Dawlish Auto Locksmith Covering EX7 and Dawlish Warren 24/7
EX7, Dawlish Warren, Holcombe, Cockwood, Starcross, Kenton
Dean of DB Car Keys is the mobile auto locksmith who can be with cars in Dawlish, Dawlish Warren and the EX7 coast in 40 to 55 minutes from Honiton, 24 hours a day. Dawlish work starts at £30, the price is given on the phone before Dean sets off, and no call out fee is added.
- Locked out on Marine Parade or the Warren and opened with no marks, from £60.
- Only fob lost on the beach and a new key coded at the car from £150.
- A spare key or fob in EX7 made on the drive from £80.
- Holiday parks and vans on the A379 with fob repairs from £40.
Dean has been cutting and coding car keys for over 15 years, is fully insured and DBS checked, and DB Car Keys has 102 five star reviews on Google. In Dawlish the logbook or insurance certificate and photo ID are checked first, then the key is made.
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What an Auto Locksmith Charges in Dawlish
What an auto locksmith charges in Dawlish runs from £60 to open a locked car in the day to £400 or more to replace every key on a prestige car, and DB Car Keys never adds a call out fee. Evening, weekend and bank holiday work is 20 to 50 per cent more, and Dean gives the figure for the make on the phone before driving to EX7. Below are the eight Dawlish jobs with a price band and the time each takes at the car.
| Job | DB Car Keys price | Time at the car |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency vehicle unlockingNon destructive emergency car unlocking, key shut inside | £60 to £120in the day, up to £150 out of hours | Under 10 minutes on most cars |
| Lost car keysA replacement for lost car keys, the missing key removed | £150 to £400 or moremake and key type set it | Same visit |
| Spare car keysA spare car key cut at the car, copied from a working key | £80 to £220£80 to £180 on most cars | 30 to 60 minutes |
| Transponder keysCoded transponder keys, blade and chip done together | £100 to £280make and key type set it | One visit |
| Car key programmingSame day car key programming, for a key you already own | £30 to £200make and key type set it | 15 to 45 minutes |
| Broken key extractionBroken key extraction without damage, the piece drawn from the lock | £60 to £130a new key is extra | 10 to 25 minutes |
| Key fob repairsKey fob repair at the car, battery to circuit | £40 to £100pairing again £60 to £120 | 5 to 10 minutes for a battery |
| Immobiliser diagnosticsOn site immobiliser diagnostics, the key matched again | £60 to £120often after a flat battery | 30 to 45 minutes |
Mobile car key replacement for a lost Ford or Vauxhall key is £150 to £220, and for a lost BMW, Audi or Mercedes key £250 to £400. Holiday park and van keys are priced on the call by the key type. Each Dawlish job is guaranteed for 30 days, and you pay when it is done by cash, bank transfer or card when the card reader is with Dean.
Car Locksmith Near Me Who Covers Dawlish
A car locksmith near me who covers Dawlish is one who comes out to the car and opens it, cuts and codes keys, fixes fobs and clears immobiliser faults where it is parked, with no tow truck and no wait for a dealer. DB Car Keys works from Honiton, and the run to Dawlish goes by the A30 to Exeter and then down the A379, so most EX7 calls can be reached in 40 to 55 minutes. Dean tells you the time on the call.
Dawlish is a Teignbridge town of 15,257 people (2021) in the EX7 postcode, about 12 miles south of Exeter and 3 miles north east of Teignmouth, with the A379 running through it beside the railway. Lockouts come from the seafront on Marine Parade, from The Strand, Brunswick Place and Queen Street in the centre, from the Barton Hill car park and from the large car park at Dawlish Warren, about a mile and a half along the coast. Dawlish Business Park at Shutterton and the units on Black Swan Road bring van keys, and the holiday parks along the A379 bring visitor cars all summer.
Losing the only key or fob in Dawlish is the job a mobile locksmith exists for. Mobile car key replacement makes a new key at the car with no original and wipes the lost keys from the car, so the one dropped on the beach can no longer start it. The van brings the kit for a replacement for lost car keys to the car in Dawlish.
The Dawlish price is agreed before Dean leaves Honiton, there is no call out fee, and nothing is charged by the mile. The van carries key blanks, the cutter and the coding kit, so the job is finished in one trip.
