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 in Cotswold
Cotswold sits close in, a short run from Newton Park and Greenacres, on streets that were laid out when one car per household was the norm. Most homes here now run two or three, so a good number of them live at the kerb.
Kerbside parking is where our Cotswold work comes from. Remotes that give up overnight, keys left on a seat while somebody runs back inside, and boots closed with the shopping and the keys together.
We work as a mobile locksmith, so the job happens where the car is standing. The cutting machine and the programming equipment travel in the van, so it gets finished in one visit and you drive away yourself.
Losing every key you own is still a same visit job. 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. Chip keys get coded to the immobiliser through our transponder programming, done while you wait.
The houses here are old enough that plenty still run their original front door hardware. It looks solid and it opens more easily than most owners would like. Changing it is quick and it is one of the more sensible things to do for a house that has never had it done.
Worn keys are the other regular. Years of use round off the cuts until the key stops turning or snaps in the barrel. We cut from the code rather than copying a tired key, so the new one works properly.
A spare car key cut while the original still works costs a fraction of an emergency call out later.
Where we get called out in Cotswold
Kerbside parking accounts for most of it. Cars left on the street overnight, flat remotes in the morning, and nobody noticing until they are already late.
Greenacres is close enough that a lot of Cotswold residents call us from the centre parking rather than from home.
Cape Road gives us the rest of the roadside work, mostly boots closed with the keys inside.
Front doors round it off. Original locks, worn keys, and lock changes after somebody moves in.
Why Cotswold calls us first
Cotswold is about fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base, on a route we run most days.
You hear the price before we leave and it does not change when we arrive.
We cut from the code rather than copying a worn key, which matters on older cars because copying a tired key just gives you a second tired key.
You deal with the same small team every time. We are a Gqeberha business with a verified Google listing and a stack of reviews behind us.
Broken Car Key Replacement
Snapped key removed from the lock and a new one cut on the spot.
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.
Home Lockouts and Lock Changes
Locked out at home, or want the locks changed? We handle both.
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.
Car Key Replacement
Replacement car keys cut and programmed at your vehicle, for most makes and models.
Car Key Cutting
Keys cut to code, including laser and high-security blades.
Finding you in Cotswold
We cover all of Cotswold and the streets running into Newton Park, Greenacres and Adcockvale. The roads are narrow, so tell us roughly where the car is standing.
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.
Our base sits at 51 Seaview Rd, about fifteen minutes away. The drive is on us.
We're out this way most weeks — so you'll find us near:
Newton Park, Greenacres, Adcockvale, Cape Road
GetKeys Auto Locksmith
51 Seaview Rd, Farms Port Elizabeth,
Gqeberha, 6390
084 513 4914
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
FAQS
How quickly can you get to Cotswold?
About fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base, on a route we run most days.
My car is parked on the street and the remote is flat. Can you come?
Yes. Kerbside call outs are our most common job here. Send your location on WhatsApp and we will meet you at the car.
My key barely turns any more. Should I replace it?
Yes, before it snaps. We cut a fresh key from the code rather than copying a worn one, so you get a key that works properly.
I have lost every key to my car. Can you still help?
Yes. We read the code off your car, cut a new key on the spot and program it so the engine starts.
Should I change the locks on an older house?
Usually yes. Original hardware opens more easily than most owners expect, and changing it is quick.
Do you also cover Greenacres parking?
Yes, and plenty of Cotswold calls come from there. Send us your bay number and we will meet you at the car.
Do you come out at night?
Yes. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including public holidays.
What does a new car key cost?
It depends on the make, the model and the year. Send us those three details and we will give you the price before we drive out.