Car and van keys
Car and van keys, cut and programmed where it stands.
Lost every key to the car, the van will not start on the spare, or you are locked out at the roadside. New keys are cut and programmed to the vehicle where it is parked, on your drive or at the kerb, so there is no recovery truck and no wait for a dealer.
What is covered
Auto locksmith, job by job.
If yours is not on the list, ring and ask. A straight answer costs nothing.
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All keys lost
A new key cut and programmed to the vehicle where it stands. The most common auto job there is.
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Spare keys
A working spare cut and coded while there is still a key to copy.
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Transponder keys
Keys with a chip that the vehicle has to recognise before it will start.
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Flip keys
Folding remote keys, cut and programmed.
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Non-remote blades
Plain keys for older vehicles.
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Locked out of the vehicle
Cars and vans opened without damage.
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Commercial vehicles
Vans and work vehicles, where a day off the road costs real money.
Not every vehicle can be done at the roadside. Give the make, model and year on the phone and you get a straight answer before anything is booked. V5 or other proof of ownership will be asked for.
SERMI registered. Programming car and van keys needs access to the vehicle maker's security data, and SERMI is the approval scheme that grants it. Locks2You is registered, so your keys are programmed properly by an approved technician.
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
- DBS checked, so you know who is coming to your door
- SERMI registered: approved to access vehicle makers' security data to programme car and van keys
How the job usually goes
From the phone call to the door shutting behind you.
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Ring with the details
Make, model, year and registration, and whether you still have a working key.
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A straight yes or no
Whether the vehicle can be done on site, and the price, before anything is booked.
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Cut and programmed on site
At the roadside, in a car park or on your drive.
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Tested with you
The key starts the engine and the remote locks and unlocks before you pay.
Get help now
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.
Typical jobs
What usually happens on site.
Every job is quoted on the phone first. This is the usual approach and how long it tends to take once the van arrives.
| Job | Usual approach | Time on site |
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| Every key to a vehicle lost | New key cut and programmed to the vehicle where it stands | One visit, on site |
| Spare key or remote wanted | Cut, coded and tested with you before it is handed over | Booked to suit you |
| Locked out of a car or van | Opened without damage, proof of ownership checked | Usually minutes |
Times are what these jobs usually take once the van is on site, not a promise. The price is agreed on the phone before anyone sets off.
Straight answers
Auto locksmith: what people ask.
Anything else, ring and ask. It costs nothing to find out.
I have lost every key. Does the car have to go to a dealer?
No. A new key is cut and programmed to the vehicle where it stands, so there is no recovery truck and no dealer queue.
What do I need to have ready?
The make, model, year and registration, and whether you still have a working key. V5 or proof of ownership will be asked for.
Can you do my car?
Most cars and vans can be done on site, but not every one. Ring with the make, model and year and you get a straight yes or no before anything is booked.
Do you do vans and work vehicles?
Yes. Domestic and commercial vehicles both.
Where
Auto locksmith across Essex and Suffolk.
Pick your town for the local page, or just ring: one call tells you how far away the van is.
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Colchester and the coast
- Colchester CO1 CO2 CO3 CO4
- Wivenhoe CO7
- Manningtree CO11
- Clacton-on-Sea CO15 CO16
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Braintree, Witham and Maldon
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Chelmsford and Brentwood
- Chelmsford CM1 CM2
- Ingatestone CM4
- Margaretting CM4
- Brentwood CM13 CM14 CM15
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Bishop's Stortford and Dunmow
- Bishop's Stortford CM22 CM23
- Stansted Mountfitchet CM24
- Great Dunmow CM6
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Suffolk
- Sudbury CO10
- Long Melford CO10
- Lavenham CO10
- Hadleigh IP7
- Clare CO10
- Haverhill CB9
- Bury St Edmunds IP32 IP33
- Stowmarket IP14
- Newmarket CB8
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 350333Or send a photo of the lock on WhatsApp
- 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.