Barman Lewis Spindlove and the Ford Transit with which he works are composing a familiar image of weddings and festivals throughout the United Kingdom, with personalized folding bars of the vehicle to help serve a wide variety of drinks and cocktails, offering a unique experience Beyond the typical “boundaries” of traditional events.

When Lewis’s transit, full of all the necessary equipment and a specially designed pop-up bar with a golden finish of £ 15,000, was stolen from his home near Bristol, UK, the blow was big. The first one that went through Lewis’s mind was the couple who had reserved for that day, and additional concerns were created by the possibility of losing his beloved Transit forever, along with all the products and the entire thousands of euros worthy of equipment that They were in it.

Fortunately, immediate reaction and modern technology came to save the situation. In the first phase, Lewis quickly managed to borrow a bar – with a golden finish – ensuring that the wedding guests would not be thirsty. Following the theft of the vehicle to the police, Ford Pro “linked” Lewis to the Ford Pro Telematics, which revealed that his favorite Transit was in Nottingham, hundreds of kilometers away from where it was at that time. From the point where it was found, the police managed to bring Lewis back to both the van and its valuable content. The locks were repaired and then the transit was again thrown into slavery in just two weeks of the theft.

“The bride and groom had ordered a specially designed bar. It was just as they imagined. But when I went out to get the car to go to the wedding, the van had disappeared, “said Lewis, who manages The Bartender, which has three full-time employees in conjunction with a large team of free- Lancers. “I was very relieved that my transit has a built -in detector, which proved to be decisive to detect and return to my hands.”

Lewis’s experience highlights the crucial issue of vehicle theft, which is affecting businesses using van vehicles. These businesses contributed about 1 trillion euros to the EU and the United Kingdom economies only for 2023. For Ford Pro, the fight against this issue is a priority, with the company offering enhanced steering wheel locks as well as a series of digital surveillance and protection systems, which operate through the built -in modem of the vehicle. These systems include, among other things, alerts if the doors are violated, when the van is used outside the specified hours or if it is moved without the engine to get forward – which occurs when a van is stolen and towed. In addition, the Ford Pro Telematics security system can also lock and unlock the doors remotely.

The Bartender’s team has now enhanced Van’s safety in additional ways, completing digital surveillance and alert ability if the vehicle is active between the specified hours.

“We want Lewis and all our customers who use van vehicles to have complete confidence in the safety of their vehicles. However, if the direct thing happens, we are here to support people who work hard and contribute to the development of our communities and economies. ” said Hans Schep, General Manager, Ford Pro Europe, Europe.