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Locked Out cuts and programmes car keys for every make, and the registration is what decides the exact key system, not the badge on the bonnet. A spare key starts from £80 and a lost key starts from £135 on the services that apply to every make, with the figures below showing where the make itself moves the price.
The table lists twenty four makes by the key system they use and the starting price for that system, so the figure can be checked against the vehicle before the call is made.
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The starting price below is for programming a key once a working key already exists. All keys lost and broken key extraction are quoted from the service pages, since the make changes those figures less than the condition of the vehicle does.
| Make | Origin group | Key system fitted | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi | German | Transponder and keyless smart key | From £150 |
| BMW | German | Comfort access and keyless smart key | From £160 |
| Mercedes | German | Keyless smart key with rolling code | From £170 |
| Volkswagen | German | Transponder and keyless smart key | From £140 |
| Ford | British and American | Transponder and remote key | From £100 |
| Vauxhall | British and American | Transponder and remote key | From £100 |
| Land Rover | British and American | Keyless smart key | From £180 |
| Jaguar | British and American | Keyless smart key | From £180 |
| Mini | British and American | Keyless smart key | From £150 |
| Peugeot | Other European | Transponder and remote key | From £110 |
| Citroen | Other European | Transponder and remote key | From £110 |
| Renault | Other European | Card key and keyless entry | From £130 |
| Dacia | Other European | Transponder and remote key | From £100 |
| Fiat | Other European | Transponder and remote key | From £100 |
| Seat | Other European | Transponder and remote key | From £120 |
| Skoda | Other European | Transponder and remote key | From £120 |
| Volvo | Other European | Keyless smart key | From £160 |
| Nissan | Japanese and Korean | Transponder and intelligent key | From £120 |
| Toyota | Japanese and Korean | Transponder and smart key | From £120 |
| Honda | Japanese and Korean | Transponder and remote key | From £110 |
| Mazda | Japanese and Korean | Transponder and advanced key | From £120 |
| Kia | Japanese and Korean | Transponder and smart key | From £110 |
| Hyundai | Japanese and Korean | Transponder and smart key | From £110 |
| Suzuki | Japanese and Korean | Transponder and remote key | From £100 |
A make not listed above still gets a straight answer on the phone. The registration tells Paul the exact key system fitted, and the price is confirmed against the full auto locksmith services and prices before anyone drives out.
Two vehicles can need completely different equipment for what looks like the same job, and the make is most of the reason why.
A transponder, a remote, a rolling code smart key or a card key each need a different blank and a different programmer, and the make decides which one is fitted.
German and some Japanese premium makes lock their security data behind a system only a SERMI approved locksmith or a franchised dealer can reach, which is why that approval is named on every page.
Some makes use a laser cut blade that needs a specific cutting machine, where a standard blade would simply not fit the lock.
A facelift or a mid generation update can change the key electronics even within the same model, so the registration is checked rather than assumed from the make alone.
The table above lists every make on its own row. Grouped here by origin, the makes that tend to share tooling and parts sit together.
Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen, usually keyless smart key or transponder, and the makes most likely to need the SERMI gateway.
Ford, Vauxhall, Land Rover, Jaguar and Mini, spanning transponder keys on older models to full keyless entry on newer ones.
Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, Dacia, Fiat, Seat, Skoda and Volvo, mostly transponder and remote keys with some newer smart key models.
Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Kia, Hyundai and Suzuki, generally the most straightforward transponder and remote systems to cut and programme.
Van keys are made the same way for the Ford Transit, the Vauxhall Vivaro, the Renault Trafic, the Nissan Primastar and the Volkswagen Transporter.
Whatever make is involved, the job falls into one of four services, and each one has its own page with the full process and price factors.
A growing number of makes, mostly German and Japanese premium brands built in the last decade, keep their key programming data behind a manufacturer security gateway that an ordinary diagnostic tool cannot open.
SERMI is the European scheme that lets an independent auto locksmith apply for access to that same gateway, under the same security vetting a franchised dealer goes through. Locked Out holds that approval, which is why a make locked behind a gateway is still quoted a straight price rather than turned away toward the dealer.
Yes. The registration identifies the exact key system fitted, whatever the make, and a price is confirmed on the phone before anyone drives out.
A premium German make typically uses a rolling code keyless smart key behind a manufacturer security gateway, which needs SERMI approved access and a different programmer to a Ford or Vauxhall transponder key, and that difference is what moves the price.
Yes, on an all keys lost job the V5C logbook or another acceptable proof of ownership is asked for before a new key is cut and programmed, whatever the make.
Usually, yes, because a laser cut blade needs a specific cutting machine. Several German and some higher trim Japanese makes use a laser cut blade where cheaper makes still use a standard edge cut.
Yes. The table covers the makes asked about most often, and any make not listed still gets a price once the registration confirms the key system fitted.
Generally, yes, because a keyless smart key uses a rolling security code that has to be learned by the vehicle rather than simply cut, which needs a more capable programmer than a standard transponder key.
Yes, the Ford Transit, Vauxhall Vivaro, Renault Trafic, Nissan Primastar and Volkswagen Transporter are all cut and programmed the same way as a car key, including the separate load area key some vans carry.
Yes. Entry without a key is priced by the lock type rather than the make, so a lockout starts from £80 whatever vehicle is involved.
Not Sure What Key Your Vehicle Needs?
Call with the registration and the make and you will have a firm price before anyone drives out.