Slamlocks For Vans Slamlocks for vans are visible locks fitted to a vehicle door. It is operated by an external key, and provides extra security to the vehicle. When the vehicle door shuts, the lock automatically activates and the key is required. This is to deter criminals when a loaded van is left unattended for a short amount of time. For example, a construction worker unloading/loading their van in stages. This is a chosen method by many vehicle owners due to being easy to operate and cost effective. However, it is these reasons that also draws car thieves’ attention. This type ...
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Carjacking and Civillian Safety Unfortunately, we now live in a world where the above terms come hand in hand. This has been a trend in terrorism worldwide in the past number of months. However, in Ireland, we have thankfully escaped such tragedies. Despite this, we have seen smaller scale events take place at a local level. The most recent saw the attempted stabbing and successful carjacking of a taxi man in Cabra, Dublin. What was assumed to be a regular fare, resulted in two men arrested for theft and assault – and a taxi man lucky to escape with his ...
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Van Locks Ireland Here at Autokey we have a wide range of sophisticated van locks developed specifically to combat the ‘new age thief’. Vehicle theft has now become a very smart and tech fluid process. The Irish Times has coined car thieves as getting “craftier” utilising electronics to break an entry. Intelligent criminals require intelligent systems to prevent and deter them from succeeding. With Vanlock, our list of top of the range locks Ireland aim to do exactly this. Listed below are our best selling locks, outlining the need for and function of such a product in van locks Ireland. ...
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