We answer at 3am
Open 24 hours, seven days a week, public holidays included
We come to you
The van carries the workshop, so nothing gets towed anywhere
4.9 Star Reviews
Verified Google reviews from around PE
You hear the price first
We quote before we drive out, and that number does not change
We cut and program car keys at your car, and we sort the locks at homes and businesses in Bluewater Bay
Losing your car keys in Bluewater Bay brings an extra problem with it. You live a good drive from the middle of town, so moving your car to a workshop usually means paying for a tow before anyone has even looked at the key. We solve that by coming out to you instead.
We work as a mobile locksmith, so the job happens where the problem is. That might be your driveway, the parking at the shopping centre, a spot on the side of the road, or your own front door. We keep the cutting machine and the programming equipment in the van, which means you get the whole thing finished in one visit.
Most of the calls we get from this side of the river look much the same. Someone has shut their only key inside the boot. A remote has given up and the car will not open. Or a key has gone missing at the beach and there is no spare sitting at home.
Losing every key you own sounds like the worst version of this, and it is still a job we finish in the same visit. Lost car key replacement means we read the code off your car, cut a fresh key on the spot, and program it so the engine starts. Cars with a chip in the key need a little more work, and our transponder programming handles that part in the van while you wait.
A key that has snapped off in the ignition or the door is a different job again, and it is one we get more often than people expect. We take the broken piece out without damaging the barrel and cut you a fresh key on the spot.
House and business locks are the other half of what we do. If you are standing outside your own front door, or a tenant has moved out and you want the locks changed, or the shopfront lock has started sticking, that is the same team and the same phone number.
Living this close to the sea does something to keys and locks that people only notice later on. Salt air works its way into remotes, lock barrels and door locks and slowly eats at them. You start pressing the button harder than you used to, or the key begins to stick when you turn it. Getting that seen early keeps it a small job. Leaving it usually ends with you standing outside something that will not open.
Plenty of people out here also put off getting a second key made, because the car is running fine and there is no reason to think about it. That works right up until the only key breaks or disappears. A spare car key cut today costs a good deal less than an emergency call out on a Sunday night.
Where we get called out around Bluewater Bay
The parking at Bluewater Bay Shopping Centre keeps us busy. Shopping goes in the boot, the key goes in with it, and the lid comes down before anyone notices. We open the car without marking it and you carry on with your afternoon.
The beach and the river bring us the next batch. Keys slip out of pockets on the sand, and down towards Amsterdamhoek people lose them while they are busy with boats and trailers. Sand and salt water finish a remote off quickly, so those calls usually turn into a full key replacement rather than a clean up.
We also get called to the schools in the morning, normally by a parent who has managed to lock a phone and a set of keys in the car during the drop off rush.
The houses themselves make up the rest. Cars sit outside overnight at the end of long driveways, and we get a steady run of front door lockouts and lock changes from the same streets.
Why people out here call us first
We drive out from Seaview Road, so a run to Bluewater Bay takes about half an hour in normal traffic. That number matters most at eleven at night, when you are standing next to a locked car with your family waiting on you.
You also get the price before we leave. Tell us what has happened on WhatsApp, we tell you what the job costs, and that figure stays the same when we pull up. Nobody wants a surprise on the bill after the day you have already had.
We carry blanks for the cars we see most around here, which covers Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Hyundai and the German makes, along with the lock stock for the door and gate locks common in these houses.
You deal with the same small team every time as well. We are a Gqeberha business with a verified Google listing and a stack of reviews behind us, so there is no call centre in another city sending a stranger to your address.
Broken Car Key Replacement
Snapped key removed from the lock and a new one cut on the spot.
Car Key Replacement
Replacement car keys cut and programmed at your vehicle, for most makes and models.
Remote Vehicle Key Replacement
Remotes and key fobs supplied, repaired and programmed to your car.
Home Lockouts and Lock Changes
Locked out at home, or want the locks changed? We handle both.
Lost Car Key Replacement
Lost all your keys? We come to the vehicle, cut a new key on site and program it.
Spare Car Keys
A second key cut and programmed now, so a lost key is never an emergency.
Business and Office Locks
Office and shopfront locks opened, repaired, changed or keyed alike.
Transponder Key Programming
Chip keys coded to your car's immobiliser, done at the vehicle.
Mobile Auto Locksmith Call-Outs
We come to your car, wherever it is standing. No towing needed.
Finding you in Bluewater Bay
We cover all of Bluewater Bay, from the streets closest to the beach through to the older parts near Amsterdamhoek and the homes along the river side. The industrial areas nearby sit on the same route, so a bakkie that has swallowed its key at work, or a warehouse door that will not lock, is no trouble either.
Getting to you goes quicker when we know what we are walking into. Send your location pin, and either the make, model and year of the car, or a photo of the lock. That tells us what to load before we leave, and it usually saves us a second trip.
Our base sits at 51 Seaview Rd on the other side of town, and we run the road out to Bluewater Bay most weeks of the year. The drive is on us, so coming to you adds nothing to your quote.
We're out this way most weeks — so you'll find us near:
Bluewater Bay Shopping Centre, Amsterdamhoek, Swartkops River, Bluewater Bay beach
GetKeys Auto Locksmith
51 Seaview Rd, Farms Port Elizabeth,
Gqeberha, 6390
084 513 4914
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
FAQS
How long does it take you to reach Bluewater Bay?
About half an hour from our base on Seaview Road in normal traffic. We run that road most weeks, so we know the quick way through.
Do you charge extra to come out this far?
No. The drive is on us. You get one price for the job before we leave, and that is the price you pay when we arrive.
I have lost every key to my car. Can you still help?
Yes, and it is one of our most common jobs. We read the code off your car, cut a new key on the spot and program it so the engine starts. You drive away the same visit.
My remote got wet at the beach. Can it be saved?
Sometimes, though salt water is hard on the parts inside. Bring it to us early and we will tell you honestly whether a clean up will hold or whether a new key works out cheaper in the long run.
I locked my keys in the boot at the shopping centre. What now?
Send us a WhatsApp with your bay number. We open the car without marking it, and this is something we deal with at Bluewater Bay Shopping Centre most weeks.
Do you come out at night?
Yes. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including public holidays. Night call outs to Bluewater Bay are normal for us.
Do I need to get my car towed to you?
No. The cutting machine and the programming equipment travel with us, so the work happens wherever your car is standing.
What does a new car key cost?
It depends on the make, the model and the year, because the key and the programming differ from car to car. Send us those three details and we will give you the price before we drive out.
Tell us what has happened and we will come to you
Send your location on WhatsApp and tell us what has happened, whether that is a car, a front door or a shopfront. We will give you the price before we drive out, and somebody answers the phone right through the night. Most people in Bluewater Bay are sorted within the hour.