Open 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM · No VAT added to any job
Locked Out covers Bolton from Wigan, cutting and programming car keys at the vehicle across the town and the districts around it. A spare key or a lockout starts from £80 and a lost key starts from £135, with no VAT added.
Bolton already has a locksmith running a page for the town, but it carries no stated prices and no FAQ, which is what this page sets out instead, with the starting price given here before the call.
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Bolton spreads from the town centre out through several distinct districts, each with its own mix of housing and traffic.
| District or area | Postcode | What comes up most there |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton town centre | BL1 | Lockouts and lost keys around the market and the shopping streets |
| Westhoughton | BL5 | Spare keys and programming on residential streets |
| Horwich | BL6 | Lockouts and key cutting, a mix of older and newer vehicles |
| Blackrod | BL6 | Lost keys and ignition faults on higher mileage vehicles |
| Lostock | BL6 | Keyless smart key programming on newer vehicles |
| Little Lever | BL3 | Van keys and work vehicle jobs booked around the working day |
| Farnworth | BL4 | Spare keys, usually booked rather than urgent |
| Harwood | BL2 | Lockouts on quieter residential roads |
The price does not change across any of these districts, because the nine miles from Wigan carry no call out fee. Every starting price is set out on the auto locksmith services and prices page.
Every Bolton job runs through the same four stages, and the first one happens on the phone before anybody drives anywhere.
The registration identifies the key system before the drive in, which saves a second trip on a job that turns out to need a part not carried on the first call.
The price is confirmed on the phone and it holds on arrival. A lockout or a spare starts from £80, a lost key from £135 and a new ignition barrel from £120, with no VAT.
The work happens on site, whether that is the town centre market car park or a driveway in Horwich.
Every key, the new one and the ones already carried, is tested on the doors, boot and ignition before the job closes.
All six jobs below are carried out in Bolton at the same starting prices charged in Wigan, because no call out fee is added anywhere in the radius.
From £135
A new key created from the vehicle when no working key is left, and the lost key deleted so it cannot start the vehicle again.
From £80
A second key cut and programmed from the working key while you wait. The cheapest key anyone buys.
From £80
Entry with opening tools rather than force, whether the keys are on the seat, in the boot or still in the ignition.
From £120
A replacement barrel coded to the keys you already carry, so no new set of keys is needed.
By key type
Transponder, remote and keyless keys coded to the vehicle, and blades cut from a key, a code or the lock.
From £135
Van keys including the separate load area key, with early starts for vehicles that have to be working.
A locksmith covering Bolton already runs a page for the town, but it carries no price figures and no FAQ to check before calling. Both sit on this page instead, stated plainly rather than left to the phone call.
Bolton being one of the closer towns on the coverage list means a short run from the Wigan base, and the calls split across the town centre and the outlying districts around it.
Covering Bolton as one run, rather than treating Horwich as a separate zone from the town centre, is what keeps the price the same across all of it.
Four details turn a call into a firm price in one conversation rather than three.
A photograph of the key settles anything the registration leaves open, and it costs nothing to send one before the visit.
Every service below is carried out in Bolton and has its own page with the process, the price factors and the questions drivers ask.
Bolton sits 8.9 miles from the Wigan base in a straight line. These are the towns either side of it.
All 25 towns and the districts inside them are listed on the areas we cover page.
Two guides cover the detail behind the price you are quoted.
All of it. The town centre, Westhoughton, Horwich, Blackrod, Lostock, Little Lever, Farnworth and Harwood are covered at the same price.
A lockout or a spare key starts from £80 and a lost key starts from £135, with no VAT added. The one dedicated competitor page covering Bolton carries no price figures of its own, which is part of why this page states its prices plainly rather than leaving them to the phone call.
On a small number of older vehicles a spare can sometimes be self-programmed using a sequence in the handbook, but most vehicles built in the last decade need dealer level diagnostic equipment and manufacturer security access that a self programming attempt cannot reach.
Some policies include keys under personal possessions and some motor policies sell key cover as an add on, so the wording is worth checking before paying. The work is invoiced either way so there is paperwork to claim against.
No. The nine miles from Wigan carry no call out fee, so the price in Bolton is the same as it is at the Wigan base.
No. The hours are 6:00 AM to 8:30 PM, seven days a week, because one person does the work and stands behind it.
Opening a locked vehicle starts from £80, using non destructive entry that leaves the door, lock and glass undamaged. The figure can move with the lock type and where the vehicle is parked.
Yes, at the same price. Horwich and Blackrod sit toward the moor on the west side of Bolton and are covered on the same run as the town centre, with no separate charge for it.
Car Key Trouble in Bolton?
Call with the registration and the postcode and you will have a firm price before anyone drives out.