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Locked out? Answered, whatever the hour. 24 hour emergency locksmith covering Essex and Suffolk.
Locks opened, repaired and fitted. Car and van keys cut, supplied and programmed. Spare remotes paired on the spot. Homes, businesses and vehicles across Essex and Suffolk.
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- Answered 24/7
- Priced on the phone
- Opened without damage
- Essex and Suffolk
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What has happened?
Pick the closest one, then ring. Knowing this before the van sets off saves everyone time.
Locked out of the house or the car
The most common call there is. The lock is opened without damage wherever it allows it, and you are back in with the same key working as before. If the key is snapped in the barrel, say so on the phone and the right cylinder comes out with the van.
Have this ready
The address, whether it is a front or back door, and roughly what the lock looks like. For a vehicle, the make, model and registration.
A lock that has broken, snapped or seized
UPVC doors that will not lift and lock, handles that spin, keys that turn and do nothing. The mechanism is stripped and adjusted where it can be saved, or replaced from van stock where it cannot, and tested with you before payment.
Have this ready
Whether the door still opens, what happens when you turn the key, and a photo of the lock edge if you can take one.
Keys lost or stolen
If keys have gone missing with an address attached, the locks want changing rather than opening. Cylinders are swapped the same visit, keyed alike where you want one key for both doors, and the old keys are made useless.
Have this ready
How many doors need doing, whether you want one key to fit them all, and if anything was taken with the keys.
Vehicle key or spare remote
Keys cut, supplied and programmed for cars and commercial vehicles, including the case where the only key is gone. Spare remotes paired while you wait, at the roadside or on your drive, with no recovery truck and no dealer booking.
Have this ready
Make, model, year and registration, plus whether you still have a working key. V5 or proof of ownership will be asked for.
Services
Seven jobs, done properly.
Most jobs finish on the first visit, because the locks, keys and remotes are already in the van.
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Emergency locksmith
Locked out at midnight, keys posted through the letterbox, or a forced door that needs securing tonight.
Homes, shops, offices, units, yards and vehicles.
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Lock repair and replacement
Snapped, seized or worn-out locks repaired where they can be saved and replaced from van stock where they cannot.
Euro cylinders, night latches, mortice locks, padlocks and shutters.
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UPVC door lock repair
UPVC doors that will not lift and lock, handles that spin, keys that turn and do nothing.
Multipoint mechanisms, gearboxes, handles and alignment.
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Anti-snap lock upgrades
Older euro cylinders swapped for anti-snap ones that stand up to the method burglars use most on UPVC and composite doors.
TS007 3-star and Sold Secure Diamond rated cylinders.
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Lock changes and burglary repair
Keys lost or stolen, moving house, or a break-in. Locks changed the same visit and the old keys made useless.
Homes, rentals, shops and offices.
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Auto locksmith
Car and van keys cut, supplied and programmed where the vehicle stands, including when the only key is gone.
Cars, vans, transponder keys, flip keys and blades.
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Spare car keys and remotes
Replacement and spare remotes supplied and paired while you wait. No dealer wait, no recovery bill.
Worth doing before the last key goes missing, not after.
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Not sure which? Just describe it.
Tell the locksmith what the door, the lock or the vehicle is doing. You get a straight answer and a price.
Call 07976 350333
The promise
Straight pricing, agreed before the van moves.
- Price agreed on the phone before the van moves
- That is the price you pay: no hourly creep, no surprise parts bill
- The locksmith you speak to is the one who turns up
- Opened without damage wherever the lock allows
- Common locks, keys and remotes carried in the van
- Tested with you before you pay
Why it matters who you ring
The first result is often a booking line, not a locksmith.
Many of the adverts at the top of the results are national call centres that pass your job to whoever is free. Here is the difference.
Ring Locks2You
- Who answers the phone
- The locksmith who will do the job. He knows the area, the lock and the price before you have finished the sentence.
- Who turns up
- The man you spoke to, in his own van, with his own stock.
- The price
- Agreed on the phone before the van moves. That is the price you pay.
- The lock
- Opened without damage wherever the lock allows it. Drilling is the last resort, and you are told first.
- Where the van is
- Somewhere between Bury St Edmunds and Brentwood, and you are told exactly where when you ring.
Ring a national booking line
- Who answers the phone
- A call handler, often in another county, reading from a script and passing your details on.
- Who turns up
- Whichever subcontractor is free. You find out who when they arrive.
- The price
- Usually a "from" figure on the call, finalised on the doorstep once you have no choice.
- The lock
- Drilling is quicker and sells a new lock, so drilling is common.
- Where the van is
- Anywhere. The wait is whatever it turns out to be.
One way to check any locksmith, including this one: ask where the van is right now. A local answers with a road name. How to spot a rogue locksmith
Ring the van: 07976 350333Lock snapping
Is your front door one snap away?
Lock snapping breaks a standard euro cylinder and turns it from outside the door. It is one of the most common ways into UPVC and composite doors, and on most of them the fix is a single part: an anti-snap cylinder, fitted in one short visit and keyed to suit you.
Worth a call if:
- The cylinder sticks out past the handle by more than a few millimetres.
- There is no kitemark and no stars on the face of the cylinder.
- The cylinder came with the door and has never been changed.
- Your insurer has asked for a TS007 3-star or Sold Secure Diamond cylinder.
How a callout goes
From the phone call to the door shutting behind you.
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You ring the mobile
Describe the door, the lock, or the vehicle and its registration. You get a straight answer on timing and price.
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The van turns up
Locks, cylinders, blank keys and remotes are already on board, so the usual jobs are not waiting on parts.
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You are back in
Opened, repaired or keyed, tested with you watching, at the price you were quoted on the phone.
Areas covered
From Bury St Edmunds to Brentwood.
One van covering north and mid Essex, south and west Suffolk and the Hertfordshire border. Not on the list? Ring anyway. One call tells you how far away the van is.
- Colchester CO1
- Wivenhoe CO7
- Manningtree CO11
- Clacton-on-Sea CO15
- Braintree CM7
- Witham CM8
- Halstead CO9
- Coggeshall CO6
- Kelvedon CO5
- Tiptree CO5
- Maldon CM9
- Chelmsford CM1
- Ingatestone CM4
- Margaretting CM4
- Brentwood CM13
- Bishop's Stortford CM22
- Stansted Mountfitchet CM24
- Great Dunmow CM6
- Sudbury CO10
- Long Melford CO10
- Lavenham CO10
- Hadleigh IP7
- Clare CO10
- Haverhill CB9
- Bury St Edmunds IP32
- Stowmarket IP14
- Newmarket CB8
Straight answers
The four things people ask on the phone.
Anything else, ring and ask. It costs nothing to find out.
Will you damage my door?
The aim is always to open without damage. If a lock has failed inside and has to be drilled, you are told first, and a replacement goes on the same visit.
What will it cost?
You get a price on the phone before the van moves, and that is the price you pay. No hourly creep, no surprise parts bill.
I have lost every key to my van.
A normal job. A new key is cut and programmed to the vehicle where it stands, so there is no recovery truck and no dealer queue.
Is it really 24 hours?
Yes. Nights, weekends and bank holidays. If you are stood outside in the cold, ring now rather than waiting for the morning.
Not urgent
Leave the details, get a call back.
For quotes on new locks, spare keys or extra remotes. Anything urgent, ring instead. The phone beats any form.
07976 350333- A call back, not a sales sequence.
- A price on the phone before anything is booked.
- Your details are used to ring you and nothing else.
The phone is answered right now.
Any lock. Any hour. One number.
07976 350333Locks2You, 24 hours a day across Essex and Suffolk.
