You have just lost your car keys or that of your apartment door, and you want to make a duplicate key. Or you are far-sighted and as you know that it does not happen only to others, you prefer to have a double in prevention made that you will then give to your neighbor. But how soon should you expect?
You should know that the time required to make a duplicate key depends on several things:
- The type of key: flat key, car key, master key, etc.
- The level of security of your lock
- The professional you are calling on
- And of course, if you still have a copy of the key you want to reproduce or not.
The flat key: a delay of only a few minutes
Let’s take the simplest case: you have planned to go on vacation this summer and you have asked a friend to come and feed the cat. You are in possession of your key and it is a flat, basic key. If this reproduction is urgent, all you have to do is go to the first locksmiths in Dubai, often located in shopping malls or train stations. To have a duplicate of your key made in just a few minutes. Otherwise, you can opt for a perfect key through our app. New keys are produced by the official manufacturer. Depending on your order, your key will be delivered to your home within a few days.
More complex keys: from a few hours to a few days
For slightly less common keys, such as radial or whole keys, their duplication requires other devices than flat keys and can therefore take longer. It all depends on the range of keys available to the locksmiths you contact. He may be forced to order a part also on his side. However, these delays are not excessive, it can be 24 or 48 hours.
Protected keys: a few days to a week
In the case of a protected key – that is to say, benefiting from legal protection such as copyright – such as ball keys or pump keys. Only the factory of the manufacturer of the original key is allowed to make a double. You will then be asked to present your own card and sometimes the key you wish to reproduce. The card and key numbers are linked; their combination makes it possible to trigger the order with our factories. If you are in this case until the request is taken into account. It can easily take a few days or even a week for the new copy of your protected key to be produced and for you to receive it.
Special case: remaking a key that you no longer have
Of course, these scenarios only serve you if you still have the key you wish to duplication. If, on the other hand, it is no longer in your possession and you need to have a new one made, then two options are available to you.
Either you have been careful and have taken a picture of your original key. This allows you to enter it in our application and order a duplicate key that you will receive in a few days. Or you have to bring in a professional from the locksmiths to mold the barrel and see which key is suitable. If the model is common, no problem, for the delay you have to count the availability of the professional. The travel time, and then the time to make a duplicate key.
For this last step, the locksmiths usually makes a key by printing. He uses a basic key which he introduces into the lock so that it takes the desired shape. He will only have to file the key from the marks left by the introduction into the lock to create your duplicate key. A rather quick last step that takes an average of 15 to 30 minutes. It is therefore the availability and the movement of the locksmith to your home that will vary the deadlines. If the model is complex, you can add a day or two on top of these steps. And if your lock requires a protected key and you don’t have the ownership card or the original key. You can directly ask to change the locking system!