Lost keys, new home, break-in
Locks changed. Old keys made useless.
If keys have gone missing with an address attached, the locks want changing rather than opening. The same goes for a new home, where nobody can tell you how many keys are out there, and for a door that has been forced. Cylinders are swapped on the same visit, and a forced door is secured the same night.
What is covered
Lock changes and burglary repair, job by job.
If yours is not on the list, ring and ask. A straight answer costs nothing.
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Keys lost or stolen
Cylinders changed the same visit so the missing keys no longer open anything.
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Moving into a new home
Every external lock changed, so the only keys are the ones you were handed by the locksmith.
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Landlords and tenants
Locks changed between tenancies, keyed alike across a property if you want one key.
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After a break-in
Forced doors secured the same night. If the door or frame needs more than a lock, a permanent repair is arranged after.
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Keyed alike
Front, back and side doors on one key, so there is only one key to keep track of.
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Businesses
Locks changed when staff leave or keys go missing, for shops, offices and units.
After a break-in, ring the police first for a crime reference number. Your insurer will ask for it.
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 and say how many doors
And whether you want one key to fit them all, and whether anything was taken with the keys.
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Price on the phone
For the whole job, before the van sets off.
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Changed on the same visit
New cylinders or locks fitted from van stock, the old ones handed to you.
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Every key tried
Each new key tested in each lock 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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| Snapped or seized cylinder | Old cylinder removed, new one fitted and keyed up | Under an hour |
| 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 |
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
Lock changes and burglary repair: what people ask.
Anything else, ring and ask. It costs nothing to find out.
I have just moved in. Should I change the locks?
It is worth it. You have no way of knowing how many keys the previous owners, their family or their builders still have. Changing the cylinders is usually a short job.
Can you come straight after a break-in?
Yes, at any hour. The door is secured the same night, and a permanent repair is arranged after if the door or frame needs more than a new lock.
Do I need new locks, or just new cylinders?
On most UPVC and composite doors, a new cylinder is enough to make the old keys useless. On timber doors with mortice locks, the lock itself may need changing. You are told which on the phone.
Can all the doors use one key?
Yes. New cylinders can be keyed alike so one key opens every door.
Where
Lock changes and burglary repair 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.