Padlocks Technical Advice Centre

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The shackle comes out of my lock, how can I prevent people from losing it?

If you buy a very good closed shackle padlock then the shackle itself will come fully out of the body when unlocked. This if because the guards or shrouds around the shackle (U Bar) must extend high enough, and all the way around, to prevent bolt cutters from accessing the shackle. As a result there […]

Whats the easiest way to make a discus lock more secure?

We recently has a padlock attacked by brute force and we prefer to use discus locks since they are good value and help protect against bolt cutters. How can we make the existing setup more secure on our parking meters? Lincolnshire City Council Thanks for the question. As you say, the discus locks are quite […]