Spare key - HOW MUCH!?!??

[Blue_SV650S]

I got a spare key cut. There is nothing fancy about the key at all, just a plain metal Kawasaki key, not even a large key ... I expected it to be ~£2.50, perhaps £3 ... it was £6.99!!

Did I just find the worlds most expensive key place or is this pretty standard???

It crossed my mind that I could prolly get a 2nd hand ignition barrel for that!! (If I ever did lose my key).
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[nowhere.elysium]

That's the going rate at Timpson's, certainly. I got a few spares cut, and it came to a score.
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[KevTM]

lol I got a surprise like that when I went to get a battery for my watch.. expecting about £1.50 - £2 at the most.. £8 WTF!

[Blue_SV650S]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Doesn't seem that bad. 2nd hand ignition switch will be a hell of a lot more than that (£50 seems to be a pretty low price for a lock set on Ebay).

All the best

Keith
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[Blue_SV650S]

[johnnyfaro]

Be glad its not a car. Looking at around a hundred quid + codeing.

[johnnyfaro]

Be glad its not a car. Looking at around a hundred quid + codeing.

[Blue_SV650S]

[Biker101]

[The Original Muzza]

I was expecting over a tenner when I got a house key cut at Timpsons. Was taken aback when the guy said £7 or two for a tenner. (was going to get the 2 for a tenner 'cos I'm a sucker for a bargain )

Blue, you are a tight fisted so and so.
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[chris-red]

I remember a few years getting a key cut for about £2 for my house, recently I got one cut and it was £5.
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[angryjonny]

Needed a spare key for my VFR - Timpsons didn't do them so I went to Honda. £15.

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Volkswagen Passat-£280

[angryjonny]

But you get a car with that, right?

[Valver]

Feck that's cheap! Unfortunatly none of my vechicles have basic keys. I needed to order a new one from Audi when my missus dropped it down a drain on the highstreet. 360 Friggin Quid! You're damn right she got a kickin

[Kwaks]

1998, Renault Megane Coupe, dropped key whilst out fishing. Spare had long gone.


£250 and a ten day wait.

So then had to get car recovered from canal bank, another £100


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[Blue_SV650S]

Thing is guys, I'd EXPECT to pay through the nose for a posh 'chipped' key, especially if it had radio door unlock etc.

However, mine is just a bit of metal ... you know, he got a blank bit of metal that was kinda key-shaped (bet he buys them in bulk for <£1ea) He put it on his - lets face it - very basic copy machine and ran it over it both sides ... all done in ~30 seconds ...

Just seems extortionate ...

Look ... sure he has machine costs, but I doubt wear and tear is that much ...

To my mind at £7/key its gotta be £5 'profit' at least, (probably much nearer £6!, but we will include things like overheads) per key ... 30s a key ... including taking my money, not more than 1 min work ...

So at full tilt, that is 60 keys an hour ...

That is a potential of £300/hr profit!!
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