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 Mount Croix
Mount Croix is one of the older suburbs sitting close in to town, tucked between Mill Park, Richmond Hill and Central. Established streets, houses that have been there a long time, and a lot of cars that park at the kerb because the driveways were built for one car and families now have three.
Kerbside parking is where most of our calls here start. A remote gives up overnight, or a key goes missing somewhere between the front door and the car, and the morning stops before it has begun.
We work as a mobile locksmith, so we come to where the car is standing. Your street, your driveway, or wherever you happen to have stopped. 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 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 in the van while you wait.
The age of the houses shows up in the front doors. Plenty of properties here still run the locks they were built with, and those are easier to get past than most owners realise. Changing them takes very little time and it is one of the more sensible things to do for a house that has never had it done.
Old keys wear thin and eventually snap, usually in the barrel and usually at the worst moment. We take the broken piece out without damaging the lock and cut you a fresh key on the spot.
A spare car key cut while the original still works costs a fraction of an emergency call out once the only key breaks. If your car has one key, that is the job worth booking.
Where we get called out in Mount Croix
Street parking accounts for most of it. Cars left at the kerb overnight, remotes that give up in the cold, and nobody noticing until everyone is already running late.
Front doors are the next batch. Older locks, worn keys, and doors that have started needing a shove to close properly.
Being this close to town means people park here and walk in, so we also pick up calls from visitors who have left a car on a Mount Croix street for the day.
We get a run of lock changes from people who have just moved in, which is always a good instinct and a quick job.
Why the call out is quick here
Mount Croix is about fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base, on a route we run most days.
You hear the price before we leave and that number does not change when we arrive.
We carry blanks for the makes we see most, which covers Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Hyundai and the German brands, plus lock stock for the older door hardware these houses tend to have.
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.
Remote Vehicle Key Replacement
Remotes and key fobs supplied, repaired and programmed to your car.
Finding you in Mount Croix
We cover all of Mount Croix and the streets running into Mill Park, Richmond Hill, Parsons Hill and Central. The roads up here 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:
Mill Park, Richmond Hill, Central, Parsons Hill
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 Mount Croix?
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 will not work. 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.
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. You drive away the same visit.
Should I change the locks on an older house?
Usually yes. Hardware that has been in a door for decades opens more easily than most owners expect, and changing it takes very little time.
My key snapped in the door. Can you get it out?
Yes. We take the broken piece out without damaging the barrel and cut you a fresh key on the spot.
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.
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.