Lock it, don't lose it! Best garage door locks and security

Hereu2019s a simple but straightforward and reasonably affordable garage door security solution to start off with. This heavy-duty security L-shaped bracket with inclusive lock simply bolts to your door with the locking barrel cemented into the ground.

Not an added u2018barrieru2019, per se, this is instead a replacement or additional locking bolt system which comes as a pair, attaches to the inside of your existing door and then, when the bolts are extended into the door frame and locked, give a much greater level of locking security to your existing garage door.

This British-made defender is typical of the breed in being a lockable device thatu2019s locked to the ground and has a heavy-duty ground u2018baru2019 thick then physically prevents the garage door being opened.

Another British made garage u2018defenderu2019 system that comes highly-rated and which is perfect for adding security to garages with up-and-over garage doors.

Another one from British security specialists Bulldog and one that is again simple, straightforward, easy to fit and affordable, but this time includes a barrier bar in the design to prevent up-and-over style doors being opened.

Another fairly conventional combined garage door lock and defender-bar system, perfect for u2018up and overu2019 style garage doors, plus the fixing points are inside the garage for extra security.

Hereu2019s a more premium, heavy-duty lockable garage door defender that although at a slightly higher price compensates for this by having the Sold Secure security approval rating.

Hereu2019s a different take on garage security barriers u2013 and one that is highly rated, if requiring a significantly higher investment. The Guardsman barrier system is claimed to offer the ultimate deterrent by comprising a full width, locked, heavy-duty barrier across the garage door aperture that provides massive Sold Secure-approved security independent of the actual garage door.