Why you Should Get a Spare Car Key Today

Having a spare key may not seem very important – until you lose your only key to your car and can’t get into your car. Even worse, clients often lose their keys at the most inconvenient moments, mostly, when they need to get somewhere fast.

For example, imagine yourself, all ready for that meeting you have set up weeks ago that will make or break your career. You are all dressed up, prepared your speech and ready to go when… You can’t find the keys to your car. The traffic is horrible, meaning that getting a taxi will be difficult and if you only could find your keys…

This is just one of dozens of scenarios where a spare car key could mean the difference between having a good day or a day you would rather had never happened. Still not convinced? Keep reading for more reasons why you need a spare car key.

Benefits to making a spare key to your car

Here are the benefits of making a spare key to your car:

• Preventing car lockouts. You would not believe how many calls we receive daily from people who have locked themselves out of their car. There is no telling when one may happen, and we hope you never have to go through a lockout of any kind. Owning a spare key will give you a cost-effective way to regain access to your vehicle, lessen the possibility of any damage being inflicted on it, and makes it less likely that you will ever need to call an emergency car locksmith.
• Minimizing the costs of a car lockout. The process of hiring a locksmith to attend to your lockout emergency isn’t very cheap, and the measures they have to take to open, replace or cut and program your car keys come with a price tag, too, and you might end up paying more than it costs to make a spare key. Also, you would save the money it would cost to reschedule your flight, attend your meetings on time and save the time you would spend waiting for a locksmith to open your car.
• Less key damage. Having a spare key helps slow down the damage that your original car keys go through because you can alternate between using your original and the spare. This means that your original keys will go through less wear and tear and lessens the likelihood of you being unable to access your car because your key has decided to stop working.
• Convenient replacement options. If your keys are broken or badly damaged, you will need to replace them, meaning that a locksmith will be in possession of your car key for some time and you won’t be able to use your vehicle. Owning a spare allows you to drop by a locksmith on your way to work, ask them to fix or replace your broken key, and then come back when your key is ready for collection – comfortably in your car.

Want to duplicate your car keys?

At Unlock Chicago, we provide a wide variety of car lock and key solutions, and we can make you a spare car key at any time that is convenient for you. Read our car key duplication services page for more information, or call us at (773) 825-5625 and we’ll help you out in any way we can.