Roadside car key

A contractor attends the vehicle, works out what key it takes, and makes it there. Where the key carries a transponder it is paired at the car if the vehicle allows it.

You end up with a key that works, without the car being moved first.

A working key for the vehicle, cut and — where it carries a transponder — paired on site if the vehicle allows it.

This is a vehicle service. Dispatched right away. A technician calls you within 10 minutes.

A spare key, even a worn one, makes this quicker and cheaper — duplication beats origination every time.

Without any key at all, the key has to be derived from the vehicle, which takes longer and needs your ownership documents in hand.

Registration or title naming you, plus photo identification. A technician who does not ask is one you should not want.

This is not negotiable and it is checked before anything is made.

Host businesses open 9:00am to 6:00pm, every day, and a kiosk is available the whole time. Vehicle service is dispatched right away; a technician calls you within 10 minutes.

Check whether your insurance or breakdown cover already includes this. If it does, use it — we would rather you kept the money.