Half Price Spare/Replacement Ford Keys

JohnStratton

Recently I lost one of the keys for my '03 reg Ford Fiesta on a train.

This left with me with just one key, and knowing how much Ford would be likely to charge me to replace my locks if I left that one, I wanted to get a spare.

It's one of this types of keys that's got a chip built into it to turn the immobiliser off, I think they'll called "tibbe" style.

So I rang my main Ford dealership in Northampton to get a quote... I nearly passed out when they told me it would £125 ... £125!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

£25 for the key, £25 to cut the key and £75 to programme the chip in the key.

Two words ... NO WAY!!!!!!!!!

So after a quick google search I found A&A Security in Kettering (Google search 'AA Security Kettering') - sent them an e-mail through their website, they replied within 5 minutes (very impressive) and quoted me just £59.95 (including VAT).

Went there this morning, it took the lovely lady in there 5 minutes to cut the key - about 3 minutes to programme and it works perfectly!

So if you need a spare/replacement key for your Ford, whatever you do DON'T go to your local Ford dealership... I saved myself more than half - £65 by driving 10 miles from Northampton to Kettering and trusting a small independant business who aren't in the business of ripping people off.

I'm currently writing a letter to my local Ford dealership and to Ford UK to ask them to justify how they can charge this amount to do exactly the same job!!!!!

benham3160

JohnStratton wrote: »

Recently I lost one of the keys for my '03 reg Ford Fiesta on a train.

This left with me with just one key, and knowing how much Ford would be likely to charge me to replace my locks if I left that one, I wanted to get a spare.

It's one of this types of keys that's got a chip built into it to turn the immobiliser off, I think they'll called "tibbe" style.

So I rang my main Ford dealership in Northampton to get a quote... I nearly passed out when they told me it would £125 ... £125!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

£25 for the key, £25 to cut the key and £75 to programme the chip in the key.

Two words ... NO WAY!!!!!!!!!

So after a quick google search I found A&A Security in Kettering (Google search 'AA Security Kettering') - sent them an e-mail through their website, they replied within 5 minutes (very impressive) and quoted me just £59.95 (including VAT).

Went there this morning, it took the lovely lady in there 5 minutes to cut the key - about 3 minutes to programme and it works perfectly!

So if you need a spare/replacement key for your Ford, whatever you do DON'T go to your local Ford dealership... I saved myself more than half - £65 by driving 10 miles from Northampton to Kettering and trusting a small independant business who aren't in the business of ripping people off.

I'm currently writing a letter to my local Ford dealership and to Ford UK to ask them to justify how they can charge this amount to do exactly the same job!!!!!

I think Ford will "laugh" at any letter suggesting that.

Do you have a red, or blue chip on your key?

Regards,
Andy

mcjordi

i think 03 has a blue chip andy..

Locknut

:spam: first post and 2 mentions of the same company!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apples2

Exactly the same post here too from the :spam:mer

http://moneywise.co.uk/forum/forum/general-moneywise-chat/half-price-sparereplacement-ford-car-keys