Boot not locking

[lambrettalad]

the key turns and pretends to lock it. Some one said my boot handle is upside down (1970 2 door saloon)my horns point downwards,could this be the cause?

[Fingolfin]

The 'horns' are on the bottom side of Mog's boot handle, too (not that that means it's correct!). I think it shouldn't matter which way it goes.
"Pretends to lock it" means there's a locking feel? There's a 'clunk' of sorts?

[green123]

my boot lock is like that to you tuen the key and dosnt lock i was wondering what to do then this came up i was going to get a new barrel and see what tht does

[agwozencroft]

Mine is the same.......clunks shut but turning the key makes no difference, it still opens.

[MarkyB]

Locking it should stop the handle turning, if you can still open the boot the striker plate probably needs adjusting.

[lambrettalad]

thanks for that just checked the lock with the boot up and it works but when i lock it when the boot is closed ,i can still open it so it looks as if the striker plate is out of poition ,i hope I wounder why i never thought of that

[MarkyB]

Being old and having seen lots of the different ways things fail helps a lot .
The Minor boot lid isn't a very stiff structure which can leave scope for the catch to be defeated.