Blogs and Keys

Any guesses as to how much it’d cost to have a locksmith come and open the safety security box at a bank? My parents lost the key and the bank doesn’t have a spare key to the security box, it has my birth certificate and social security card in it. :-\

I moved into a home and the garage door keys are not included as the previous owner lost the keys. I have to have new keys made. How much is the going rate for a locksmith to make keys for a lock that has none.

How much would a locksmith charge to change the lock on my apartment door?

My 2000 Explorer keys are missing!! The locksmith will come to my house. How much for him to break in my car and make a new set of keys?

As car key and lock technology continues to develop the cost of replacing

lost car keys is ever growing. According to Britannia Rescue, the leading provider of breakdown cover, the cost of replacing lost car keys is four times more expensive than a decade ago.

Surveys show that one in six (16%) drivers have permanently lost their keys at least once in the past.

Replacing car keys is no longer a simple case of cutting a key, but also programming central locking and transponders to communicate with the cars ECU.

Car manufacturers have individual rates for replacing lost car keys, but some such as Ford and Nissan could cost the unfortunate motorist in excess of