Music festival thefts drop but values rise
by Gill Montia
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Crime figures obtained by Aviva show that possessions worth £225,000 were stolen at last year’s summer music festivals. In 2011, there were 1,101 reported incidents of thefts at eleven of the top UK festivals and according to police records, the average value per theft stood at £354. Research by the insurer also reveals that 12% [...]
Festival goers need more than a tent for cover
by Gill Montia
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Aviva is reminding music festival fans that a tent in not the only cover they require. Nearly half of all Britons have attended the summer festivals at some time or other, and of these 14% have lost belongings or had them stolen, according to the insurer’s research. With many festival-goers taking expensive personal items such [...]
