Top Tips To Safeguard Your Bag

Dec. 4, 2008 - PRLog -- Online insurer, Protectyourbubble.com (http://www.protectyourbubble.com) offers some top tips to help party-goers guard against becoming a victim, so that their party night out goes like a dream rather than turn into nightmare.

*  Don’t leave your bag unattended: it’s easy to leave it with other people’s bags but this makes it easy for a thief to pretend they are looking for something.

*  Use “Chelsea” clips, often attached to the underside of a table or bar: this makes it more time consuming and obvious for a thief trying to steal it.

*  Never hang your bag off the back of a chair: it is just begging for someone to lift it off and take it with them.

*  Ensure zips and fastenings are closed: why make it any easier for a thief to pick out your wallet or purse?

*  Carry as little as possible: don’t carry large amounts of cash and question what you take with you on a night out – the less you have, the less you’re likely to lose.

*  Don’t leave your mobile phone on a table-top or bar: use the security PIN code to lock it just in case the worse does happen.

*  Only ever use a licensed taxi company: book one to take you home in advance wherever possible, particularly if you’re planning to have a few drinks, and make sure you never walk home alone.

Stephen Ebbett at Protectyourbubble.com reminds that it is not just on a night out that people should take extra care at this time of year: “Shops and stores are just as crowded. It’s all too easy for an opportunistic thief to help themselves as bags are often left unattended in shopping trolleys and changing rooms.”

Protectyourbubble.com offers a new type of personal emergency insurance cover that acts as a virtual ‘best friend’ should the worse happen while you’re out and about. For as little as £5 a month, it provides roaming cover for the loss of your possessions and a service that will get you a taxi home, cancel your credit/debit cards and mobile phone, send a message to family or friends, and even sort out a locksmith to meet you at their home so you can get in and on with your life. If the worse happens, one call to the 24/7 easy to remember free phone number - 08000 SOS SOS (767 767) - and the support team will do the rest.

Protectyourbubble.com is an ethical insurer. For every policy sold, it donates £1 to one of its chosen charities including the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, Missing People, Aspire, the National Holiday Fund, and the Child Poverty Action Group.

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For more information, please contact Spotlight Communications:
Lesley Russell on 07815 778038 or lesley@spotlightcomms.co.uk
Anna Fraser on 07958 380568 or anna@spotlightcomms.co.uk

Notes to Editors

Protectyourbubble.com is a new online insurance provider trying to make personal insurance simple, easy and uncomplicated – from buying a policy to making a claim. It currently offers Personal Emergency Assistance, Home Emergency cover, Car, Travel and Home insurance.

Protectyourbubble.com is committed to having a positive impact on the wider community. From every policy sold or renewed, Protectyourbubble.com donates £1 to one of its chosen charities.  http://www.protectyourbubble.com