select potential victims, making those posting online easy targets. Tradespeople are particularly vulnerable to thieves, and tools are often the target of criminal activity, a crime on the rise. Over 80% of UK builders have been victims of tool theft, with the average claim costing over £5,000. It is estimated that over a 40-year working life, a builder will lose an eye-watering £10,000 worth of tools. Advertising or posting business photos and information to social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter could entice criminals. Thieves can use any information posted on social media or online to find out locations, possessions and the levels of security around your valuables. They can also monitor posts for geo-tagging and holiday photos to pounce when tradespeople are away from their vans and equipment for an easy target. Tradespeople should use social media wisely and be mindful of the information they share, update privacy settings and secure accounts with two-factor authentication. Failing to do so could leave tradespeople in major financial trouble and unable to work until costly tools are replaced – it could even invalidate their insurance.
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