Manual, lift-assist and fully automatic steel bollards, installed with proper drainage and marine-grade steel where it's needed — built to physically stop keyless vehicle theft, not just deter it.
Relay theft takes about ninety seconds and leaves no broken glass. A bollard set properly in concrete ends it — the car simply cannot be driven off. Redbear supplies and fits telescopic, fold-down and automatic rising bollards across Plymouth and the South Hams, with drainage done right and your driveway put back like we were never there.
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Homeowners want top-tier vehicle security, not a permanent hazard on their drive. Telescopic security bollards drop completely flush with the ground—so there’s nothing to trip over, nothing to steer around, and no eyesore outside your front door.
Drag the handle to see the same driveway with the post lowered and raised.
The right bollard depends on three simple factors: how often you'll use it, the value of the vehicle you're protecting, and who will be operating it. We offer free on-site advice to ensure you get the exact level of security you need—with zero high-pressure sales.
The simplest deterrent. Drops flat or lifts out with a key — good for a second space, shared access .
Surface-bolted or socket-set
Galvanised or powder-coated
Fitted in a single visit
Sits flush when down, lifts and locks in seconds when you're home. The default choice for most Devon driveways.
Casing set 850–1000mm deep
Gravel soakaway beneath every casing
Rim finished 5–10mm proud
Full-height commercial steel with an internal gas strut that removes roughly 70% of the lifting weight.
Anti-ram section, 15–25kg post
Gas-strut assisted lift
Reinforced concrete foundation
Fob, keypad or remote. The post drops on command, so nobody gets out of the car in the rain.
Armoured supply, safety loop sensors
Dedicated 30mA RCD / RCBO
Installation certificate issued
If your question isn't here, ring us — we'd rather talk it through than send a brochure.
Ask us on siteOrganised thieves choose quiet, affluent areas precisely because driveways are left open and residents assume distance is protection. Target vehicles are identified from registration data, the drive down the A38 happens late at night, and the car is back on the motorway within minutes.
Only if every person in the house uses it every single night. A Faraday pouch also does nothing against a direct OBD-port attack, or against a thief who breaks in for the keys. A bollard is a physical barrier that works whether or not anyone remembered.
No. Blocks are lifted with a splitter and cut back cleanly with an angle grinder, resin and tarmac get neat diamond-blade cuts, and everything is relaid and pointed on the day. Intricate paving takes longer, and we tell you that at survey rather than after.
Installation is typically completed within 14 days of your survey — quickly, professionally and including full drainage. National suppliers and large gate specialists commonly quote three to six weeks just to get a surveyor to the door.
A Part P registered electrician working to BS 7671. Running a new outdoor circuit from your consumer unit is notifiable work, so you receive an Electrical Installation Certificate and Building Control sign-off.
Yes. A full-height steel post can weigh 15–25kg, which gets tiring twice a day, so we usually recommend a gas-strut lift-assist model that takes out around 70% of the effort. If that's still too much, an automatic bollard reduces it to a button.
Devon & Cornwall Police record well over a thousand vehicle theft offences a year. What happens after the theft is the part most homeowners don't expect.
Vehicle theft offences recorded each year across Devon & Cornwall.
Charge rate — around 40 people charged from roughly 1,310 reported thefts.
Of cases where no suspect was ever identified.
Of premium vehicle thefts committed using relay signal amplifiers.
Plymouth: highest volume of vehicle crime in Devon
South Hams targeted via the A38 / M5 corridor
Cars re-plated within hours to beat ANPR
Ground conditions, utilities, and drainage are checked before excavation begins.
The driveway is cut cleanly, the core is excavated, and proper drainage is installed to prevent future issues.
The casing is accurately levelled and fixed with high-strength concrete for long-term performance.
The driveway is fully restored, the site cleaned, and keys or fobs are provided with operating instructions.
We'll look at the surface, the drainage and where the post needs to sit, then give you one clear written price. No visit charge, no obligation, no salesperson in the car.
