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Locked out of your home, business or vehicle — non-destructive entry tried first, any hour.
- Category
- Emergency
- Availability
- 24/7
- Coverage
- 10 GTA cities
- The visit
- 4 steps
On this page
Overview
A lockout is the most common emergency call: the key exists, but it is on the wrong side of a locked door, or it has gone missing entirely with no way back in. Entry is attempted without damaging the lock wherever the hardware allows it, across houses, apartments, businesses and vehicles alike, with ownership or authority checked before the door is opened.
Locked out is not the same problem twice
Being on the wrong side of a locked door covers two very different situations. Sometimes the key is right there — in a coat on the other side, in the ignition, on a counter left just out of reach — and the job is simply getting the door open without damaging it. Other times the key is genuinely gone, and the visit has to end with a new one as well as an open door. Which one you have changes what shows up in the van, so it is the first thing established on the phone.
Why non-destructive entry is tried first, every time
Drilling or forcing a lock is faster in the moment and more costly in every way that matters after: a damaged cylinder has to be replaced, not just reset, and a lock that shows signs of forced entry can complicate matters if the property changes hands or is broken into later. Picking, bypassing or decoding the existing lock is tried first wherever the hardware allows it, and cutting or drilling only happens when it is genuinely the only option — and that is explained before it happens, not after.
The visit
Step 1: Call and describe the lock
Which door, what kind of lock, and whether the key is inside or missing entirely — that is what determines the approach before anyone drives out.
Step 2: Ownership or authority confirmed
ID and something tying you to the property or vehicle — a lockout is exactly the situation this check exists for.
Step 3: Entry attempted without damage first
Picking, bypassing or decoding the lock as it stands — cutting or drilling is a last resort, and only after simpler methods are ruled out.
Step 4: A working lock before the visit ends
If the key was lost rather than just misplaced, that gets addressed in the same visit — an open door with no plan for the missing key is not a finished job.
Included
Non-destructive entry tried first — the lock is opened, not damaged, wherever the hardware allows it
Covers home, business and vehicle lockouts under one call
Available any hour — a lockout does not wait for business hours and neither does the response
Questions
In most cases, yes — vehicle lockouts are one of the most common non-destructive jobs there is. Tell us the make and model on the phone; a handful of vehicles need a different approach and it is better to know that before the technician arrives.
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
More of this work
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