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Every key to the vehicle gone — a new one originated from the car's own data and programmed on site, the same visit.
- Category
- Emergency
- Availability
- 24/7
- Coverage
- 10 GTA cities
- The visit
- 4 steps
On this page
Overview
All-keys-lost is the specific emergency this service answers: no spare in a drawer, nothing left to copy, and a vehicle that cannot be driven until a working key exists again. A new key is originated directly from the vehicle rather than duplicated from one you no longer have, cut and programmed at the vehicle wherever it is parked.
What "all keys lost" actually means for the vehicle
Most car-key jobs start from something — a spare to copy, a fob to reprogram alongside. All-keys-lost starts from nothing: no working key anywhere, and no old one to reference. A new key can still be produced by reading the vehicle's own key code or immobiliser data directly, which is a different — and usually longer — process than cutting a duplicate, because there is nothing to duplicate from. The credential is built from the vehicle's own records instead.
Why the old key matters even after it is gone
A lost key that is never accounted for is still a working key to the vehicle, in the hands of whoever finds it, unless it is specifically erased from the immobiliser. That is a separate step from programming the replacement, and it is worth doing in the same visit — especially when the key went missing rather than simply stopped working, since a genuinely missing key is the one scenario where somebody else having it is a real possibility, not a hypothetical.
The visit
Step 1: Call and confirm the situation
Make, model, year, and confirmation that no working key exists anywhere — that is what determines this is an origination job rather than a standard replacement.
Step 2: Ownership verified before anything is cut
Registration, insurance or a bill of sale plus photo ID — checked more carefully on an all-keys-lost call than almost anywhere else on this site, because it is the job where the check matters most.
Step 3: Key originated and programmed at the vehicle
Built from the vehicle's own data with the equipment already on board — no tow, no dealership appointment, no second visit.
Step 4: Started, tested, and the old key addressed
The vehicle starts on the new key in front of you, and if the missing key might still turn up somewhere, it can be erased from the system so it no longer works.
Included
Originated from the vehicle itself — losing every key does not mean there is nothing left to work from
Cut and programmed in the same visit, at the vehicle, rather than booked in over multiple appointments
Old keys can be erased from the vehicle's system on request, so a lost key stops being usable
Questions
In most cases, yes. The key is built from the vehicle's own data rather than copied from an existing one, so having zero keys left does not mean there is nothing to work from — it changes the method, not whether it is possible.
Where we go
Toronto2 cities
- Toronto
- Scarborough
Peel Region2 cities
- Mississauga
- Brampton
York Region3 cities
- Vaughan
- Markham
- Richmond Hill
Durham Region3 cities
- Pickering
- Ajax
- Oshawa
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Every service category
- EmergencyYou are here4 services
- Automotive7 services
- Motorcycle4 services
- Residential4 services
- Commercial4 services
Call us
The fastest way to reach us
- Nights and weekends included — any hour, any day
- A real locksmith answers and walks you through it if needed
- You hear the price before anyone drives out
Text us a photo
Send a photo of your lock and we can quote more accurately
What to include
- A close, in-focus photo of the lock or the key
- The whole door, or the make, model and year of the vehicle
- Your area, so we can confirm we reach you
We call you back to talk it through and give you a price.
Send a photoService area: 10 GTA cities across Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Durham Region