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Lock Bumping History & Pickbuster
Have you been Bumped?
Many people have been burgled by bumping but they don't realise.
Have you been burgled and wondered how the burglar gained entry?
Have you ever been burgled and thought it was your fault as you may have left your door open?
You may have been victim of lock bumping. ! !
Lock bumping is a method of entry using an adapted key that is placed in a cylinder lock, pulled back 1 notch or click, then struck firmly with a reasonably heavy object such as a small hammer or screw driver or even a purpose made hammer that can be purchased from many sites on the internet.
Lock bumping has been around for about 70 years within the locksmithing world. It first came over from the US and then spread into Europe. There are some lock enthusiast clubs where bumping is a sport and members spend their evenings timing each other at lock bumping, but that is not where it stops. If you go onto the internet and type in ‘lock bumping’, all information is available and the opportunist thief is fully equipped after very little home training.
Most countries use pin tumbler locks of some shape or form, and these are all bumpable, for example, garage locks, bullet locks (shutters), front doors, backdoors, some padlocks, rim latches (nightlatches), conservatories, and even some sheds.
It is very hard to determine if your house has been broken into via this method because of the lack of physical evidence of any unauthorised entry. No damage, no prints and your goods are still gone. Then of course you get the problems with the insurance companies refusing to pay out because there is no forensic evidence.
The Police Service have only recently been able to state that maybe the break-in could have been due to bumping and the door not left open. Again the forensics problem.
We know that the Police Services in the US, Australia, Canada & Europe acknowledge this method of entry and there have been a number of TV programmes making the public aware of this potential threat. However not too much has been said in the UK.
It is up to you to protect your property, and with the help of Pickbuster you can take a positive step to adding to the security of your home or premises.
Dorset Lock Doctor are approved by Pickbuster to install their product, and should you choose us to install Pickbuster for you then we can register your Pickbuster treatment with them and you will benefit from their unique guarantee.
QUOTE (Pickbuster)
“It is almost certain that any customer who is burgled by Lock Bumping will have their insurance claim turned down. This is where we step in. If a burglar manages to bump a Pickbuster protected lock (unlikely) applied by one of our approved installers then the customer can claim against UAP for up to £2500. Conditions do apply and systems are in place to stamp out fraudulent claims, but the guarantee is totally unique.
We are confident in Pickbuster because it has been tested and approved by members of the Institute of Certified Locksmiths. The test reports can show that a pre-treated lock could be bumped from as little as 2 seconds, but after treatment the lock could not be bumped. Pickbuster has also proven to be effective after 50,000 cycles of an independently tested lock. Impressive. “
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