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 on the old houses and businesses in Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill is one of the oldest parts of the city, and you can see it in the doors. Victorian cottages, original fretwork on the eaves, buildings that went up in the late 1800s. Beautiful to look at, and running hardware that was never designed for the way we live now.
That is the single most useful thing we do up here. A lock that has been in a door for a hundred and twenty years opens far more easily than most owners would like to believe. Changing it, or fitting something modern behind the original face, is quick and it makes a real difference to the security of the house.
Old keys break too. A worn key and a worn barrel eventually part company, usually in the lock and usually at night. We take the broken piece out without damaging the barrel and cut you a fresh one on the spot.
Cars are the other half of it. We work as a mobile locksmith, so the job happens at your car wherever it is standing. That might be street parking on Stanley Street, a spot outside your own front door, or a bay round the corner. The cutting machine and the programming equipment travel in the van, so it 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 while you wait.
Stanley Street brings its own work. Restaurants and bars run late, staff finish after midnight, and keys go missing at the end of a long shift. We also change locks for the businesses along there, usually the day somebody leaves and takes a key with them.
Getting a spare cut before you need one is the cheapest thing on this page. A spare car key today costs a good deal less than an emergency call out at two in the morning.
Where we get called out in Richmond Hill
Stanley Street after dark is the most common. People park on the street for dinner, come out late, and the remote has given up. Staff finishing a shift make up the rest of it.
The houses themselves give us the lock work. Front doors that have never been changed, back doors with hardware older than anybody living there, and keys that have worn down to nothing.
The narrow streets mean a lot of cars park at the kerb overnight. Flat remotes in the morning are a regular call, usually when somebody is already running late.
The businesses along the strip round it off. Lock changes when staff move on, shopfront locks that have stopped turning properly, and doors that will not close at the end of the night.
Why the Hill calls us first
Richmond Hill is about fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base and we are in and out of that side of town most days, so 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 pull up.
We know what we are looking at with the older hardware up here. Some of it can be repaired and kept, and some of it needs replacing. We will tell you which, rather than replacing a door full of original fittings you would rather keep.
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 door.
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.
Emergency Lockout Assistance
Locked out? We open your vehicle without damage, any hour.
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.
Mobile Auto Locksmith Call-Outs
We come to your car, wherever it is standing. No towing needed.
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.
Finding you in Richmond Hill
We cover all of Richmond Hill, from the Stanley Street strip through the cottage streets and across towards Central and Mill Park. Parking up here is tight, so tell us roughly where you have left the car.
Send your location pin, and either the make, model and year of the car, or a photo of the lock. With the older doors a photo saves a lot of guessing, because the hardware varies from house to house.
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:
Stanley Street, Victorian cottages, Central, Mill Park
GetKeys Auto Locksmith
51 Seaview Rd, Farms Port Elizabeth,
Gqeberha, 6390
084 513 4914
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week
FAQS
Can you work on old Victorian door locks?
Yes, and it is a big part of what we do up here. Some of the original hardware can be repaired and kept. Some of it needs replacing. We will tell you which rather than stripping out fittings you would rather keep.
My key snapped in the front 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. Worn keys in old barrels give us this one often.
How quickly can you get to Richmond Hill?
About fifteen minutes from our Seaview Road base. We are in and out of that side of town most days.
I am parked on Stanley Street and my remote will not work. Can you come?
Yes, and late calls from Stanley Street are normal for us. Send your location on WhatsApp and we will meet you at the car.
Should I change the locks on an old house?
Usually yes. Hardware that has been in a door for a hundred years opens more easily than most owners expect. We can fit something modern behind the original face so the door still looks right.
Can you change locks for a restaurant or bar?
Yes. Shopfront locks, back doors, storerooms, and lock changes the day a staff member leaves. Same team and same number as the car work.
Do you come out at night?
Yes. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including public holidays. Late calls up here are routine.
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.