digital_blue wrote:I don't know where you are naze, but in my area I wouldn't want to be carrying around auto jigglers at all times. I own a set, and except for taking them out to a demonstration, I keep them at home. Even though I carry pick tools in my truck at all times, I would not be comfortable having jigglers on me at all times. Auto theft is a huge problem in my area (as I'm sure it likely is in yours) and the local police here take it pretty seriously. I'm sure that if I was found with jigglers it would all work out in the long run, but I'd rather not have to go through that.
db
Picture this scene,
I've got my sign written "Master Locksmith" van parked beside a car in a public carpark. I'm wearing a reflective hi viz jacket with "locksmith" clearly printed on the back. I'm using jigglers to open a car so the owner could recover her keys from the boot. Police van pulls up, out jump 4 coppers who refuse to smile. As the owner has nipped back to the store to take her little irl to the toilets, I'm "held" ( not formerly arrested but darn close) for, believe it or not, "being equipped to steal a motor vehicle" ( the coppers words not mine". I was wactually treating it as a bit of a joke, perhaps this copper was new and the others were "putting him through his paces". Anyway, the whole thing was only resolved once several calls to my head office to confirm my employment, proof of identity from myself, and the customer eventually returning with proof of her identity and ownership of the vehicle. It also took me over 40 mins to reload my vehicle as everything had been removed during the police search. Oh what joy
. And all this because I was carying/using jigglers. So if a recognised locksmith can get into trouble do you really think jigglers are better option than having a spare key for your home or vehicle? I always carry a spare key to my home in my wallet, at home I have spare keys for all my vehicles, I also have swapped vehicle keys with a friend that has his own car. If either of us are locked out away from home, the other can drop the key off. Saves on that 40 minute reloading your van. ( and yes, even locksmiths lock their keys in their vans along with the tools to gain entry at times I'm speaking from experience here lol.)
