In the probable event that you lose your car keys at some point, here is what you should do. So that in the end you have a ser of replacement car keys, your car locks are secure and if needed the old car keys are made obsolete to your car's door lock.
First step, call an auto locksmith services company
That's the first step for a reason, since it will take an auto locksmith a few minutes to arrive at your location depending on how far or busy the area where your vehicle is locked out at. During the time you will spend waiting on the auto locksmith you will do some of the following steps.
Second step, decide if the lost car keys can be found and used against you
By that we mean, if you lost your keys in a river while tubing you're perfectly safe. On the other hand if you were mugged and the criminal took both your car keys and your wallet with id (& address) then you are sure the car key can be used against you.
Every situation is different, but in the end you'll know if your car keys were lost at a safe place or not. And we recommend you decide this before our auto locksmith gets to you and your car since the car keys being able to be used against you or not are the deciding factor on having your door locks rekeyed or not.
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hird step, get your state issued photo ID ready as you'll need it
Of course all of our auto locksmiths will ID anyone trying to unlock a car without keys. This makes sure that our auto locksmith is making sure that it is the owner of the vehicle requesting that the car doors be unlocked and having a set of replacement car keys made. This is 100% for your security and your car's security too.
Fourth and last step, let the auto locksmith know if the car keys are in danger
Once the auto locksmith arrives let them know if you feel that the car keys ended up at a place where the car key can be found and used against you. And if you fell it does, let the auto locksmith know that you want your door locks rekeyed before he makes the set of replacement car keys.
Following those simple 4 steps you can make sure that having lost car keys is fixed and you're left secure and with the peace of mind you deserve.
Plus our auto locksmiths can do more than replacement car keys sets. The auto locksmiths here can also rescue you when you locked keys in car, or change your ignition switch when it goes bad. Our auto locksmiths can also change door locks and more.
