Is there anything that I can do to prevent my premium from increasing? There are many actions with little or no cost that can be done. Tip 49 – Forced Entry – They’re coming in through the roof!! At this time of the year burglaries are at their highest rate. Remember that there is always one target – cigarettes. The pattern is invariably the same. Just after a delivery has been taken in, the premises are broken into that night. The burglars will have been keeping your shop under surveillance will have been into the shop prior to this to view the position of the Passive Infra Red Detectors, (PIR Beams), first and CCTV Cameras second. Noting the position of the PIR Beams, they select a position/location in the shop which is of sufficient distance away to avoid detection. They then crawl to a position beside the cigarette machine which they go on to break open, (usually with a long-handled axe), and remove the entire cigarettes contents. 1. Keep cigarette stocks to as low as you can manage 2. Check the position of your PIR Detectors 3. Have you got PIR Detectors in your Attic? If not???!!! 4. Erect prominent signage saying that the premises is protected by monitored alarm system 5. Be diligent and be safe – no heroics! Always remember – call us to discuss any/every incident. We will advise and guide you.