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
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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 Walmer
Walmer keeps a mobile locksmith busy, and it is easy to see why. You have the airport on one side, Walmer Park pulling traffic in all day, and a lot of older homes with long driveways where a car sits outside overnight. Keys go missing in all three places.
Most of the calls we get from Walmer come down to the same handful of problems. Somebody has locked the keys in the boot at Walmer Park. A remote has stopped working in a driveway off Victoria Drive. Or a set of keys has gone into the sea at Kings Beach and the spare is nowhere to be found. We handle all of it where you are, so nothing needs towing anywhere.
If you have lost every key you own, that is still fine. Lost car key replacement is one of the jobs we do most often. We read the key code off your car, cut a fresh blade on site and program it to the immobiliser before we leave. You drive away the same visit, usually inside an hour of us arriving.
For anything electronic, transponder programming happens in the van. We carry the coding equipment with us, so there is no second appointment and no waiting on a part to come down from Johannesburg.
A key that has snapped in the ignition or the door is a different job again. We take the broken piece out without damaging the barrel and cut you a fresh key on the spot, so a bad morning does not turn into a bad week.
House and business locks are the other half of what we do. Walmer has a lot of older properties, and older properties have older locks. If you are standing outside your own front door, or you have just taken transfer and want every lock changed, or the office door has started sticking, that is the same team and the same phone number.
Plenty of people in Walmer also put off getting a second key made, because the car is running fine and there is no reason to think about it. That works right up until the only key breaks. A spare car key cut today costs a good deal less than an emergency call out at midnight.
Where we get called out in Walmer
Walmer Park is the single most common spot. Multi level parking and a boot lid make for a bad combination, and we are usually there within twenty minutes.
The airport comes second. People land, walk to long stay parking and find a flat remote or a key that will not turn. We can meet you right at the bay.
After that it is the residential streets off Main Road and Victoria Drive, plus the guesthouses along Heugh Road. Those bring us both sorts of work, hire car keys that have gone missing and front door locks that need changing between guests.
Why the call out is quick here
We are based on Seaview Road, which puts Walmer inside a twenty minute run in normal traffic. That matters at eleven at night when you are standing next to a locked car.
We also carry blanks for the makes that are common in Walmer, so there is rarely a trip back to fetch stock. Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Hyundai and the German brands are all covered from the van, along with the lock stock these older homes usually need.
Everything gets quoted before we start. You hear the price on the phone, and it does not change when we arrive.
Finding you in Walmer
We cover the whole of Walmer, from the airport boundary through to the Walmer Heights side and down towards Mill Park. That takes in the estates off Buffelsfontein Road and the older streets around Walmer Township.
The quickest way to get us moving is a WhatsApp with 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, which usually saves half an hour.
From our Seaview Road base we come through on Buffelsfontein Road, so most Walmer addresses are a straight run.
We're out this way most weeks — so you'll find us near:
Walmer Park Shopping Centre, Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, Victoria Drive, Main Road Walmer
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 Walmer?
Usually about twenty minutes from our Seaview Rd base in normal traffic. Walmer Park and the airport are the two spots we reach fastest because we run that route most days.
I have lost every key to my car. Can you still help?
Yes. Losing all keys is one of the most common jobs we do. We read the key code from your vehicle, cut a new blade on site and program it to the immobiliser. You drive away the same visit.
Do you come out at night in Walmer?
Yes, we are open 24 hours, seven days a week including public holidays. Night call-outs to Walmer are routine for us.
I locked my keys in the boot at Walmer Park. What now?
Send us a WhatsApp with your level and bay number. We open the vehicle without damage, and boot lockouts at Walmer Park are something we deal with most weeks.
Can you meet me at the airport?
Yes. We regularly meet people at Chief Dawid Stuurman International in the parking areas. Send the bay number and we will come to the car.
Do I need to have my car towed to you?
No. We are fully mobile. The cutting machine and programming equipment travel in the van, so the work happens wherever your car is standing.
What does a replacement car key cost in Walmer?
It depends on the make, model and year, because the key type and programming differ. Send us those three details on WhatsApp and we will give you a price before we drive out.
Which makes do you carry keys for?
We stock blanks for the makes most common around Walmer, including Toyota, VW, Ford, Hyundai and the German brands. Tell us your vehicle and we will confirm before we leave.