Shoe Repair Carlisle | Key Cutting Carlisle

Today I attended another course specialising in the use of picks especially designed for entry into vehicles with ‘laser’ keys.

Laser Car Key

In fact, the term ‘laser key’ is a little misleading as in fact they are produced on a precision milling machine, Keyishoes being one of the few companies locally to own one!  Even the the franchise car dealers whose own vehicles use these keys bring them to us to be duplicated when a spare is needed.  Vehicles that use these keys include: Volkswagon, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Vauxhall and Saab to name a few.

SKS Hurricane Laser key cutting machine

It is a myth that cars that use these keys are any more secure.  In fact car locks have changed very little over the years and the vast majority still operate on a disc (Ford Tibbe) or wafer tumbler system with a few that use pin tumblers.  They all use the same principle that the tumblers must all clear the ’shear line’ of the barrel core in order to operate the lock.  Manufacturers have invested the majority of resources into engine immobilization rather then increasing the security of the locks themselves.  After all if a thief wants to break into your car then if they cannot enter by operating the lock they will just break the window!  At the end of the day it is the immobiliser that makes the vehicle virtually impossible to steal without a working transponder key.

Today I travelled to Bury in order to receive training on using the latest lock pick designed to gain entry to vehicles using the laser key system.  Keyishoes have invested in a 23 piece Lishi pick set specially designed for the purpose, covering the majority of vehicles using laser locks.  The course was mainly straight forward hands on training using locks from a variety of vehicles.  It became clear during the day that lock picking takes more than just tools but plenty of practice and practice we did during the 6 hours of the course!

Specialist picks for laser key locks

So, what application will this training have for our business and how does it help you our customer?  Have you ever made the mistake of putting your keys down in the boot while loading your shopping and had that sinking feeling as you slam the boot shut and realise that your key is in the boot?  Or have you started the car early on a cold winter morning to allow it time to defrost.  When you return, you find that your car has locked itself with the key still in the ignition?  Believe me it happens!  In fact, it happened to me just a few weeks ago!  Well now you know who you can call to get into your car and retrieve your keys!