EXTORTIONATE Car key replacement.

[SignumGB]

Originally Posted by billtomo

I had my work bag stolen today,unfortunately my car key was in it.(I know, big mistake.) luckily I have a policy to replace it. I have to deliver the car to the main stealers, (God bless the RAC who are charging me £11.25 because I’m outside the 10 mile maximum.) who don’t care how you get it there,because apparently they don’t come to you with a laptop you go to them with your 2 ton immobile car,immobilised and alarmed.
Anyhow the price for the key,MY03 S60, is £429.25!!!!!!!!!
When I asked how they justify that no explanation was forthcoming,the lad on the phone sounded embarrassed and he apologised.
So fair warning folks DONT LOSE YOUR KEYS.

VW were £350 when they quoted me for my Passat..... Thankfully I found the lost key! Robbing b****ds.

[Georgeandkira]

I gotta chime in with my neighbor. Insurance warps prices.

Opening the mothership's server is insured too. Everybody wants coverage...price goes up.

[Dippydog]

In the late '90s/early '00s[I forget which] the master key for a Fiat Cinquecento was close on £1,000 from the dealers

[jamei305]

My last one was broken down like this:

Fob: £99
Blade: £45
Labour (to recode, shouldn't take long but it's min 1 hour): £110
VAT: £50

[Rossi-fan]

Originally Posted by jamei305

my last one was broken down like this:

Fob: £99
blade: £45
labour (to recode, shouldn't take long but it's min 1 hour): £110
vat: £50

fook me 😲😣😨

[billtomo]

Thx for all the replies and comments,most of them amusing and informative, but a lesson learned for all of us methinks.
P.s how much are the new ones!!!!!!

[myfirstv70]

A non-franchised car key specialist? I have just bought my son a 2010 fiesta with only one key. I contacted our local key specialist and he wants between £75 -£135 depending on whether it's a fixed, non folding, non-remote key or whether it's the full-monty remote and folding key. As always (well, mostly) going to the dealers involves getting bent over and spanked! When you look at the new Volvo key's proportion of the car's value it's probably a third!
HTH,
Nobby

[Millie20]

Sorry to revive an old thread - I'm an enthusiastic new owner.

My car only came with one key. Is a dealer the only option for a spare?

[SwissXC90]

Yes, dealer is the only option for a spare to open and start the vehicle

Local locksmith might do you a key to open the vehicle, but it won't start it.

[JTC21]

Try this place it's based in the west midlands been going a long time and did a volvo key for £140 a year back

http://www.antilockkeys.co.uk/index.html