Car keys locked in car

Mr. Manager

My OH has locked her keys in her car, well the car locked itself with the keys in it. (02 MK IV GTI)

She's insured through 123.ie and is looking to get in contact. The number on the website is leading to their office, which is closed. Then the automated voice says to go onto the website for emergency contact number, which I can't seem to locate.

If anybody has the number or knows how she might be able to get her car open it would be a huge help!

Thanks!

Alanstrainor

Who underwrites the policy? 123 is just the broker surely?

beertons

I've done that loads of times. Where's the spare key? Any chance she could get someone to bring it to her?

Mr. Manager

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Who underwrites the policy? 123 is just the broker surely?

Just found the number after ringing her to find that out (RSA)! She locked her phone in the car too so even getting in touch was a struggle.

beertons wrote: »

I've done that loads of times. Where's the spare key? Any chance she could get someone to bring it to her?

She's only just bought the car privately and as such doesn't have a spare key yet ... First thing on the list tomorrow

Tefral

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Who underwrites the policy? 123 is just the broker surely?

Royal and Sun Alliance underwrite all of 123.ie policys now.

OP, if you go down the road of smashing a window, make sure you have full cover.

Where is the spare key? you can normally give a locksmith the chassis code and he can make you up a non immob. key which will open the doors for ya.

dev100

cronin_j wrote: »

Royal and Sun Alliance underwrite all of 123.ie policys now.

OP, if you go down the road of smashing a window, make sure you have full cover.

Where is the spare key? you can normally give a locksmith the chassis code and he can make you up a non immob. key which will open the doors for ya.

Be nearly as cheap smashing a window esp if you have to get a call out from a locksmith.

beertons

You can ring a locksmith to come out and get ya in. Not sure what they'd charge though. My missus lost her keys, new lock and key cost over 500. So you might be looking at about 150, to get the door open?

cup of tea

If your not in a major hurry to get into the car,wait.Ring this number for rsa breakdown services(this applies here,doesn't matter if it's in the driveway or not ''broken down'') 01 8328353.Not sure if it's 24hr but most insurance companies are. They will contact an approved repairer to come out to you and rsa will cover up to 320e.

jimmynokia

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

My OH has locked her keys in her car, well the car locked itself with the keys in it. (02 MK IV GTI)

She's insured through 123.ie and is looking to get in contact. The number on the website is leading to their office, which is closed. Then the automated voice says to go onto the website for emergency contact number, which I can't seem to locate.

If anybody has the number or knows how she might be able to get her car open it would be a huge help!

Thanks!

1 a block through the fly window 2 call an auto glazier or a good mechanic,happened to me got a number from yellow pages by a local lad and cost me 35 euro the window experts wanted 90 euro watch how its done too its quite simple for future ref good luck anyhow

Mr. Manager

beertons wrote: »

You can ring a locksmith to come out and get ya in. Not sure what they'd charge though. My missus lost her keys, new lock and key cost over 500. So you might be looking at about 150, to get the door open?

Holy sh*t. Maybe I might get her just to smash the window....

cup of tea

Also check your motor policy booklet if the number above isn't correct and should be listed somewhere in the breakdown section.I work in insurance btw

Tefral

If shes not covered for window insurance, get her to smash a side window not the small fly windows that are behind the back seats to the side, they cost more as they require bonding etc.

Youd be able to get a glass and fit it yourself from a scrappy for one of the wind up windows.

langdang

jimmynokia wrote: »

1 a block through the fly window 2 call an auto glazier or a good mechanic,happened to me got a number from yellow pages by a local lad and cost me 35 euro the window experts wanted 90 euro watch how its done too its quite simple for future ref good luck anyhow

allegebly that piece of glass can be tricky to get and not necessarily cheaper to replace going on past stories here of keys locked in cars....

Tefral

Got my policy book out (im with 123) and the emergency assistance number is 01 8328358

dax121

get a metal hanger, take it all apart and stretch it out. then pull back the top of the door a little. and with the hook end stick it in thru the opening of the door. and feed it down to the handle and try catching the door handle. oh it mite be worth turning that hook into a circle and bend it around so it will hold when you get unto the handle its dam awkard and took me nearly a hour to get into my clk when this happened. but worth it in the end

Duiske

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Holy sh*t. Maybe I might get her just to smash the window....

OP. if she can wait till tomorrow, tell her go to a VW dealer with log book and i.d., and they will give you a key that will open doors only. Not sure what they might charge, but had to get one from Ford about 5 years ago, cost about 10euro.

keithclancy

**cough** windscreen cover ** cough**

Mr. Manager

cronin_j wrote: »

Got my policy book out (im with 123) and the emergency assistance number is 01 8328358

Thanks very much!

