Spare Keys

[Bazile]

Is it reasonable for a dealer to sell a car with only one key - i.e. no spare ?

[Bazile]

ok - so the immoboliser is what's forcing you to have a fob with a transponder/ chip .

In my case the only thing i can do if i loose a key for the focus in the future is to get a fob with transponder / chip and then programme it - yes ?

[shoota]

Always used to carry some packing tape inside the brim of my cap and a piece of plastic video case cut a certain way for 'doing' house doors.

[tonyav]

Yes Bazile.

[shoota]

Are you buying from Evans Halshaw?

If so I would suggest that they wouldn't risk losing a sale for the sake of supplying a second key.

If you are buying from some oik in a second hand car lot then you run the risk of him turning up t your address and using the spare key he has retained to take the car back......
That's what they used to do.

[Bazile]

Final few things

Are there companies ( apart from main dealers ) that provide this service and would you recomend going down that route - what are the pros and cons ?

In the service book i'm looking at it gives a ' vehicle key number ' - do you know what that is ?

I'm still not sure what methyl means by ' immergency key ' in his earlier post

[tonyav]

An auto electrician should be able to program a new key for you, Bazile.

[Bazile]

Would he / she source the fob and transponder or would i have to do that myself ?

[tonyav]

You could either ask him to source one for you or you could get one yourself, Bazile.

[Bazile]

Thanks tony and all others who contributed

[tonyav]

Your welcome, good luck Bazile.

[MantaRay]

For what it's worth, I've always refused to purchase a car without the complete original key/fob set, as it means someone else will have them which could give them access to the vehicle.