HEADPHONES Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Been reading about "bump keys" Any cylinder lock can be opened with a bump key in under 5 sec From uPVC style barrels to padlocks. Someone could come in get your stuff/Z keys etc with no sign of forced entry. Insurance co. would claim you forgot to lockup http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri= ... wTVBWCijEQ http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri= ... nrWqjgjFL0 Ordered a product called pick buster from QVC as a hopeful solution http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/ ... tem.558204 Anyone else got more knowledge on this evil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael robinson Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 They've been out for years mate the only way around this is to get an armoured lock witch don't use your standard key . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Our front door doesnt use a normal key so that wont work on ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan221 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I find that my Great Dane is a rather good at putting off unwelcome visitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite 350 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Been in double glazing for 20 years and yet to hear of anyone that this has happened to, not saying it couldn't but most new doors should have anti drill,bump and pick cylinders fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I reckon you might as well leave your car and house unlocked (I don't follow my own theory though I must admit).......if a criminal is worth his salt he's going to assume that the house is locked anyway and that didn't stop him. Leaving it open just avoids the barreled lock or smashed window. Then again it does give the unshaven, unskilled scrotters a better chance of having it away with some valuables I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Never been broken into but had a few things taken from the garden when the A55 was under construction 25 years ago (some underwear from the clothes line and gardening tools). I live in a very modest cottage that's hard enough to find so security is pretty low on my list of priorities. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The Mrs made me buy a £1500 door when I had the Lambo as she was scared of thugs kicking the door in......the one I have, even the police couldn't smash in........reinforced door and frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 A few years ago drove from Manchester to London. Just as I unloaded the Zed got a call from alarm monitoring company.....someone had broke in via back patio door Drove straight back to find no sign of forced entry. I always blamed the fitter for selling on copies of my keys but maybe I got "bumped" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter10 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The most common way a home is broken into these days is through either an insecure home (windows/doors left open or unlocked) or because people don't lock their front doors properly. UPVC doors are easily opened by putting a metal bar with a hook on the end through the letterbox and opening it from the inside. Of course, double locking the door fixes this issue. A lot of people assume they only have to lift the handle up from the inside to lock their doors at night. They actually should be locking it with the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy75 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 As above - angry, hungry dogs work a charm. Oh, and a couple of empty 12g cartridges on the telephone table too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The Mrs made me buy a £1500 door when I had the Lambo as she was scared of thugs kicking the door in......the one I have, even the police couldn't smash in........reinforced door and frame OK Ill bite - why were the police trying to smash your door in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 The Mrs made me buy a £1500 door when I had the Lambo as she was scared of thugs kicking the door in......the one I have, even the police couldn't smash in........reinforced door and frame OK Ill bite - why were the police trying to smash your door in? For been a forum menace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 There are ways and means of getting through most locks and getting into any house - even if its resorting to a brick through the window. Picking locks is a bit of a hobby of mine and when I first started many years ago, the first thing I did was to try and pick the front door lock on my old house. Took me about 5 minutes!!! And that was me being a complete novice! Needless to say, i immediately went out and bought a better lock for it. Bump keys, lock picks and such like are freely available on the net and anyone can buy them and spend some time learning how to use them. But, for the average burgler they will just be an opportunist, who if they see an open window, or know an old person lives there, or you have blatantly left stuff on show, they will just smash & grab. The key thing is really to use your common sense. It always amazes me when I go for a walk on Boxing Day how many people leave the empty boxes outside their house for the binmen to collect, showing the whole world that they got a 50inch telly for Christmas or a ps3 or an xbox360. If I was a burgler, id know exactly what stuff they had worth nicking just by looking at the boxes piled up outside on the pavement! Like someone else said, I think my dog should put them off. If someone wants to try and get in the house then good luck to them. lol!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I find that my Great Dane is a rather good at putting off unwelcome visitors Likewise our 10 stone Rottweiler!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I reckon you might as well leave your car and house unlocked (I don't follow my own theory though I must admit).......if a criminal is worth his salt he's going to assume that the house is locked anyway and that didn't stop him. Leaving it open just avoids the barreled lock or smashed window. Then again it does give the unshaven, unskilled scrotters a better chance of having it away with some valuables I guess. My shed car is seldom locked. Its worth 300 quid and there is litterally nothign in it for the vey reason i dont want anythign nicked out a very unsecure car. I took the stereo out just to make sure it was worthless. I leave it unlocked so that, in the unlikely event someone decided they want to have a look around it they dont cost me a new window or door lock in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewan221 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I find that my Great Dane is a rather good at putting off unwelcome visitors Likewise our 10 stone Rottweiler!!!! Where my parents live several houses were broken into despite all sorts of fancy alarm systems - the ones left alone were the houses with resident dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I find that my Great Dane is a rather good at putting off unwelcome visitors Likewise our 10 stone Rottweiler!!!! Where my parents live several houses were broken into despite all sorts of fancy alarm systems - the ones left alone were the houses with resident dogs +1 Our EBT is soft as pooo! But she looks mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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