Dean has to see the car is yours before any key is cut, and having these five things to hand speeds up the Dawlish job.
Four Steps to a Dawlish Car Key Job
Four steps take a Dawlish car key job from the first call to the drive home, and the auto locksmith does each one at the car.
Tell Dean Where You Are
Say where the car is in Dawlish, the make, model and year, and what has gone wrong. The price and arrival time are given before the call ends.
Down the A379 to EX7
The van comes through Exeter and down the A379 to the seafront, the Warren car park or a holiday park pitch, and Dean can be there in 40 to 55 minutes.
Ownership Checked, Car Sorted
The logbook and photo ID are seen, then the car is opened, the key cut and coded, or the immobiliser fault fixed where the car stands.
Drive Off the Same Day
Most Dawlish jobs are finished 30 to 60 minutes after Dean gets there, at the price agreed on the phone.
Dawlish Town, the Warren and the EX7 Coast
Dawlish town, the Warren and the EX7 coast are covered by the auto locksmith at any hour, with the A379 bringing the van along the shore. Most Dawlish calls start in one of the six areas below.
The Strand, Brunswick Place and Queen Street
The Strand, Brunswick Place and Queen Street make up the town centre, and keys locked in a car while shopping are a steady Dawlish call all year.
Marine Parade, the Station and the Seafront
Marine Parade and the seafront beside the station fill with visitor cars in summer, and keys left in a car on the beach are the most common call here.
Dawlish Warren Car Park and Station
The large car park at Dawlish Warren and the roads round the station are busy on every sunny day, and lockouts and fobs lost in the sand are frequent jobs.
Barton Hill, Elm Grove Road and Old Town Street
Barton Hill car park and the streets above the centre, Elm Grove Road and Old Town Street, are where spare keys, fob batteries and programming are done on the drive.
Dawlish Business Park and Black Swan Road
Dawlish Business Park at Shutterton and the units on Black Swan Road hold most of the vans in EX7. Van lockouts and lost van keys are dealt with at the unit.
Holcombe, Cockwood and Starcross
Holcombe toward Teignmouth, and Cockwood and Starcross along the estuary, are covered day and night, along with the holiday parks on the A379 between them.
Dawlish Locksmith, Car Dealer or Breakdown Patrol
A Dawlish locksmith, a car dealer and a breakdown patrol can all be rung about keys and lockouts, and the difference is where the work is done, how long the car is out of use and what it costs.
| What the driver needs | DB Car Keys | Main dealer | Breakdown cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comes to the car in Dawlish | Every job | You take the car in | Usually |
| Price told before work | On the phone | After a look at the car | Set by your cover |
| Evenings, weekends, holidays | Yes, all year | Shop hours only | If your cover says so |
| No key left at all | New key made on site | Yes, at dealer prices | Not usually covered |
| Spare Ford or Vauxhall key | £80 to £180 | £150 to £350 | Not a patrol job |
| Opened without damage | Every lockout | Not a dealer job | Depends on the patrol |
| Remote coded at the car | Yes, from the van | Workshop only | Seldom |
A Dawlish driver with breakdown cover should check what the policy pays for lockouts and lost keys, then weigh the patrol wait against the 40 to 55 minutes DB Car Keys takes to reach EX7. A dealer makes keys only with the car in its workshop, so a tow out of Dawlish and days without the car sit on top of the dealer price.
Five Star Reviews for the Dawlish Auto Locksmith
Five star reviews for the Dawlish auto locksmith come from 102 drivers across Devon, Dorset and Somerset who rated DB Car Keys on Google after a lockout, a new key or a fob repair.
Car Key Guides for Drivers in Dawlish
Car key guides for drivers in Dawlish explain three faults behind many auto locksmith calls, a fob battery gone flat, keys locked inside the car and a red key light flashing on the dash.
Car Makes the Dawlish Locksmith Works On
Car makes the Dawlish locksmith works on run from small city cars on the seafront to holiday makers on the A379 and work vans at Shutterton. Anything not in the grid is on the car makes covered page.
Car not in the grid? Ring and ask. Call 07830249408 with the make, model and year, and Dean says whether the Dawlish job can be done before setting out.
Auto Locksmith Pages for Towns Around Dawlish
Auto locksmith pages for towns around Dawlish hold the local detail for each place on the south Devon round.
