Held to Ransom

worried_jim

custardy wrote: »

I would offer the guy £50
otherwise he is left with a key of little use to him
£50 is better than nothing
If you are willing and able to pay Nissan,then I would hold fast

I would offer a fiver on the same principle.

custardy

worried_jim wrote: »

I would offer a fiver on the same principle.

a fiver is a throw away sum
I picked £50 as its a decent amount ,but well short of the cost of a new key

Loganfire

You bought the car with one key so accept it, seller as come back to you offering a second key tell him to take a bike ride end off story.

vikingaero

If you don't buy the key from the bloke then at least get the dealer to program out the key chip in the absent key. That way whilst the car could still be accessible by the key it won't start.

richard734

Find a local independant dealer, one with teh majority of his cars at <£5k.
Ask them where they get their keys done, I can almost guarantee there will a local garage/mechanic that has the whole kit and will a)provide you a 2nd, coded key, and b) remove any other keys apart from the one you have and the new one from the 'allowed' list on the security system, for around £60.

[Deleted User]

I'd rather pay Nissan/someone to remove all the key codes and change the locks than give someone who I've just given ££££ to for the car any more money for a key.

Herzlos

Is there any legal basis for holding onto a key for someone elses car? Would something like a legal letter asking them to destroy it help?

I'm assuming your insurance company would want to know about the other key.

In saying that, if you were wanting to get an additional key made, then maybe offering something for it would still leave you better off.

motorguy

Was just thinking there - it might be worth checking if there is a local company who can code the key for you. I used one and they came to my house and charged £60. I just ordered the key up from the main dealer, and got the local guy to code it.

Might help keep the costs down if you go down the 'new key' option.

Hintza

I would rather cut my nose off than give this guy the money.

When we bought the Panda as salvage I contacted the previous owner via the V5 and asked if they had the spare key which they very kindly sent to me.

When I bought the Jeep it had a detachable towbar and I tried the same thing again via letter and phone, the poor woman got in a right paddy about and got her father to call me. He said they didn't have it but I suspect that wasn't the case but that was their perogative. Did have to get a whole new tow bar fitted which was quite expensive

Op you can live without a spare.

Crabman

Ask him for a copy of the dated receipt that his idiot son bought the key from Nissan and see what happens.

I wouldn't pay him, he's clearly being less than truthful here & planned this before the vehicle was sold. If he can't provide a dated receipt as evidence for his story, I would argue that the key is legally yours (the car came with two numberplates & two wing mirrors didn't it?) though I'd be wary of issuing a small claims case as the crook would then know your home address...

Alternatively in light of the elevated risk of theft, I'd look to claim the cost of reprogramming/replacing the locks on the vehicle from the seller if he's using ransom as a negotiation tool. Again, this only works if followed through with small claims court.