Auto Key Services0
A spare key is cheap insurance against a lost, broken or locked-in key. We cut precision duplicates for most vehicles on the road.
Computerised cutting equipment for an accurate duplicate, first time.
Duplicates for standard, transponder and motorcycle keys alike.
We only need your single working key on hand to cut a spare.
A precision-cut spare, made from your one working key, is one of the cheapest ways to protect yourself against a lockout.
Many drivers underestimate how useful a spare key is until they are standing outside a locked car with no way in. Having a second set on hand is one of the simplest and most affordable ways to avoid the cost and stress of a lockout or a lost key, and it takes very little time to arrange.
At Auto Key Services, our locksmiths use quality key blanks and computerised cutting equipment to produce a clean, precision-cut duplicate, whether your vehicle uses a plain metal key or a chip key that needs programming to match your car’s immobiliser system, cut and checked before we hand it back to you.
Every time a key turns in the ignition, its blade rubs against the tumblers inside the lock. Over months and years this wears the metal down, and a worn key can start to sit loosely, making the car harder to start or unlock. A worn or broken key is one of the most common causes of a lockout.
Cutting a duplicate from a key while it still works well gives you a fresh, accurately cut spare to fall back on, rather than waiting until the original fails completely. Alternating between two keys also spreads the wear, so neither one deteriorates as quickly.
When more than one person drives the same vehicle, passing a single set of keys back and forth is inconvenient and increases the chance that a key gets left somewhere, misplaced or lost entirely. Cutting a duplicate for each regular driver means everyone can come and go independently, and if one set is lost, another is still on hand.
This is especially useful for households and small businesses running one or two vehicles between several drivers, where a single missing key can otherwise bring the whole day to a halt, delaying school runs, deliveries or a simple trip into town.
Keeping a spare key in an accessible, secure place, at home, at work or with someone you trust, means a lost key or one locked inside the car becomes a minor inconvenience rather than a costly emergency callout. It is one of the cheapest forms of insurance you can arrange for your vehicle.
If you do not yet have a spare, we can cut one from your existing key in a single visit, whether it is a plain metal key, a transponder key for a car, or a key for a motorcycle used for daily boda boda work.
Calls are answered 24 hours a day. Tell us the make, model and year, and we will tell you what we can do and what it will cost.
Just one working key. Our equipment reads the existing key and cuts, or where needed programmes, an accurate spare from it, without needing a second key for reference or comparison.
Yes. We can cut the blade and programme the chip so the new key operates your vehicle’s immobiliser system correctly, matching the original key’s programming exactly, so both keys work identically.
Yes, including keys for many of the motorcycle brands commonly used for boda boda work in and around Kampala, whether it is a daily commuter bike or a larger touring machine.
Repairing water damage, worn buttons and cracked casings on car and motorcycle remotes, often cheaper than replacing.
Repairing or replacing cracked and broken key shells, including OEM and aftermarket shells in stock.
Clearing lost, stolen or old owners’ keys from your vehicle’s memory and programming fresh ones.
