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Lost/mislaid the only key for the car. Any options?

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  • Sandtree
    Sandtree Posts: 10,628 Forumite
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    fatbelly said:
    I was going to say the same - a Ford dealer will almost certainly be able to sort you out, but at a price.  It's getting the right immobiliser code that's the tricky part.
    Ah, the good old days when I was first driving my trusty old Escort - if you ever locked your keys inside, just approach the nearest fellow-Escorter in the car park and ask to borrow their key :-)
    I used to be able to open my Cortina with the front door key to my house!
    A coat hanger did my Mk1 Fiesta.

    My Saxo they didn’t even bother unlocking when I parked in the wrong  place and just bounced it 100m down the car park 
  • It has been known for people to take the chip out of their only key and glue it inside the cowl. That way they can get as many keys cut for it as they like for a £10 a go.
  • gord115
    gord115 Posts: 1,077 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Years ago my partner and I had a Mini and a Cortina and both sets of keys fit both cars!!!

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