A spare key costs a fraction of an emergency call.
Here’s the real math on planning ahead.
A spare key costs a fraction of an emergency call.
Here’s the real math on planning ahead.
Almost nobody thinks about a second key until the first one is gone. That timing is expensive. The same locksmith, the same vehicle, the same equipment — but the price changes dramatically depending on whether you still have a working key in your hand when you call. Here is why, and what the difference actually looks like.
These are two different jobs. Copying means we have a working key to read: the cuts are known, the chip can be cloned or added quickly, and you are back in a few minutes. Creating means starting from nothing — decoding your vehicle, cutting a blank to that code, and running a full programming session to teach the car a key it has never seen. More steps, more time, more equipment.
The key itself is only part of the bill when you’re stranded. There’s the time you lose waiting where the car sits. There may be a tow if you choose a dealership. There’s the meeting you missed or the shift you couldn’t make. A spare is a scheduled, predictable expense; an all-keys-lost call is an unplanned one that arrives at the worst possible moment.
Some situations make a second key especially worth having:
That last one matters more than people realize. If you bought the car secondhand with a single key, you have no way of knowing whether another copy exists somewhere.
A spare can only be made cheaply while you still have a functioning original. Once that original is lost or breaks, the cheap option disappears — you are now in all-keys-lost territory, which is a longer and costlier visit. The window for the easy version is open right now and closes the moment something goes wrong.
A spare only helps if it is somewhere you can reach. Keep it at home in a consistent place, or with someone you trust — not in the glovebox, and not on the same ring as the original. If you want one made, see our spare car key service.
Tell us your year, make, and model and we’ll quote your spare before we come out. No hidden fees and no charges added at the end. We’ll also tell you honestly if your vehicle is one where a spare is inexpensive — or one where it costs more — so you can decide with real numbers instead of guesses.
We come to your location anywhere in the Las Vegas area and make a spare while you still have a working key. Call now for a straightforward price, or book online. You can also read about what happens if you’ve lost your car keys.
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