Broken Key Extraction in Leicester, Leicestershire

Part of your key is stuck where it snapped, and the car cannot be used until that piece is out. Phone 07988 388514 with the car's location in Leicester, Leicestershire. Fully mobile and open 24 hours, we extract the broken key at your car.

• 24 hours
• Fully mobile — the broken piece is taken out where the car sits
• Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands (LE1)
• Call 07988 388514

What happens at the car

A snapped key leaves part of the blade stuck where it broke, and the car cannot be used until that piece is out. On the call we ask for the car's location, where the key snapped, and what has happened, so we know what we are coming to. The locksmith travels to where the car stands — at the driver's home, at a workplace, or in a car park — in Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands (LE1). At the car, we extract the broken key, and we talk you through what is happening in plain words while the work goes on. The work is done where the car stands, so you do not need to move it anywhere. Once the piece is out, we talk through what happens next with you at the car, including whether a new key is needed. Keep the part of the key that came away in your hand, because it helps us understand what broke.

Key snapped in the door

A key can snap in the door when it is turned with the blade already worn or bent, or when the lock itself is stiff. Phone 07988 388514, say the key has snapped in the door, and give the car's location. Leave the broken piece where it is and do not keep turning what is left of the key. Have something that shows the car is yours ready when we arrive. We travel to the car in Leicester, Leicestershire, and extract the broken key at the car. Once the piece is out, we look at the door lock with you and talk through what happens next, including whether a new key is needed.

Key snapped in the ignition

A key can snap in the ignition when it is turned while the blade is already worn, bent, or cracked. Phone 07988 388514, say the key has snapped in the ignition, and give the car's location. Do not try to start the car with the broken piece inside, and leave the piece where it is. Keep something that shows the car is yours ready for when we arrive. The locksmith travels to the car in Leicester, Leicestershire, and extracts the broken key at the car. Once the piece is out, we look at the ignition with you and talk through what happens next, including whether a new key is needed.

After the broken piece is out

Getting the piece out is only the first half of the story — after that, you still need a key that works. Once the broken piece is out, we look at the lock or the ignition with you and talk through what happens next at the car. If the lock still works as it should, the next step is a new key, and we talk through that with you there and then. If the lock itself is stiff or worn, we say so in plain language, because a new key will not help if the lock is the problem. Bring the part of the key that came away in your hand, because it helps us understand what broke and what the new key needs to be. Do not try to use the broken piece to start the car once it is out.

What to have ready

Stay with the car and keep something that shows the car belongs to you ready to show when we arrive. Keep the part of the key that came away in your hand, because it helps us understand what broke. A plain description of where the car stands — the street, the car park, or the workplace — helps us find you without a long search. Say on the call whether the key snapped in the door or the ignition, and whether any part of the key is still sticking out. If the car belongs to another person, mention that on the call and keep them close by in case we need a word with them.

When this service applies

This service applies when a key has snapped and part of it is stuck in the door or the ignition. That covers a blade that broke while turning, a blade that snapped because it was already worn or bent, and a blade that broke off leaving the rest of the key in your hand. It does not apply when the key is whole but will not turn — that is a different problem at the car, and we will tell you that on the call. It does not apply when the key is lost altogether, because there is nothing stuck to extract. Not sure this is an extraction job? Phone 07988 388514, describe what has happened to the key, and we will point out the service that fits.

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• Car key replacement
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Areas and makes

The area we cover is Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands (LE1); the areas we cover page shows the full patch. Say the make on the call, because it helps us understand the job before we arrive. For car keys by make, see the car makes we programme keys for page.