In article .com,
Mungo wrote:
A friend told me today that he'd read in the paper over the weekend
that somebody has worked out how to easily defeat all double glazing
door locks - the type where you lift the handle to activate the
shoot-bolts. Apparently the police have been informed and are looking
into it. Now it all sounds a bit simplistic to me, and could well be
over exaggerated, but does anybody know more about this story? Is it
true? Is it only certain manufacturers, products etc?

Dunno if its still the case, but I was told recently that a simple
application of heat from a blowtorch can melt the plastic of a UPVC door
sufficient for a hand to reach in and work the mechanism. I'm not that
clued up on this to be able to concur or refute it.

Or you could simply smash the glass and walk through. Chavs seem to have
no problem getting into cars this way.

If you want a reasonably secure house you're into putting steel grills,
etc over every door and window.

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