"Sanj" wrote in message
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I'm seriously thinking of buying a safe, but have no Idea on what's good
what's not etc...I don't really have too many places to bolt a safe into a
concrete floor other than the garage, so was thinking of an under floor
safe. Has any one bought one of these...any advice appreciated

Go to a real locksmith, rather than one of the 'security centres' and talk
about it. You will get lots of good free advice from someone who can ask
questions and recommend something that suits your particular needs.

Safes are rated according to the value of cash or jewellery that an insurer
will be happy to cover if they are in the safe. The higher the rating, the
better (and more expensive) the safe. Underfloor 'safes' for wooden floors
are just hidden places to keep things and probably unrated. A good safe will
either be built-in or too heavy for a thief to take-away without specialist
lifting equipment. Sometimes, both.

However, be careful of the problem of consequent crime - a crime that would
not have happened but for the solution to another crime problem. If you are
at home when the house is burgled, there is an increased risk that you will
face personal violence to get the safe opened.

Colin Bignell