UncategorizedLosing every key to your car feels like a disaster, but it is one of the most common problems a locksmith solves. Here is what to do, step by step.
1. Check the Obvious Places Once
Retrace your last stops, check pockets, bags and the ground near the car, and call the last store or restaurant you visited. Give it a few minutes, not hours.
2. Make Sure the Car Is Safe
If you think the keys were stolen rather than lost, report it to the police, and move valuables out of sight. Once a new key is made, the old keys can often be erased from the car’s memory so they can no longer start it.
3. Get Your Paperwork Ready
A locksmith needs your ID and proof of ownership, like the registration or title, plus the make, model and year. The VIN, found on the driver’s side of the dashboard through the windshield, helps too.
4. Call a Mobile Locksmith Instead of Towing
You do not have to tow the car to a dealer. A mobile automotive locksmith can come to the car, cut a new key to fit the locks and program it to start the engine. See our car key replacement service.
5. Get a Spare While You Are At It
Adding a second key during the same visit is the cheapest insurance against this happening again. Learn more about spare car keys.
Stuck without keys anywhere in San Diego County? Call Key One Locksmith 24/7 at (619) 960-8463.
