![]() ![]() Some key cutting shops won’t cut a key that they haven’t sold you. Therefore, you should expect to pay at least £10 to get a key cut. When you pay to get a key cut, you are paying a little towards a new cutter for the machine. Some keys are made from metal so hard (especially if you have your own from eBay) that they break the cutter blades. The reason is that every time a key is cut, the blades on the machine get a little blunter. If you need a shop to cut it, you should expect to pay a charge. However, if you have a Ford, Nissan or Jeep, the key will come blank. When you order one from the dealer of Vauxhall, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat and Renault, it will come pre-cut to your car. Now you need to add on the cost of cutting the key… Step Two – Cutting the Keyĭepending on where you get your car key from, it may need to be cut to suit your car locks. When getting a quote, make sure you ask whether the price they give you is the key alone, or the complete job. So, trying to give you an average price for the key is hard. Lastly, the latest ‘smart’ keys from Hyundai can cost £250+ The key below is a Volvo smart key and you’ll need a small mortgage to get a spare! Read more here. Again, the key below is a Ford Focus key. If you move on to a key with buttons, they start at £50 (Ford and Vauxhall) and can be as much as £200 (Jeep, Mazda etc). The key below is a basic Ford key and is ready to be cut. A basic key without buttons, should be around £20 – £30. Nowadays, some keys have buttons, and some are known as ‘smart’ keys and don’t even have a key blade that you can see. In the olden days, you put your car key in the door to open the car, then started the car by turning the ignition. The Key + The Cutting charge + The Codes + Programming = Total Price that car keys cost. Need help with changing the key battery? Click Here You need to add the costs from each step to find the total cost. There are four steps that will decide how much you must pay. This also changed how much car keys cost. Then the car manufacturers changed things, which means that in 2020, car keys are more complicated. ![]() Getting a car key used to be cheap and easy, any key cutting shop could make one in seconds. How much do Car Keys cost? It used to be easy! ![]()
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