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 in the parking at Greenacres, and we sort the locks at homes and businesses nearby
Greenacres is one of the busiest bits of tar in the city, and busy parking is where car keys go wrong. Shopping goes into the boot, the keys go in with it, and the lid comes down before anybody thinks about it. We get that call from this centre most weeks of the year.
We work as a mobile locksmith, so we come to the car in the bay where you left it. No tow, and no walking anywhere. Send us the level and bay number on WhatsApp and we will meet you there.
Opening a locked car properly is the main thing. There is a right way and a fast way, and the fast way leaves marks on the frame and the seals. We take the extra few minutes so the car looks the same afterwards as it did before.
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 right there and program it so the engine starts. Chip keys get coded to the immobiliser through our transponder programming, done in the van while you wait.
Flat remotes are the other regular. Cars sit in the sun all afternoon, the battery gives up, and the car will not open even though the key is in your hand. That is usually a quick fix, and we can tell you on the phone whether it sounds like one.
There is a fair amount of business work around here too. Shops and offices along Ring Road and Cape Road, lock changes when staff move on, and shopfront locks that have stopped turning cleanly. We handle those the same way and with the same phone number.
If your car only has one key, get a second one made before something happens to it. A spare car key cut today costs a good deal less than an emergency call out with a boot full of shopping.
Where we get called out around Greenacres
The centre parking itself is the bulk of it, and Saturday mornings are the busiest. Keys in the boot, keys on the seat, and the doors locking themselves the moment the lid closes.
Retail staff give us a steady run at closing time. Long shift, dark parking, and a remote that chose that moment to stop working.
Ring Road and the Cape Road side bring the business calls. Shopfront locks, office doors and keys that have gone home with somebody who no longer works there.
The houses behind the centre round it off, mostly front door lockouts and locks that need changing after a move.
Why Greenacres calls us first
We are about fifteen minutes away from our Seaview Road base, and this is one of the spots we run to most often, so we know the parking layout well enough to find you quickly.
You hear the price before we leave and it does not change when we arrive.
We open cars without marking them. That matters more than people expect, because a scratched door frame costs more to sort out than the call out did.
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.
Finding you at Greenacres
We cover the whole centre and the streets around it, including the Ring Road side and across into Newton Park. Anything along Cape Road is on the same run.
If you are in the parking, send the level and the bay number along with your location pin. Add the make, model and year of the car and we know exactly what to bring.
Our base sits at 51 Seaview Rd, about fifteen minutes out. 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:
Greenacres Shopping Centre, Ring Road, Cape Road, Newton Park
GetKeys Auto Locksmith
51 Seaview Rd, Farms Port Elizabeth,
Gqeberha, 6390
084 513 4914
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
FAQS
I locked my keys in the boot. What do I do now?
Send us a WhatsApp with your level and bay number. We open the car without marking it, and this is our single most common call at this centre.
Will opening the car damage it?
Not the way we do it. There is a fast way that leaves marks on the frame and the seals, and a proper way that takes a few minutes longer. We take the few minutes.
How quickly can you get to Greenacres?
About fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base, and it is one of the spots we run to most often.
The car will not open even though I have the key. Why?
Usually a flat remote battery, especially after the car has sat in the sun all afternoon. That is often a quick fix, and we can tell you on the phone whether it sounds like one.
Can you cut a new key right there in the parking?
Yes. The cutting machine and the programming equipment travel in the van, so a new key gets cut and coded at your car.
Do you do shop and office locks around here?
Yes. Shopfront locks, office doors and lock changes when staff move on, along Ring Road and Cape Road. Same team and same number.
Are you open on Sundays and public holidays?
Yes. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, public holidays included.
What does it cost to open a locked car?
Tell us the make, model and year on WhatsApp and we will give you the price before we drive out. That figure does not change when we arrive.