Mid 1980s. 2 of my Mum's friends were visiting. One of them locked her keys in her car boot, and I proceeded to break into her car (driver's door, to access the interior boot release) using the other's boot key.

That is shocking, I thought they used air bags to pry it not crowbars!

 

50 minutes ago, Aspman said:

I had an 89 Vauxhall Astra that was so easy to break into I stopped locking it because the damage to the locks was getting expensive.

 

Basically you could choose between hammering a screwdriver into the lock and turning it, or you could just hit the lock with a rock and it would fall into the door and you could unlock the car with your finger.

The locks were held in place with horseshoe shaped clips and nothing else.

Pretty typical of cars of that era. I was working for an automotive consultancy then and as part of my job(!) went to a car security conference in London where a DI from the Met Police showed us how to get into and drive away a car in around 10 seconds using 2 things you could buy in any hardware store

 

Security only became an issue for car manufacturers when insurers started rating cars on ease of theft of and theft from which made consumers choose more secure cars.

WAS THIS THE BLOKE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELICATE OPENING

It's a surprisingly good likeness! Just a bit more hair than my subject.

 

 

A few years back I had a Citroen as a company car. One night I returned to the firms car park clicked the remote and mine and two others opened. A few words where said to Citroen by the company, as they had over a hundred of them at the time.

Last year I was sat in my mates 2010 Passat when he got petrol. Bloke in front went to open his Sirocco (similar age) my mates doors clicked.

 

Still not sure if he pressed the button at the same time or if indeed the Sirocco driver would have opened his Passat.

Gutted. I assume to do that damage he's attempted to lever the rear door open by jamming something through the gap?

 

Given the damage to the top of the door has he damaged the roof too, assuming he was levering against something?

 

Did his method of entry work? Was he attempting to reach the inside door handle or the keys in the boot? Was the car deadlocked?

 

Lucky the luggage compartment cover was retracted...

Yes, the roof is damaged, as is the trim surrounding the rear window (which will need replacing as the trim is bonded onto the window). The attempt was to drop the rear seat down and retrieve a key from the boot.

Not good, sounds like he was pure ugg mode with his brain shut off. Hope it all gets sorted.

Apparently the operative has somehow managed to obtain a signature prior to starting work damaging the vehicle. Said signature is on a damage waiver, but they seem unable to actually provide me with a copy of the waiver or the signature, or the time it was signed.

Someone has obviously decided to try it on. I’d insist on a copy of the paperwork,

Already done so mate. Asked for proof of signature and proof of time of signing.

And the proof of signature has arrived timed well after the operative had finished damaging the vehicle.

All of this is outrageous treatment from beginning to end(whenever the end comes)