SECURITY

s we can see on any page of this supplement, decent kit costs good money. And if you’re really into your cars, chances are you’ll have a fair bit of equipment stashed away in your garage. So it almost doesn’t bear thinking about how easily thieves can get into the average workshop. Assuming the structure is sound – which isn’t necessarily guaranteed with sheet steel/sheet asbestos buildings – doors and windows are glaring weak spots. Windows are hardly ever double glazed, which means the single panes are easily smashed. And fanlights won’t put up much of a fight against a pry bar. Typical traditional wooden garage doors also leave a lot to be desired compared to uPVC high security doors, complete with a plastic covered metal frame and numerous deadlocks