Lost spare key

[musicegbdf]

ok title says it .
Dealer replacement is around £230 for key and coding and will take up to three weeks.
Mobile guys around £120 and done on the spot .
Any reason not to use the mobile guys? Any recommendations in Essex ?
Tks

 

[mike170]

Check you car insurance may be covered!


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[hater]

I lost my key also. Payed 150euros is Croatia for new one. Didn't go to dealership (too expensive). Key is working great

 

[DJAlix]

ok title says it .
Dealer replacement is around £230 for key and coding and will take up to three weeks.
Mobile guys around £120 and done on the spot .
Any reason not to use the mobile guys? Any recommendations in Essex ?
Tks

Sounds a bit cheap for a mobile guy to be honest and there are not many that can code keys for the MQB platform. That mobile price is less than the cost price of a genuine factory ordered key.

Unless a 3rd party uses a genuine key with the official VW Group service tool, once the 3rd party touches the immobiliser the dealerships and authorised 3rd parties will be locked out of any immobiliser functions.

 

[musicegbdf]

Found a local master auto locksmith . They have a fairly big premises and been trading 20 years . They did it for £150 and took 20 mins .
From what I have since found on the web they can get the transponder code direct from other key and then code the new key accordingly .
Anyway done and both keys work fine . Was prepared to pay a little more to a company with premises in case I get any issues ( they also repair faulty keys apparently) .
I bet the lost key now appears !
Insurance only covers if we get locked out , etc .