NEW figures have revealed that one in five Scots have been victims of theft at a UK music festival.
With revellers heading to TRNSMT at Glasgow Green next week and other events across the country this summer, the study from Together Mutual Insurance highlights a concerning problem.
The statistics also show that the average amount of stolen goods amounts to £126 per person.
29% of the people who have had items stolen have had them taken from their person, while theft hot spots included onsite accommodation (53%) and their cars parked onsite (18%).
Around 1.9 million Brits are confirmed as attending a UK festival in 2017 with numbers expected to rise due to the weak pound discouraging travel abroad.
Must-grab festival items for thieves include mobile phones (11%), cash (11%) and cameras (6%).
And when it comes to reporting thefts, almost two thirds 65% of people from Scotland took time to inform the festival authorities or police in a last ditch attempt to catch the thief.
The study also asked Scots to name which UK festivals they’d been to.
The top sport went to local favourite T in the Park, with 48% having been to the event, which is currently taking a break.
The top five was:
- T in the Park (48%)
- Glastonbury (24%)
- Reading (15%)
- Creamfields (14%)
- V Festival (8%)
Jon Craven, CEO of Together Mutual Insurance, who commissioned the survey, said “Our advice for festival-goers this summer is to take advantage of the security options such as onsite lockers, even if you have to pay a few pounds for it.
“We would also recommend that people insure their items before they attend, that way they are protected if something does go wrong.”
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