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A WORCESTER based engineering company has launched tv new security products.
The first, for rigid vehicles is solely a mechanical device whi( is claimed to overcome objections associated with earli attempts to produce a device and has been approved in princip by many interested parties. It can be fitted to all makes of light, medium and heal commercial vehicles in under two hours for around £190. The DV pnumatic pack cor sists of a box containing valve mechanism connecte into the brake line system. It has a single operatin lever protected by a hig security lock and the S' hydraulic pack is similar wit an option of connecting int the clutch line.
The other device . . .
The other device, a trail€ lock, is designed to reduce th incidence of unauthorise hitching to unattended trailer and costs £55.
This consists of a clam' machined from a solid bal attached to the king pin in way which makes forcibl removal difficult.
Both items are market& under the name of Veloc an are produced by Worceste Fasteners Ltd, 8 The Moon Worcester.