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I want to
choose a safe but what do I look for? |
The
first consideration when choosing a safe product is the cash or jewellery rating
it has. Insurance
companies have developed, through independent testing, ratings or
bands into which they place all types of safes. These are
given cash and jewellery ratings or Euro grades 1-6.
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What do the
ratings represent? |
The
different ratings represent the level of security offered by the features incorporated into a safe. The more
elaborate and sophisticated the anti-theft features the higher the
rating a safe product will receive. The figures shown
denote the maximum value of the items allowed in the safe in
accordance with any insurance policy covering the content.
A condition
of any safe rating is that it is properly secured in line with the
manufacturers recommendations.
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I have £1,200 in cash and £3,000 of
jewellery. What product rating do I require? |
Firstly
it is better to slightly over estimate values to allow for any
future increase. For mixed safe content convert the value
of your jewellery into a cash equivalent by dividing it by
10. Then by adding this to your original cash value you
now have a single cash rating figure. For
example: (£3,000
jewellery / 10 = £300) + £1,200 cash = £1,500 total rating.
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