Spare and duplicate keys · Chester
Spare Car Keys Chester
For a spare car key in Chester, we come to the vehicle and make it from your working key. The job is usually done at home, on the street or driveway, at a time agreed in advance.
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Cheshire West and Chester
Spare Car Keys Chester
In Hoole, Upton, Blacon and Handbridge a spare is made where the car is kept. For anyone who parks in the city centre for work, a second key at home is what stops a lost key becoming a car stranded in a multi-storey. Both the working key and the vehicle need to be present.
A spare is made with your working key and the vehicle both present. The existing key gives us the blade pattern and confirms the key type, and the vehicle is needed because the new key has to be accepted by its immobiliser.
Depending on the vehicle, the spare is either added to the car's memory through programming or produced as a copy of the existing transponder. Which method applies depends on the key system, and we explain it when quoting.
Read our full guide to spare car keys across Cheshire, or see everything we do on the auto locksmith Chester page.
Spare and duplicate keys
What a Spare Key Involves
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Choosing the type of spare
On some vehicles there is a choice between a full remote key and a simpler key that starts the car without remote buttons. Where options exist we set them out so you can decide.
- 02
Smart key spares
Keyless vehicles need a spare smart key matched to the model. These are programmed rather than cut, although most contain an emergency blade that is cut to suit the door lock.
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Checking the existing key
While the spare is made, the original can be looked over. A worn blade or tired buttons are easier to deal with before the key fails.
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A working key is required
The job relies on one key that starts the car. It is used to read the blade and, on many vehicles, to allow a further key to be added. Without it the work becomes a lost key job.
Common situations
Reasons to Add a Spare Key in Chester
You have had a near miss
Mislaying the only key for a few hours is often what prompts a spare. It is easier to arrange once the key has turned up than after it is lost for good.
A work vehicle with one key
A van that depends on one key is one lost key away from a missed day. A spare kept somewhere safe covers that risk.
A second driver needs a key
Households sharing a car between drivers often pass one key back and forth. A spare gives each driver their own.
The car came with one key
Used vehicles are frequently sold with a single key. Adding a second soon after buying is the simplest point at which to do it.
What We Cannot Always Do
A spare can only be made while a working key exists and the vehicle is present. Some vehicles limit how many keys can be stored, and some key systems cannot be supported outside a dealership, so we confirm your vehicle first.
We ask for identification and evidence that you are entitled to a key for the vehicle, as we do for any key work.
Get a quote
Get a Quote in Chester
Send your name, number and vehicle details and we'll come back with a price and confirm whether we can attend.
How it works
Before We Attend in Chester
Call 07375 845510 or send a WhatsApp message. We confirm the vehicle is supported and give you a quote, and only then arrange to come to the vehicle.
We work on a wide range of makes and key systems, though not every model can be supported. See the vehicle makes we work on.
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Registration, make, model and year
These identify the vehicle's key system, so we can confirm whether a key can be cut, programmed or repaired for it before anyone travels.
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Where the vehicle is
An exact address or postcode lets us confirm whether we can attend, and any access details such as gates or barriers save time on arrival.
- 03
What has happened
Lost, broken, locked in or not recognised: each points to a different job, and a short description or photo helps us give an accurate quote.
FAQs
Spare Car Keys Questions in Chester
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Need Spare Car Keys Help in Chester?
Send the registration and tell us what type of key you have. We confirm the options and agree a time that suits you in Chester.