Should the forced lock be kept?

Yes. Keep the forced lock and cylinder until the police and your insurer tell you they no longer need them.

They are the physical evidence of how entry was gained. If the insurer has doubts or a forensic examination is needed, without the parts there is nothing to examine, and photos are not always enough.

How to keep them:

• In a bag, without cleaning or lubricating them.
• Without trying to take them apart yourself.
• With a note of the date and which door they came from.
• Together with any keys you have for that cylinder.

When we change a forced lock, the old parts stay with you, unless you tell us otherwise. If you ask us for the report, we examine them first and give them back to you.

We explain it in forced lock report.