New Key Price?

[Fat Old Sun]

My Griff only came with one key.

Popped to a local Timpson's and after much huffing and puffing and page turning through a bible of key diagrams the 'technician' said £35.

I was expecting something like £5.99 for such a simple key?...must admit I haven't tried to get a duplicate key cut for over 30 years.

I said I'd think about it and walked off.

Is £35 the going rate?

[sixor8]

Mine is quite obviously a Vauxhall item, that's the ignition barrel source, so I'd have expected it to be a lot less! Unless yours has been doubled up with the remote button for the locking / alarm?

[Fat Old Sun]

Nothing fancy here...

[sixor8]

My spare still has the Opel insignia on it. Perhaps the blanks have become hard to come by?

Edited by sixor8 on Sunday 23 November 09:49

[phillpot]

Had a spare key cut for my S Series (Ford) at an independent cobblers/key cutters, fraction of that price!

[Adrian@]

Ebay ,Vauxhall key from a photo..7.95. (get it sent to another address)... I would not post a picture of my keys today. A@

[sixor8]

In my case, it's only the ignition key anyway, the remote fob for the alarm / locking / immobiliser is not involved.

I understand your mention of security but the chance of anyone making a key from a picture, whilst feasible, is almost zero, isn't it (?). I've replaced the photo with blade profile obscured anyway.

[Adrian@]

As advertised on Ebay, and i have used the service myself, key worked perfectly. A@