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Not that it is much consolation, but most combination locks can be bypassed with a shim either through the code wheels or between the shackle and the lock body. So they might not have known the code.
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Really sorry to hear what happened.
Isn't this, where something like an up and over, or roller door gives you more security, as you can add bottom and side bolts plus a garage defender on the front. The lack of windows also helps.
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Sorry to hear this. Re. The lock. Have a look on YouTube for the lock picking lawyer. Combination locks do not seem to offer much in the way of security.
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Really sorry to hear this. Shocking that they came back again having been spotted once.
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My girlfriend was making dinner tonight, 21:15, saw two guys walk up to our garage and start fiddling with the lock.
She pushed the window open and asked what they were doing - they said they were either meeting a friend, or getting something from a friends garage and that it was number 16. Ours is number 6.
I should have called the police then and there, but I couldn't quite believe that they were thieves.
This was A Mistake.
They went round the corner, waited a couple of minutes then came back and, as my girlfriend shouted at them and I ran down the stairs, opened the combination padlock, hoisted the door up, grabbed my girlfriends bike and did a runner. They were gone by the time I got down there - I ran round the block but they'd gone.
I called the police, they came, we got the manager of the freehold out of his flat and reviewed the CCTV - both cameras that overlook the garages had been turned on their mounts so they just covered blank fields of view (mainly wall).
So! The new garage doors need to include security as a key requirement. Although, in this case they appeared to know what the combination was, which is concerning.