Locked out of your car
Keys on the seat, doors locked
The keys are in the ignition, on the seat or in the boot, and every door is locked. It happens to a lot of people, and the job is often quick: the car is opened, and your keys are back in your hand.
Can’t talk now? Leave your number and we’ll ring you
- Public liability insured
- 24/7, including public holidays
- 15–25 minutes typical response
- No call-out fee*
- No hidden rates*
- 1 year workmanship warranty*
- 6 years in Melbourne
- Home, business and vehicle
- No call-out fee
- No call-out fee when the job goes ahead as booked. If you cancel after your locksmith has already set off, the trip is charged — the cancellation policy on your booking says how much.
- No hidden rates
- The figure you approve is the figure you pay for the job as described. If the job turns out genuinely different on site, that figure still stands until you approve a new one. Anything you have not agreed to is never charged.
- 1 year workmanship warranty
- What the warranty covers depends on the job and on the parts — ask us what applies to yours. It sits alongside your rights under the Australian Consumer Law, which no warranty can exclude.
Recent work
Photos from our own jobs.
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Holden Spark remotes Mercedes-Benz smart key Two Mercedes-Benz smart keys Subaru WRX STI smart key Two Holden flip keys Renault keys Mercedes-Benz dash opened up Two Mazda smart keys Holden Commodore flip key Mercedes-Benz, under-dash work in progress Holden Cruze flip key Fuso Canter truck key
Opening it without forcing the door
Car lockouts are opened with tools made for the purpose, working through the door seal or the lock rather than forcing anything. That is the approach for most cars.
If a car cannot be opened that way — some have deadlocking that prevents it — we tell you before going any further, and nothing extra is done without your agreement.
If a child or a pet is inside
Ring triple zero first. A child or an animal shut in a car, especially on a warm day, is an emergency, and police and fire crews are the right call. We would rather lose the job than have you wait for us.
What we ask to see
Once the car is open we ask for photo ID and something that connects you to the car, such as the registration papers in the glovebox. It protects you as much as anyone.
From our job sheet
Two Holden flip keys 
Renault keys 
Mercedes-Benz dash opened up 
Two Mazda smart keys
Related services
What we can help with
- Car LockoutKeys locked in the car? We’ll open it without damage.Priced on the phoneYou get the figure before anyone comes out
- Spare Car KeyA second key, cut and coded before you need it.Priced on the phoneYou get the figure before anyone comes out
- Car Key ReplacementLost every key? We can cut and code a new one.Priced on the phoneYou get the figure before anyone comes out
- Key Fob & RemoteRemote not working, or a replacement fob programmed.Priced on the phoneYou get the figure before anyone comes out
Common questions
Will opening the car damage it?
For most cars the door is opened with purpose-made tools, to avoid damaging it. If yours is one where that is not possible, you hear it from us first and decide what happens next.
My key is lost, not locked inside. Is that the same job?
No — that is a new key rather than a lockout. See lost car keys, or ask for a price and choose that job.
Can you get to me where the car is?
Yes. This is a mobile service: we come to the car, wherever it is parked in the area we cover.
Get a quote for your car lockout
Answer what you can — anything you are unsure of, leave it. Your locksmith reads it and comes back with a price, usually within the hour during business hours.
Stuck right now? Ring — it is faster than any form. If it can wait, the form below gets you an exact figure.
Priced by the job, not by the hour — the figure you approve is the figure you pay for the job as described.*
*If your locksmith arrives and the job turns out genuinely different from what you told us — a different lock, extra doors, damage nobody mentioned — you get a plain explanation and a new figure before any work starts, and you can say no. Anything you haven’t agreed to is never charged.
