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Locked out? Answered at any hour.
Locked out with the key on the inside, keys lost on a night out, a key snapped in the door or a forced door that has to be secured before you can sleep. Ring the mobile and the locksmith who answers is the one who comes out, with a price agreed before the van moves.
What is covered
Emergency locksmith, job by job.
If yours is not on the list, ring and ask. A straight answer costs nothing.
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Locked out, key inside
Front and back doors opened without damage wherever the lock allows, with the same key still working afterwards.
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Keys lost or stolen
Opened, then the cylinders changed on the same visit if the keys went missing with your address.
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Key snapped in the lock
Broken key extracted. If the cylinder is damaged, a new one goes in from van stock.
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Doors that will not lock
A door you cannot secure for the night is an emergency too. Fixed, or made safe until a part can be fitted.
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After a break-in
Forced doors secured the same night. A permanent repair is arranged after if the door needs more than a lock.
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Businesses
Shops, offices, units and yards. Shutters and padlocks as well as doors.
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Vehicles
Locked out of a car or van, or the only key lost. Proof of ownership will be asked for.
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 the mobile
Say where you are, which door, and what the lock looks like. A photo helps if you can take one.
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Hear the price and the timing
You are told how far away the van is and what the job will cost before anyone sets off.
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Opened without damage
Non-destructive entry first. Drilling only if the lock has failed inside, and you are told before it happens.
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Left working
The lock is checked and left working, or replaced from van stock if it has failed. Tested with you before payment.
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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| Locked out, key on the inside | Opened non-destructively, lock left working as it was | Usually minutes |
| 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 |
| Break-in damage | Door secured the same night, permanent repair arranged after | Same visit |
| Keys lost with the address | Cylinders changed the same visit, old keys made useless | Same visit |
| 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
Emergency locksmith: what people ask.
Anything else, ring and ask. It costs nothing to find out.
How quickly can you get to me?
It depends where the van is when you ring, which is why you are told on the phone before you agree to anything. No vague promise that someone will be with you shortly.
Will it cost more because it is the middle of the night?
Whatever the price is, you hear it on the phone before the van sets off, at any hour. Nothing is added on the doorstep.
Will you have to drill the lock?
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.
Can you get me into my car as well?
Yes. Cars and vans are opened as well as homes and businesses. Have the make, model and registration ready, and proof the vehicle is yours will be asked for.
Where
Emergency 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.