San Francisco

Car lockout

Keys on the seat, doors locked, engine maybe still running

Car lockouts are some of the fastest jobs we do. Tell us where the car is and what it is, and we come to it.

Licensed by the State of California, LCO 7283, and insured. Free on-site estimate on most jobs.

Honda key handed back to the owner in a parking lot

Getting into the car without hurting it

Modern cars are built to keep people out, which is the point. We open them with tools made for the job, from the door, without forcing anything. On most cars it takes a few minutes once we are there.

If the key is in the trunk, locked in a second car, or simply gone, we can usually solve that on the same visit. A missing key turns this into a car key job, and the van carries what it needs for that too.

Key programmer plugged into a Lexus with the driver door open

How a car lockout goes

  1. Describe the car and its location.Make, model, year if you know it, and the cross streets.
  2. Proof it's yours.Registration or ID that matches. If it is in the car, we check it after opening.
  3. Price before work.Said out loud before we start.
  4. Back in.Then you drive away.

How the price works

For a car lockout, the make and model matter most, plus whether the key is somewhere we can reach once a door is open.

Free on-site estimate on most jobs, and the final price is said before any work starts. You can still say no.

All our pricing rules

Questions people ask us

Will you scratch the car?
No. We use proper car opening tools, not a coat hanger, and we work slowly around the paint and the weather stripping.
What if the key ended up in the trunk?
Usually yes. On many cars we open a door first and release the trunk from inside. Tell us the make and model on the phone.
Do you need proof it's my car?
Yes. Registration, insurance card or ID that matches. If those are inside the car, we open first and check them before we leave.
Do you work on every make?
Almost. We do not work on Tesla vehicles.

Locked out, lost a key, or need a lock changed?

One call. Final price at the door before anything gets touched.

Call (415) 964-3469Send a request