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I finally got around to having a good look at the door. Taking one of the plates off the second door that the hook goes into when you lift the door handle up seemed to allow me to lock the door. Then I could see the doors weren't close enough for the hook to engage in this plate properly...

Hello there. I had a look at some old threads but didn't see any that match my problem locking an external upvc door. The trouble is if you shut the door, lift the handle up to engage all of the bolts/ hooks/ sliding bits; then you try to turn the key it just won't turn. If you try this with...