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Big lock and chain
Its easy to steal bikes and amazing how often victims of crime neglect obvious ways of having things stolen from them.
If you can, fit a ground anchor to your parking area and get a high security chain and padlock. Get it around a frame spar and a wheel if you can. If you cant fit a ground anchor and there are no handy fixed anchor points like a lamp post then maybe you could fit a tow bar to one of your cars and fix the the chain around that. Try and use two types of lock, a disc lock is really easy to remove a high security U lock is the best bet. Ride magazine (do a search) have a pdf of the best locks in the UK and many other products, they are well tested and attacked with everything from freezing spray to angle grinders.
Last, but not least, get a scruffy tarpaulin cover and shove it over the bike, tie it with some scruffy rope. That way, prying eyes dont notice what you have and the tarpaulin makes it look like you dont care.
On a final note, one of the most common ways of having something stolen is to be followed home. Keep an eye out for vehicles following you, if you suspect your being followed try doubling back.
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