Do I need to tow the car to a dealer?

No. The cutting and programming equipment comes to the vehicle, and the work is done where it is parked. The tow-plus-dealership route still exists; it is just no longer the only one.

Could whoever finds my old key start my car?

Not after the visit — erasing lost keys from the immobiliser is part of the job on request, and we recommend it every time. The found key will still fit the door; it will never start the engine.

03 / 07 · Automotive service

Lost Car Key

All keys lost, nothing left to copy — we originate a working key from scratch.

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With no key at all, the key has to be generated from the vehicle's own data rather than duplicated. We retrieve or decode the key code, cut a new blade, and program it to the immobilizer at the vehicle. Because the missing key is unaccounted for, we recommend erasing it from the car in the same visit.

All keys lost is its own discipline
With nothing left to copy, the key is generated from the vehicle's own data: the key code retrieved or decoded from the locks, a blade cut from scratch, and a transponder enrolled with the immobiliser through the diagnostic port. It is the automotive job people are most often told requires the dealership — with the tow, the wait, and the booking that entails. It does not: the entire operation happens at the parked vehicle, and it ends with the engine running.
The lost key gets dealt with too
Somewhere, your old key still exists — dropped in a parking lot, left in a coat, taken. Because it is unaccounted for, we recommend erasing it from the immobiliser in the same visit: whoever holds it is left with a shape in metal that no longer starts anything. This is also why the ownership check on an all-keys-lost job is strict and non-negotiable — the service that can make you a key from nothing is precisely the one that must never do it for someone else's car.

Step 1: Prove the vehicle is yours
Photo ID and registration or equivalent, checked before any work — strictest on exactly this job, for reasons that protect you.
Step 2: Retrieve the key code
From the vehicle's data or decoded from a lock — the specification the new blade is cut to, no old key required.
Step 3: Cut and program from scratch
Blade cut to code, transponder enrolled with the immobiliser at the vehicle, tested through doors and ignition.
Step 4: Erase the lost keys
The missing keys are removed from the immobiliser's memory, so finding your old key stops being worth anything to anyone.

No tow required — the work happens where the car is sitting
The lost key is erased from the immobilizer, so whoever finds it cannot start your vehicle
Photo ID and proof of ownership required, which is precisely the step that stops someone else having a key made to your car

Yes. The key is originated from the vehicle itself — its key code and immobiliser — rather than copied from anything. That is the normal form of this job, not a special case.