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by EvoRed » 10 Apr 2006 14:24
Alan, pull one of us over at the next show mate and we'll run you through it!
Who, or what, on earth did that, do you know?
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by NKT » 19 Apr 2006 13:35
Was that your on-the-job training for Reactfast, Al?
Mutzy, sorry, I don't get it!
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by secondcity » 24 Apr 2006 16:17
i've come across the most shoddy opening of a chubb 110 you have ever seen, will be posting it tommorow night when i collect it from a collegue, you won't believe what you see
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by NKT » 26 Apr 2006 3:57
Now, I don't know the whole story here, but I believe the van was fitted with a lock, and possibly a door handle too. When the driver couldn't get in, he called out one of his Reactfast collegues, and they eventually got him in.
Of course, they then had to scrap the van... 
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by SteveW » 26 Apr 2006 4:13
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by Shrub » 26 Apr 2006 9:17
Whats the betting the original locks wernt used and a hasp and suitcase padlock was the thing that stumped them, they didnt know where to drill.
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by toomush2drink » 26 Apr 2006 9:19
I like the way they tried getting in through the front wing first 
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by Shrub » 26 Apr 2006 9:20
I bet thir upset they forgot the drill boxes in the back, the cardboard boxes you can see are one drill and one of the smaller ones they use lol
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by raimundo » 26 Apr 2006 10:18
those guys were trying too hard, on the van, the roof is the weak point, easy to cut a hole in, and on all those doors, the angle grinder should be used to slot vertically between the keyhole and the strike plate, across the boltworks. I don't have photos, but here in the states, there is the front of the pickup truck method, where a snowplow blade is useful for a push in or the back of the pickup method, where a chain is attached to the door and the door and possibly its frame are dragged away.  Actually for quick and dirty openings, a ram could be fitted to the front of the truck. punch it right in the vicinity of the lock. 
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by 1st solution locksmiths » 26 Apr 2006 15:00
Somebody should call the number on the side of the van, and ask if they have any spare parts for a renault kangoo 
 Picking with quality tools ???
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by mattc » 26 Apr 2006 15:24
Is the hole below the number 4 for the filler cap, or did they try drilling it? 
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by toomush2drink » 26 Apr 2006 17:44
Maybe they sent a plumber to open it up ?
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by quicklocks » 26 Apr 2006 18:34
that is the funnest thing ive seen in ages 
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by NKT » 28 Apr 2006 7:31
Caption time!
"I only said to blow the bl**dy doors off! You've wrecked the petrol cap too!"
"Sorry, but it had a high security grill on the back, so I couldn't just smash the glass..."
"IWe can get into any van in just a few hours. Often even without the keys."
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by Shrub » 28 Apr 2006 8:11
"Fred didnt actually realise the door was unlocked to begin with"
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