I'll pass on the number when I get back to the house.

jimmynokia

langdang wrote: »

allegebly that piece of glass can be tricky to get and not necessarily cheaper to replace going on past stories here of keys locked in cars....

the fly window is the most common point of entry for car thieves and the easiest available and generally require a screwdriver to remove it and a piece of rope to fix it back in check the yellow pages for local guys in the business or look online,you wont get fleeced

Mr. Manager

Duiske wrote: »

OP. if she can wait till tomorrow, tell her go to a VW dealer with log book and i.d., and they will give you a key that will open doors only. Not sure what they might charge, but had to get one from Ford about 5 years ago, cost about 10euro.

No can do. She has no spare key so the car is just stuck outside the apartment

Dacelonid

Same thing happened to me a few months ago. Rang 123 breakdown assistance and they got a guy out to get me into the car, didn't cost me a cent. Their number is 1800945818

Scrappychimow

Happened to me before , called a lock smith out , he arrived with some mechanism , slide it down the top of the door and inflated it, so it temporarily pushed the door open enough to fit a wire down to open the door handle.

Saved me smashing the window and only cost 60 quid.

Tefral

Dacelonid wrote: »

Same thing happened to me a few months ago. Rang 123 breakdown assistance and they got a guy out to get me into the car, didn't cost me a cent. Their number is 1800945818

Thats travellers insurance number, 123.ie dont deal with them anymore.

Dacelonid

cronin_j wrote: »

Thats travellers insurance number, 123.ie dont deal with them anymore.

Probably should delete that number from my phone so

Tefral

Dacelonid wrote: »

Probably should delete that number from my phone so

if your with 123.ie put in the one i gave earlier its on page 16 of the new policy booklet.

If your still with travellers insurance best keep it:D

Mr. Manager

Ok so after phoning the breakdown crowd they say that they'll be out first thing in the morning

Cheers for the posts guys, really quick and informative!

pippip

keithclancy wrote: »

**cough** windscreen cover ** cough**

Love it

Have to remember that for future "oh f*%k" moments

Anan1

DOesn't the Mk4 Golf have a button to unlock the doors at the top of the window switch unit on the drivers door? If so, and if the car doesn't have deadlocks, it should be possible to get a coat hanger in between the door and the frame and down to press the button.

L-M

Anan1 wrote: »

DOesn't the Mk4 Golf have a button to unlock the doors at the top of the window switch unit on the drivers door? If so, and if the car doesn't have deadlocks, it should be possible to get a coat hanger in between the door and the frame and down to press the button.

Yeah should be fairly handy to do that infairness, you'd fit a coat hanger in handy.

I've hard to break into an e200 (through the sunroof tilted with a brush and wrapped around the handle and pulled it, and a Fourtrek, just pulled the top of the door out and hooked the keys out of the ignition). Where there's a will there's a way!

tossy

If it locked itself and the dead locks are active - to be honest the will be unless there is something wrong (the flashing red LED beside door pin means dead locks active) then you could break every window in the car,stick a hanger through every orifice and push the interior central locking button all you want but the doors will not open - its a job for a lock smith.

langdang

jimmynokia wrote: »

the fly window is the most common point of entry for car thieves and the easiest available and generally require a screwdriver to remove it and a piece of rope to fix it back in check the yellow pages for local guys in the business or look online,you wont get fleeced

You might be right, or Roverjames and ROR might be right. Fight fight fight...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72709884#post72709884

beertons

How much did they charge you today?

L-M

tossy wrote: »

If it locked itself and the dead locks are active - to be honest the will be unless there is something wrong (the flashing red LED beside door pin means dead locks active) then you could break every window in the car,stick a hanger through every orifice and push the interior central locking button all you want but the doors will not open - its a job for a lock smith.

If they broke every window in the car they could just stick their hand in and take the keys out :P

Mr. Manager

Anan1 wrote: »

DOesn't the Mk4 Golf have a button to unlock the doors at the top of the window switch unit on the drivers door? If so, and if the car doesn't have deadlocks, it should be possible to get a coat hanger in between the door and the frame and down to press the button.

We had a crack at this last night but as there was not enough weight behind the hanger the button wouldn't go down. Tried for a solid 90+ minutes

The guy this morning had a tool that was able to get at it and hey presto! Well, it wasn't that straight forward. Took him about 15-20 minutes to give it a go with the alarm constantly going off.

beertons wrote: »

How much did they charge you today?

No charge, it was covered by the insurance thankfully.

Oral Surgeon

cronin_j wrote: »

Thats travellers insurance number, 123.ie dont deal with them anymore.

That's disgraceful, why don't they deal with them anymore??

h3000

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

That's disgraceful, why don't they deal with them anymore??

What's disgraceful?*



*I may have trouble with my sarcasm filter today

Oral Surgeon

h3000 wrote: »

What's disgraceful?*



*I may have trouble with my sarcasm filter today

Think about it for a while:D:D

h3000

Oral Surgeon wrote: »

Think about it for a while:D:D

Told you my sarcasm filter was broke