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 Newton Park
Newton Park sits in the middle of everything, and that is exactly why we spend so much time here. Cape Road runs through it, Greenacres is on the doorstep, and the hospital pulls traffic in from across the city. More cars in one place means more keys going missing.
We work as a mobile locksmith, so the job happens where you are. That might be a parking bay at Greenacres, a driveway off Mowbray Street, the visitors parking at Livingstone Hospital, or your own front door. The cutting machine and the programming equipment travel with us, so it gets finished in one visit.
The calls fall into a few groups. Somebody has shut the only key in the boot while loading shopping. A remote has died in a driveway overnight. Or a set of keys has gone missing somewhere between the office and the car.
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.
Snapped keys turn up more often in the older parts of Newton Park. A lock that has been in a door for thirty years puts strain on a key, and eventually the key gives first. We take the broken piece out without damaging the barrel and cut you a new one on the spot.
That age cuts both ways. A lot of the houses here still run their original locks, which are long past their best and easier to get past than most owners realise. Changing them is quick, and it is one of the more sensible things you can do for a house that has never had it done.
The businesses along Cape Road are the other side of our work. Shopfront locks, office doors, and keys handed out over the years to staff who have long since moved on. We change locks, repair them, and key them alike so one key runs the whole building.
Spare keys are worth sorting before you need them. Plenty of people put it off because the car is running fine. A spare car key cut today costs a good deal less than an emergency call out at midnight.
Where we get called out in Newton Park
Greenacres parking keeps us busiest in this part of town. 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.
Livingstone Hospital brings a steady run of calls, usually staff coming off a long shift to a flat remote, or family who have been inside for hours and come out to a locked car.
Cape Road itself is constant. Cars parked outside businesses all day, and keys that disappear somewhere between the shop and the pavement.
Then the houses off Mowbray Street and the roads around them. Cars sitting on driveways overnight, and front door locks that have not been changed since the place was built.
Why the call out is quick here
Newton Park is about fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base, and it is one of the routes we run most often. You are rarely waiting long.
You hear the price before we leave. Tell us what has happened on WhatsApp, we quote it, and that number does not change when we arrive.
We carry blanks for the makes common around here, which covers Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Hyundai and the German brands, plus lock stock for the older door and gate locks 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, so there is no call centre somewhere else 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 Newton Park
We cover all of Newton Park and the streets that run into Greenacres, Adcockvale, Fernglen and Perridgevale. The businesses along Cape Road sit on the same route, so a shopfront lock is no different to a car for us.
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.
Our base sits at 51 Seaview Rd, about fifteen minutes away. 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:
Cape Road, Greenacres, Livingstone Hospital, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Mowbray Street
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 Newton Park?
About fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base. It is one of the routes we run most often, so you are rarely waiting long.
I locked my keys in the boot at Greenacres. What now?
Send us a WhatsApp with your bay number. We open the car without marking it, and Greenacres is somewhere we deal with most weeks.
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 key snapped in the front door. Can you fix it?
Yes. We take the broken piece out without damaging the barrel and cut you a new key on the spot. In older Newton Park homes this is a job we do often.
Can you change the locks on my house?
Yes. Plenty of houses here still run their original locks. We change them, and we can key several doors alike so you carry one key instead of a handful.
Do you do shopfront and office locks on Cape Road?
Yes. Shopfront locks, office doors, storerooms and lock changes when staff move on. Same team, same phone number as the car work.
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.