The same van covers Newton Abbot, Torquay, Sidmouth, Exmouth and Exeter, and DB Car Keys also works as the Teignmouth auto locksmith.
Call the Dawlish Auto Locksmith Right Now
Call the Dawlish auto locksmith on 07830249408, and Dean fixes the price and the arrival time before the van leaves Honiton. Dawlish Warren, Holcombe, Cockwood, Starcross and the rest of EX7 get the same terms, day and night.
Dawlish Auto Locksmith FAQs
DB Car Keys can be in Dawlish in 40 to 55 minutes on most calls, coming through Exeter and down the A379 from Honiton. Dean gives the time for your exact spot when you ring.
Yes, Dawlish Warren car park is covered at any hour, and it is one of the busiest spots for summer lockouts. Tell Dean which part of the car park you are in and he comes to the car.
Yes, Starcross, Cockwood, Powderham, Kenton and the rest of the west Exe Estuary are covered, along the A379 between Exeter and Dawlish.
Yes, the holiday parks along the A379 are covered, and Dean comes to the pitch, static or lodge. Give the park and the pitch number when you call.
Yes, car keys at Dawlish Warren are replaced with no original by reading the car itself, right there in the car park. The old keys are wiped so the lost one stops working.
Yes, car parks at events around Powderham and Kenton are covered, and lockouts there are reached along the A379. Give the gate or field you are parked in when you ring.
Yes, Holcombe and the parking areas along the cliff path between Dawlish and Teignmouth are covered at any time of day.
A car locksmith in Dawlish costs £30 to £400 or more with DB Car Keys, set by the job and the make, with no call out fee. A lockout by day is £60 to £120, a spare key £80 to £220 and new keys after a loss £150 to £400 or more, with 20 to 50 per cent added at night, at weekends and on bank holidays.
The average cost to unlock a car door in Dawlish is £60 to £120 in the day and up to £150 out of hours, with the lock and door left undamaged. Emergency vehicle unlocking opens most cars inside 10 minutes once Dean arrives. Calls for non destructive emergency car unlocking in Dawlish are answered 24 hours a day.
On most cars from the last 25 years you cannot reprogram a car key yourself, because the immobiliser only accepts a key coded with diagnostic equipment. Car key programming at the car in Dawlish is £30 to £200 and takes 15 to 45 minutes. Drivers in Dawlish book same day car key programming with one call to 07830249408.
No, a locksmith works on house, uPVC and office locks, and an auto locksmith works on car keys, fobs, car locks and immobilisers. DB Car Keys is an auto locksmith only, so in Dawlish it deals with cars and vans and not doors at home.
Yes, a lost remote fob is replaced at the car in Dawlish and the old one is wiped from the car, so it can no longer open or start it. Most remotes are transponder keys, cut and coded on the spot for £100 to £280. Night, weekend and bank holiday calls for coded transponder keys in Dawlish add 20 to 50 per cent.
Yes, a spare car key is cut in Dawlish on the cutter in the van and coded to the car before Dean leaves. Spare car keys cost £80 to £220, with most cars £80 to £180. In Dawlish, the price for a spare car key cut at the car is fixed on the phone.
Yes, a fob battery is changed in Dawlish in 5 to 10 minutes and tested on the car. A cracked shell, worn buttons or a dead board are fixed through key fob repairs for £40 to £100. Dean does key fob repair at the car himself in Dawlish, insured and DBS checked.
A car will not start even with its key when the immobiliser stops reading the chip, often after the car battery has gone flat. Immobiliser diagnostics find the fault at the car, and a key that has dropped out of memory is paired back in 30 to 45 minutes for £60 to £120. Dean carries out on site immobiliser diagnostics at the car anywhere in Dawlish.
Yes, a key that has snapped in a Dawlish door lock or ignition is drawn out in 10 to 25 minutes. Broken key extraction costs £60 to £130, and a new key made on the same visit is priced on top. A 30 day guarantee covers broken key extraction without damage in Dawlish.
The locksmith needs the V5C logbook or the insurance certificate plus photo ID as proof of ownership, and no key is made until both have been seen.
You pay the Dawlish auto locksmith once the job is finished, by cash, bank transfer or card where the reader is with Dean, at the price agreed on the phone, and the work carries a 30 day guarantee.