How to Prevent Lock Snapping
The rise of lock snapping in Coventry, Leicester, and the West Midlands is happening… I am finding myself going to more and more victims of crime due to lock snapping.
Gaining entry via lock snapping seems to be the preferred method of entry now for burglars, and it’s easy to see why, as 90% of the homes I visit just have a standard euro barrel fitted.
It’s a 20-second opening to bypass these simple locks; it’s quick, and it’s silent.
There is a solution to this, and it’s something called an anti-snap lock. There are many different types of anti-snap locks on the market; some are better than others, but basically what they offer is either a sacrificial cut in the lock that is designed to break away when someone attacks the lock, thus leaving the lock in the door, or some have a system where the cam of the lock locks up or a malleable steel bar through the lock, making it harder to snap the lock totally.
I like to fit the Brisant B.s lock seen below, as it’s also anti-drill and anti-pick, it has the sacrificial cut as well as the malleable steel bar going through it, also another cool feature is that the key is semi-restricted.
We carry a full stock of anti-snap locks as well as other extra security items… If you have a UPVC door, it is highly likely to have been fitted with a standard euro cylinder, regardless of its age or how many locking bolts it has up the door (the weakness is in the cylinder).
If you are concerned that it is going to cause you problems changing your locks due to getting keys cut, there is no need to worry, as we cut keys on the van for you there and then, and they are guaranteed to work.
Lock snapping in Coventry, Leicester and the West Midlands is most definitely on the rise, and if you think that just because your door has 4/5/6 locking points, it is secure, it is not if it only has a standard cylinder fitted. If you are unsure, you can ask us to do a security check of your property for you, and we will be able to advise.
We can also offer you the service of keying all your new locks alike, so this would mean all your new locks would work with the same key.
We work on fixed prices and don’t like to be beaten on price, but a point worth mentioning is that there is a difference in the standards of anti-snap locks out there. I have made it my business to know what works and what doesn’t. Check out our Facebook page for more information.