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Hi peeps, Below is a post i put on seatcupra.net last night in an attempt to warn as many folks as poss about an alarming issue that i myself have now become victim of!!!




I know a lot of you will probably be aware of this issue, But just incase you're NOT then i'd like to take this oppurtunity to warn as many of you as i can so you can make pre-emptive manouvers to potentially atleast SLOW DOWN if not stop potential theiving scum from breaking into your house and stealing your car keys and valuables etc!

Basically My house got broken into this morning whilst we were asleep and several items have been stolen, but it looks like the the theives were focusing on getting there hands on CAR KEYS, and according to the police etc they think they were actually going after they keys for my Leon (which they luckily DIDN'T get), but unfortunatley they DID get the keys and remote plips for my late Fathers Lotus Esprit (aswell as some of my mums jewellery and some antique guns of my dads aswell!)

Now bear with me as i WILL get to the point's i'm making, but suffice to say alteast they weren't the REALLY violent kind and they didn't come upstairs and threaten either me or my mum in order to get the keys for the Leon or any other valuables, they stayed downstairs so no one was physically hurt!

Anyway to get in they went to the back of the house and broke the lock out of the door to gain access! Now the reason WHY i'm highlighting this particular issue is because of HOW EASY it is to break the standard door locks on UPVC doors to gain access to your house (should you have them fitted!) If you want to see how SHOCKINGLY easy it is then go on YouTube and type in "lock snapping" and see just HOW EASY it is on standard UPVC door locks!!!

I'm highlighting this issue for any of you that DON'T know about this as i'd hate anyone else to have to go through WHAT we're having to go through right now, and if you can Pre emptively DO something about this before this happens to you (if you're unlucky enough!) then atleast this post has hopefully helped inform some who maybe did NOT know of this issue!

As a side note you CAN buy new MUCH better/stronger locks that are direct replacements for your existing locks that are Anti snap/Anti drill/Anti Pick - they cost quite a lot more than the ordinary type you normally get, but if they deter/stop or atleast SLOW down the ******** then surely it's GOT to be money well spent!

Might also be time to maybe think about getting a decent alarm system installed too if you haven't already - it's got to be better to be pro-active and do what you can to make your home as secure as possible - rather than doing what we're having to do right now which is be re-active and sorting things out AFTER the damage has been done!

MODS - I hope i'm NOT breaking any forum rules posting this, and i appologise if i am as that is NOT my intention! i certainly DON'T think i'm giving any potential theives who may be lurking any pointers as the footage of how easily UPVC door locks CAN be broken is on the web for all to see!

To ALL who'm may read this though - Please Please DON'T let yourself be an EASY target for these scumbags - We've ALL worked hard to get what we've got - WHY should we make it easy for them to take what ISN'T there's!!!!!!!!

If this post helps/informs even just ONE person i shall consider it a success, and to anyone who'm may read this - tell AS MANY of your buddies as you can to atleast "look" at the footage for themselves Via Youtube!

ANYTHING WE CAN ALL DO TO MAKE THEIVES LIVES AS DIFFICULT OR AS "OFF PUTTING" AS POSSIBLE HAS GOT TO BE WORTHWHILE HASN'T IT!!!!!!!

Hopefully you've ALL had the patients to read this (i know it drags on somewhat!) but all i'm trying to do is help as many as i can from potentially becoming "victims" as i have!