Lost Car Keys in Portsmouth

Keys go missing in ordinary ways — left in a coat, dropped on the common, taken with a bag. What matters for the repair is simply whether anything still starts the car.

Lost your only key

With no key left, a new one is produced from the vehicle's own key data rather than copied. The blade is cut, the key is programmed to the immobiliser, and the car is tested before the job is finished.

All keys lost

Same principle, but there is usually a second step: old keys are deleted from the vehicle's memory so anything still out there no longer works. That is normally worth doing even if you expect the originals to turn up.

Stolen keys

If keys have been taken, removing them from the vehicle's memory is the priority. Report the theft to the police first — the crime reference and proof of ownership are part of working on a vehicle in that situation.

Replacement without the original

Many vehicles support a key being made with nothing to copy. Support depends on make, model and year, and some newer vehicles remain dealer-only, so the registration is checked before anything is promised.

What the job involves

• Key cutting to the vehicle's key code
• Transponder programming so the immobiliser accepts the key
• Remote programming for central locking and boot release
• Smart and proximity key setup on keyless vehicles
• Deleting lost or stolen keys where the vehicle allows it
• Carried out at the vehicle anywhere in the Portsmouth area

What helps when you ring

• Registration
• Make and model
• Year
• Where the vehicle is parked
• Whether any working key remains

Related help

If the car is locked with the keys inside rather than lost, start with vehicle entry. For the key itself, see replacement car keys and key programming. Once you're back on the road, a spare key stops the same day repeating.