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Auto Locksmith Oxford Mobile Car Locksmith 24 Hour
Stuck ignition, snapped key in the door, dead fob or a van that will not open. A 24 hour mobile car locksmith working at Park and Rides, retail car parks, driveways and lay-bys around Oxford.
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Tell us what you need and we will call you straight back. Calling is quickest: 07520 644 595. Photos by WhatsApp: 07466 695655
Ignition barrels repaired
Stiff, seized or worn ignitions repaired or replaced from £155 plus parts.
Snapped keys extracted
Broken blades removed from door locks, boot locks and ignitions.
Vans and work vehicles
Transit, Vivaro, Sprinter and similar, with an invoice for the business.
Through the night
Car lockouts from £85 by day and from £130 at night or weekends.
As an auto locksmith in Oxford, we handle every lock and key fault on cars and vans at the place the vehicle has stopped: lockouts from £85, new keys from £90, and ignition barrel repairs from £155 plus parts. We work 24 hours, and inside the ring road we usually reach you within 10 to 30 minutes.
Keys are only part of the job. Drivers also call us about ignitions that will not turn, blades snapped inside a door lock, worn fob buttons and tailgates that refuse to open. If you specifically need a new or replacement key, our car key replacement hub covers that in depth.
What a mobile car locksmith fixes besides keys
Ignition faults
Key will not turn, turns but sticks, or spins without starting. We strip and repair the barrel, or fit a replacement coded to your existing key where possible.
Broken key extraction
A blade snapped in the door, boot or ignition is drawn out with extraction tools, then a new key is cut from the broken halves.
Fob shells and buttons
Cracked case, worn rubber buttons or a loose blade. The circuit board is moved into a new shell and the blade recut, so no reprogramming is needed in most cases.
Door and boot locks
Stiff, frozen or damaged door barrels, including after an attempted theft. We repair or replace the lock and code it to your key.
Lockouts and coding sit alongside these. See getting into a locked car and programming chips and remotes for those specific jobs.
Ignition will not turn? Common causes and fixes
An ignition fault often looks like a key problem, so it helps to work out which one you have before calling anyone. Here is what we usually find.
| Symptom | Likely cause | What we do | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key goes in but will not turn | Steering lock under tension, or worn wafers in the barrel | Release the lock, then repair the barrel if worn | £155 to £245 + parts |
| Key only turns with jiggling | Worn key, worn barrel, or both | Cut a fresh key to factory code and service the barrel | Quoted by model |
| Key snapped in the ignition | Old or cracked blade | Extract the broken piece and cut a replacement | Quoted by model |
| Key turns, dash lights on, no start | Immobiliser not reading the chip | Test the chip and recode or replace it | Programming £55 to £95 |
Try this before you call
If the key will not turn, gently move the steering wheel left and right while turning the key. When the steering lock is loaded against the barrel, easing the wheel often frees it. Never force the key with pliers, as that is how blades snap.
Auto locksmith for vans and small fleets
Trades vans are often run on a single key, which makes a lost key a lost day of work. We make spare keys for vans such as the Ford Transit and Transit Custom, Vauxhall Vivaro, Mercedes Sprinter, Peugeot Partner and Citroen Berlingo, and we open vans where the keys are locked in with tools inside.
Sliding side doors and rear barn doors have their own locks, which wear quickly with heavy use. We repair or replace those barrels and match them to the existing key so drivers keep one key for everything. For businesses we include the vehicle registration and the work done on each itemised invoice, which keeps fleet records straightforward. Van owners on the Kassam and Cowley side are covered by our Cowley and OX4 service.
Where our auto locksmith comes out to in Oxford
Cars break down and lock themselves in awkward places. We regularly work in:
Park and Ride sites are a common call. You come back on the last bus, the key is not in your pocket and the car is on the far side of a large car park. Tell us the bay row or the nearest lamp post number and we find you quickly. In multi storey car parks, tell us the level; we park nearby and walk in with the tools.
For roadside jobs on the A34 or the ring road, wait somewhere safe behind the barrier, not in the car, and call us from there. Drivers in Headington can see our Headington OX3 page for local details.
Mobile car locksmith in towns around Oxford
Our base is at 169 Woodstock Road, close to the A40 and A34 junctions, which helps with jobs out of town. Places between 5 and 15 miles away, such as Kidlington and Yarnton, Thame and Bicester, are usually reached in 20 to 45 minutes with £10 travel. From 15 to 25 miles the usual time is 35 to 60 minutes with £20 travel.
We quote the arrival time honestly on the phone. If a job across the county means we are running late, we call to tell you.
Auto locksmith or breakdown service: who to call?
Breakdown services are good at batteries, tyres and towing. Lock and key faults are a specialist job, and the usual outcome is a tow to a garage or dealer. An auto locksmith carries blanks, cutting machines, extraction tools and coding equipment in the van, so the repair happens where the car stands.
- Call breakdown cover for flat batteries, fuel, mechanical failure and accidents.
- Call an auto locksmith for lockouts, lost or broken keys, ignition barrels, stuck door locks and fobs.
- Call 999 if a child, vulnerable adult or animal is trapped in a hot car, before calling anyone else.
Some breakdown policies do include lockouts, so it is worth checking. If the wait is long, you can compare it against our arrival time and price, listed on our Oxford locksmith prices page.
Ownership checks on every vehicle job
Your car, your paperwork
We are DBS checked and insured to £1 million. Before we open a vehicle, cut a key or change an ignition, we see the V5C or a lease or hire agreement, plus photo ID. If the documents are inside the locked car, we check them the moment the door is open and before anything else happens.
Those checks protect you as much as us. A locksmith who skips them would do the same for a thief. Read more about how we work.
Auto locksmith prices in Oxford
Fixed before we travel and including VAT and labour, with parts listed separately on the invoice.
| Service | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Car lockout daytime | From £85 | Opened without damage |
| Car lockout nights weekends and bank holidays | From £130 | Same non-destructive tools |
| Ignition repair | £155 to £245 + parts | Barrel repaired or replaced and matched to your key |
| Programming only | £55 to £95 | Key or fob you supply, already cut |
| Spare car key | From £90 | Copied from your working key |
| All keys lost | From £170 | New key made at the vehicle |
| BMW Mercedes Audi and Lexus | From £220 | Exact price by model and year |
Prices include VAT and labour. Parts are listed separately. See the full Oxford locksmith price list.
