Indeed, you do, Nathan. But it’s not always shut, I think.
That aside, just take some reasonable precautions, irrespective of a gate or none.The four or five motorcycles I saw in the Ibis Budget hotel’s car park on this trip had all used a chain or at least a disc lock. For the car, I used a steering wheel lock and isolated the battery. I take the view that, if the owner has at least done the basics of security for themselves, irrespective of location, then the rest is down to the pound of butter in the fridge.
At some point, you have to leave any vehicle somewhere, whether is for two minutes, all day, a couple of hours or overnight. We can’t spend our entire lives worrying about it. But do nothing by way of security, anywhere, and trouble might follow.
I left the car parked overnight, in the open, on the very small public ‘car parking’ area in Cap Griz Nez. Is it perfect? No. Could some scrote ‘Have a go at it’ overnight? Yes, possibly. Would I have rather put it (as we have done before) on the drive (if you could call it that) alongside the cafe B&B? Yes, but others were using it. Fair enough, they were there first. Did I ‘secure’ it as reasonably as is practicable or just put simply, sensible? Yes. Did I leave anything of personal value (wallet, car documents, insurance details and passport, basically) in the car? No. As I said, you can’t worry about everything forever. At least do the basics, no matter where you are.
