One of the curves that life loves to throw at us is the loss of a key. Bad enough when it is the key to your house but what a nightmare when it is the key to your car. Panicky car owners are often given the most ridiculous quotes by dealers and it seems the extraordinary prices they charge for replacement keys are just one more way to gouge money out of drivers for spare parts. That is, after all, what we are talking about. A spare or replacement key.

 

So, before this happens to you, consider having a back up key made. It will save money and a great deal of stress. But presuming you don't have a back-up, what to do? Well, don't take the first quote especially if it comes from the brand dealer.

 

Depending on where you live, it is quite likely that there is a 'man with a van' ready and willing to come to you and get you sorted out at the roadside causing no damage at all to your car and costing a heck of a lot less than the dealer.

 

Many of the emergency auto locksmiths listed cover a wide area and most offer a 24 hour service so you do not have to go with the first one you find. Call a few, tell them the make and model of your car, its current location and anything else that may be relevant and ask for a quotation before you decide which service to use.

The Auto Lock Smith
London, Essex, Kent Hertfordshire, Middlesex
http://www.theautolocksmith.co.uk
Tel: 07739 383344 or 0800 1583798

 

Skeleton Keys
London area only
Tel: Daytime:  0208 365 7190  - 24 Hours:   07956 881 452
http://www.skeletonkeys.biz/

 

Auto Locks
Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire
http://www.auto-locks.co.uk/
Tel: Freephone: 0800 849 6722

 

Keys West
Devon and Cornwall
Tel: 24 hour Freephone: 0800 977 6416
http://www.keyswest.co.uk/