What to do when your car keys are lost, locked inside or dead at a London airport car park — Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, City and Southend — and how a mobile auto locksmith fixes it at the car
VW Golf Mk6 key wouldn't turn and the steering locked solid in Tunbridge Wells — ignition and steering lock unit replaced on the driveway, key re-pinned, from £150
Step-by-step guide to a car key that's stuck or won't turn in the ignition: steering lock, worn key, worn barrel or failed ignition switch — and what each costs to fix on-site
Last weekend we cut and programmed a spare key for a Mini Cooper on the A224 in Orpington, getting the owner sorted quickly on the roadside.
A Land Rover owner near the A26 in Tunbridge Wells needed a full ignition barrel replacement — Vasyl was on-site and had it sorted this morning.
A Volvo owner near Broadway Shopping Centre in Bexleyheath, Greater London, found themselves with no working keys this week — we had them sorted and back on the road the same day.
Royale Car Keys technician programming a spare key for a Nissan on the A205 near Eltham High Street
A stolen ignition switch left a Mercedes Sprinter stranded in Bromley last Sunday — Royale Car Keys had it sorted the same day.
Our technician attended Dartford last Wednesday to carry out a full ignition repair on Mercedes, getting the owner back on the road the same day.