Myths and Realities about car theft.
Reality. only around 1 in 4 cars stolen are by professional thieves. They are stolen by joy riders or to commit crimes. These thieves are generally unskilled and will be deterred by an effective security device.
Neighbourhood Watch
It has been my experience that joy riders not being professionals, use brute force - they do not pick locks. Cop-Lock's lock is not easy to pick and needs professional tools and expertise far beyond that of most car thieves.
03/05/07
Coplock is great - better than a steering lock. Easy to put on and take off. Won't twist sideways. Fits my 2006 Ford XR6 turbo manual.
J. Hart. Mulgrave.Vic
I use Coplock on my VN l988 Holden and on my 1999 Nissan Pathfinder. I wanted a strong visible theft lock, a hack saw just bounced off it.
Colin Hateley, Camperdown.Vic
21/03/06
This letter is to confirm that Hand Brake Turn was approached to initially test an anti-theft device and to discover any weakness in the device.
Several “destruction” tests were carried out over a period of time, using readily available tools that may be used by an opportunist thief, and tested on several different vehicles, which included manual and automatic pedal types.
The end product prototype dubbed “Cop Lock” was subjected to heavy hitting, twisting and bending forces, and applied force to locking mechanisms. After repeated attempts to force failure to the “Cop Lock” the attempts were discontinued due to the resilience of the device.
Hand Brake Turn wishes to note that the participants of the HBT program were not at any time present, or involved in the testing of this product as the program has a major focus on Motor vehicle crime prevention and does not wish to promote, encourage or demonstrate any illegal activities to young people whatsoever.
I am happy to recommend the “Cop Lock” as a useful anti theft device to the Motor vehicle industry.
Sincerely
Tom O’Brien
Manager
Hand Brake turn Dandenong
