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Preparing to travel is most important if you are to enjoy your trip with total peace of mind - so take a few moments to go through the following home security tips, packing tips and your Newcastle Airport luggage allowance. |
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Leave home with total peace of mind by using the following home security tips, packing tips and details on your luggage allowance. This way you can enjoy your trip without the worry of coming home to a burgled house or any embarrassing moments at check-in because your bags are too heavy!
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General Home Security Tips ... |
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Make sure you don't add to your holiday blues when returning home by preventing things like rotting food in the fridge or wilted plants - use our general home security tips below. What's more, they also deter any burglars who may be monitoring your home as they have noticed it is standing empty - especially when nearly half of break-ins happen when a home is left for periods of time.
- Cancel your newspaper and milk deliveries so they aren't building up on the doorstep.
- Don't order anything that comes Recorded Delivery or similar. It will be returned to sender if not collected in one week from the Post Office.
- Move any appointments that are in your diary whilst you are away.
- Ask a local friend, neighbour or family member if they could remove post from the doorstep and water your plants.
- Cook or throw away any perishable items in your fridge that will go off and rot.
- Turn off your plug sockets as a safety precaution,
- In the Summer months switch off your central heating and hot water, and in winter months reduce the temperature and timings for when it's on (don't turn off as if a hard frost it could freeze your pipes)
- Make sure any pet sitters are aware of all your pet's routines and habits and make sure the have all met before you travel.
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It's essential that we protect our homes whilst we are away, as for the majority of us, our home and its contents are our most valuable things.
So use these Top 10 home security tips to travel with total peach of mind.
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Top 10 Security Tips |
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1. Automatic Lighting |
Make your home look lived in and confuse burglars by using light timers that go on and off during the day. |
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2. Post |
Ask friends, family or neighbours to remove any built up post from your doorstep - a real give-away you aren't home.
Or set up Royal Mail's Keepsafe service that holds your mail up to two months. |
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3. Deliveries |
Don't forget to cancel milk, newspaper or such like deliveries. |
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4. Baggage Tags: |
Only write your home address on your return luggage label as you check in for your return flight - otherwise you are telling the World you are on holiday. |
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5. House Checking: |
Arrange for family, friends or neighbours to pop into your home from time to time - ask them to park on your drive (neighbours could leave their spare car on your drive during the evenings), ask them to pull curtains and draw them again. All things that will confuse burglars.
It's worth leaving your contact details with a neighbour or family friend in case of an emergency. |
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6. Neighbourhood Watch: |
Think about joining a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, visit their website www.neighbourhoodwatch.net to find out more. |
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7. Valuable Items: |
Valuable items and important documents could be stored with your Bank in their safe. Or you could asked trusted family or friends.
If you can, try and move valuable electrical goods out of sight from the windows.
Double check your home and contents insurance is in order before you travel.
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8. Alarm: |
In case of a false alarm or an emergency ask a neighbour to be a temporary key hold for your alarm system.
And make sure you set your alarm when leaving. |
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9. Outdoor Storage: |
Put your golf clubs, bikes or power tools inside whilst you are away. |
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10. Locks: |
Double check all your windows and doors are locked tight. |
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It may be that your local police force offer free home security tips by visiting your home. Contact your local station if you are interested.
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Avoid any embarrassing moments at check-in because you have packed a restricted or prohibited item in your case, or if your suitcase it too heavy.
First and foremost check your luggage allowance - you can normally find this on the reverse of your flight ticket.
In most instances, most airlines limit luggage to 32kg (70lbs) or less per bag, per person. If your baggage weighs more you will need to pay a big fine to carry the luggage, and pack it into smaller bags for the baggage handling dept. Or you will have to remove excess luggage, the contents of which will be destroyed.
However, should you be needing to take extra luggage contact your airline regarding an additional luggage allowance. The same applies if you are needing to take large or outsized items onto the plane - contact your airline.
For security reasons you will be asked a number of questions about your luggage - like who packed it, what it contains and if you have been approached by anyone to add something to your case. This can increase check-in so make sure you arrive at the airport in good time.
You can find more unofficial information on restricted items that must not be packed in your hand luggage or main luggage by visiting the Security section of this website |
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