Defeating a car boot lock with a plastic pen

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Obviously this depends on the kind of plastic the pen casing is made out of (those clear plastic Bic pens would probably crumble if you tried this with them), but it definitely makes you question the efficacy of those wheel locks.

Removing a wheel clamp by hand

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Apparently in some parts of the world they use much less robust wheel clamps than others. I guess in those areas parking laws are really more like suggestions. 

If this is the best vehicle locking option the authorities have, people are not going to take their authority seriously.