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 Humewood
Humewood is where half the city goes to spend a Saturday, and that shows up in the sort of calls we get. Kings Beach runs a good kilometre and a half from the harbour wall, Humewood Beach sits next to it, and Happy Valley fills up every December. Put that many people on sand with car keys in their pockets and something goes missing every single week.
We work as a mobile locksmith, so we come to where you are standing. That might be the parking along Beach Road, a bay near Bayworld, a driveway a street back from the front, or your own front door. The cutting machine and the programming equipment travel in the van, which means the job gets finished in one visit.
Losing every key you own is the version people dread, and it 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 need coding to the immobiliser, and our transponder programming handles that part while you wait.
Sand and seawater are hard on car keys. A remote that has been in the water usually needs replacing rather than drying out. We will look at it and tell you straight which way yours is going instead of charging you to find out the slow way.
Salt air does the same job more slowly to everything else. It works its way into remotes, lock barrels and front door locks along this whole stretch. You notice it when the button needs a harder press than it used to, or the key starts to catch when you turn it. Seen early, that stays a small job.
House and business locks are the other half of what we do here. Humewood has old buildings, a lot of guesthouses and hotels, and doors that get used by somebody new every few days. We change locks, repair them, and key several doors alike so one key runs the whole place.
Spare keys are worth sorting before you need them. Most people put it off because the car is running fine and there is no reason to think about it. A spare car key cut today costs a good deal less than an emergency call out on a Sunday night at the beach.
Where we get called out around Humewood
Kings Beach parking is the busiest by a distance, especially over the December holidays. Keys go into a beach bag, the bag goes onto the sand, and by the time anybody checks the keys have gone.
Humewood Beach and the Happy Valley side bring the next lot. Families in for the afternoon, and a set of keys that never makes it back to the car.
Bayworld draws visitors from out of town, often in hire cars with no spare key anywhere in the country. Those get cut and programmed on the spot.
Then the guesthouses and hotels along Beach Road. Front door lockouts, room keys that never came back, and locks that need changing between guests.
Why the beachfront calls us first
We drive out from Seaview Road, so Humewood is about twenty minutes in normal traffic. That matters most on a Sunday evening when the parking is emptying out and you are the one still standing there.
You get the price before we leave. Tell us what has happened on WhatsApp, we tell you what it costs, and that figure stays the same when we pull up.
We carry blanks for the makes we see most, which covers Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Hyundai and the German brands, along with lock stock for the older buildings along the front.
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, so nobody unfamiliar turns up at your address.
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.
Emergency Lockout Assistance
Locked out? We open your vehicle without damage, any hour.
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.
Spare Car Keys
A second key cut and programmed now, so a lost key is never an emergency.
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.
Mobile Auto Locksmith Call-Outs
We come to your car, wherever it is standing. No towing needed.
Finding you in Humewood
We cover all of Humewood, from the harbour wall along Kings Beach through to the Bayworld end and the streets running back from Beach Road. The hotels and guesthouses along the front sit on the same route.
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 a second trip.
Our base sits at 51 Seaview Rd, about twenty 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:
Kings Beach, Humewood Beach, Happy Valley, Bayworld, Beach Road, the harbour
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 reach Humewood?
About twenty minutes from our Seaview Road base in normal traffic. The beachfront is one of the routes we run most often.
My keys went missing on the beach. What now?
That is one of our most common calls here. We come to the car, cut a fresh key on the spot and program it so you can drive home. There is no need to find the old one.
My remote got wet. Can it be saved?
Sometimes, but salt water is hard on the parts inside. We will look at it and tell you honestly whether a clean up will hold or whether a new key works out cheaper over time.
Can you come to the Kings Beach parking?
Yes, and we do most weeks, especially over the December holidays. Send your location on WhatsApp and we will meet you at the car.
I am on holiday and lost the keys to my hire car. Can you help?
Yes. No spare anywhere in the country is a problem we solve regularly. We cut and program a new key at the car so you can carry on with your trip.
Do you change locks in guesthouses and hotels?
Yes. We change and repair door locks, and we can key several doors alike so one key runs the place. Useful when keys go missing between guests.
Do you come out at night?
Yes. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including public holidays. Late calls to the beachfront are normal for us.
What does a new car key cost?
It depends on the make, the model and the year. Send us those three details on WhatsApp and we will give you the price before we drive out.