Keys keys and more keys
Keys keys and more keys
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anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Not sure where tonout this but it's a serious question!

We have 3 cars, 1 front door, 2 back doors, an electric garage door fob and electric gate fob, and a garage alarm fob.

How does everyone else organise their key ring so they aren't walking round like a warder in Porridge?


AndrewEH1

4,922 posts

183 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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House keys are separate from car keys. Keys for each car are kept separate. Easy.

LordHaveMurci

12,336 posts

199 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Front & back door use the same key, separate car keys on individual key rings so never more than 2 keys on me at any time.

My missus on the other hand...

Spare tyre

12,573 posts

160 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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I have all our house locks (and my parents house) Keyed alike

Hate and garage door on a gsm thing so you call from your phone and it opens

Also have a keypad for other times when no phone

stevensdrs

3,264 posts

230 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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I have a keypad activated lock for the garage incorporating the alarm. Only ever carry the front door key which is on all the car fobs. Can't be arsed with lots of keys.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Yep used to have a single key for all front and back doors but new back doors don't take proper mortice locks.

It's the find more than anything. It's my fault for not buying the gate and garage electric trickery from the same place but just couldn't get the gate person to give me a price on the garage door

PositronicRay

29,010 posts

213 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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I use a blank for the car, saves carrying around a bulky remote.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Bulky keyrings piss me right off but every woman I know has a keyring with a couple of keys on it and then a huge mass of, well, utter ste hanging bundled together. It's like cushions, something I clearly just don't understand.

deckster

9,631 posts

285 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Can't stand bulky keyrings, so I have our single front door key on its own keyring. Car keys are on separate keyrings, just pick up the one you need. If I need to unlock the back doors, or the shed, or the bike store, I get the key from inside.

I don't have luxuries like electric gates or garage but if I did I suspect I'd keep a fob in each car.

magooagain

13,502 posts

200 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Here's my collection. Madness I know.

mad4amanda

2,410 posts

194 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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AndrewEH1 said:
House keys are separate from car keys. Keys for each car are kept separate. Easy.
Absolutely this don't put more than 1 key in a ignition switch as the weight can cause switch issues which are expensive and inconvenient.
Motorcycle keys unless done like this will damage the top yoke and surround too .

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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deckster said:
Can't stand bulky keyrings, so I have our single front door key on its own keyring. Car keys are on separate keyrings, just pick up the one you need. If I need to unlock the back doors, or the shed, or the bike store, I get the key from inside.

I don't have luxuries like electric gates or garage but if I did I suspect I'd keep a fob in each car.
Can't keep fobs in the westy 😉

Just had a reorganisation as suggested and separated house and car keys. See how long it is until I lose my house keys because they aren't attached to the car.

ChemicalChaos

10,714 posts

190 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Jesus christ, really OP?

I also have electric gates and and electric garage. It's simple - house keys and electric fobs on one bunch. Each car key kept separate.
Whichever car I go out in, I take the house keys and put them in a cubbyhole in the car once I'm done with them, so I only carry one small key around with me when out and about.

It's not rocket science!

cmvtec

2,188 posts

111 months

Wednesday 20th March 2019
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Current bunch. These are currently all the keys I need to carry daily. 2 for my place, a pair for my mother's house, car, and the rest are work keys

Mrs Cmvtec has about 8 bunches of keys to carry about and all of them have pom poms and other tat on them. I do not understand.

Bellini

768 posts

181 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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I only carry the key or keys for whichever car I'm driving at the time.

Some of them only need the remote / ignition key. Others require a few more, such as the 3 required for my Mustang or the 8 required for my motorhome where the manufacturer decided that a separate lock and key type for each functional element was the best way forward.

Front door is a Yale Connexis, so only a phone app is required for that.

Roofless Toothless

7,575 posts

162 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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mad4amanda said:
Absolutely this don't put more than 1 key in a ignition switch as the weight can cause switch issues which are expensive and inconvenient.
Motorcycle keys unless done like this will damage the top yoke and surround too .
Years ago, when I was driving a Caterham, I pulled out of the slip lane onto a fairly busy three lane motorway and very shortly after was making progress in the outer lane when everything stopped - the engine just turned off.

More by luck than judgement I managed to thread my way through gaps in the traffic onto the hard shoulder, and there discovered that the weight of keys on my key ring had turned the ignition off. I always kept car and house keys on different rings after that.

stitched

3,813 posts

203 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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I have my ‘essential keys on one bunch (5 keys) which generally lives in my pocket, I had a spare front door key cut and attached to a secure clip for nights out, went to get it recently to find it had not only been commandeered but the handy clip had been filled with her key ring ornaments ffs.
Work in a factory where electrical panels vary from 40 years old to brand new with no one ensuring same key policy is used.
2 large panel keys, 12 small, 4 regional toolbox keys, switch room key, site ladder guard key, stores key and oil store key.
D clip on belt loop to carry the bloody things.


RicksAlfas

14,535 posts

274 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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House keys on one key ring.
Work keys (big bunch) on one key ring.
Car key.
All separate.

Dog Star

17,606 posts

198 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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LordHaveMurci said:
Front & back door use the same key
I never thought of that! Excellent idea.

Car keys and motorbike keys all have a keyring each (plus the spare of each) with a house key one them.

Garage keys, garage alarm remote and keys for all the myriad chains and locks on the bikes all live on a separate keyring - there's a lot on that one (and to avoid risk only one of that set exists in case we get burgled - it's in my rucksack next to my desk at the moment).

I often think to myself that if everyone was honest wouldn't it be great - no keys.

Mr Roper

14,232 posts

224 months

Thursday 21st March 2019
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I use a Carbocage.