City Lock & Key Experts 24/7 · All Greater London
24/7 EMERGENCY LOCKSMITH · ALL GREATER LONDON
City Lock & KeyEXPERTS · LONDON 020 3670 8265
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24/7 emergency locksmiths across all Greater London

Home, business and vehicle. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, car keys cut at the roadside. 12 mobile technicians, 10 years on London's doors.

24/7Nights, weekends, holidays
10 yrsExperience in London
12Mobile technicians
FixedPrice agreed first
Non-destructive entry first
BS3621 & TS007 locks
No call centre, local team
Home · Business · Auto
What we do

Full locksmith services, day and night

One team for doors, windows and vehicles — across every London borough, around the clock.

Most called

24/7 emergency lockout

Slammed doors, lost or snapped keys, jammed mechanisms — opened with picks and bypass tools so your lock survives the night.

  • Home and flat lockouts
  • Snapped key extraction
  • Jammed and seized locks
  • Boarding up if the door is damaged

Residential locksmith

Lock changes after a move, a tenancy or a lost key, fitted to the standard your insurer actually names in the policy.

  • BS3621 five-lever deadlocks
  • TS007 3-star anti-snap cylinders
  • Rekeying so old keys stop working
  • Keyed-alike sets across doors

Commercial locksmith

Shops, offices, salons and managed blocks, with work scheduled outside your trading hours when it suits.

  • Master key and restricted suites
  • Digital and keypad access
  • Panic bars and fire exit hardware
  • Roller shutter and shopfront locks
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Auto locksmith & car keys

Locked out of the car, or lost every key? Our auto locksmiths open, cut and program at the roadside — no main dealer, no tow truck.

  • Car and van lockouts, opened without damage
  • Replacement keys and remote fobs cut and coded
  • All keys lost — new key originated on site
  • Broken key extraction from ignition or door

uPVC & composite doors

A handle that's gone floppy isn't a broken door — it's a multipoint gearbox under strain, and it's a repair, not a replacement.

  • Multipoint gearbox replacement
  • Handles, hinges and spindles
  • Door alignment and keep adjustment
  • Patio, French and bi-fold mechanisms

Burglary repair & boarding

Same-day response after a break-in. Property secure first, paperwork second — with photographs and a report for your insurer.

  • Door made secure and lockable same day
  • Emergency boarding up
  • Frame and strike plate repair
  • Written report for the claim

Key cutting & duplication

Keys cut and tested on the spot, including restricted profiles where copies need written authority.

  • Domestic and commercial keys
  • Keyed-alike sets
  • Restricted and registered keys
  • Padlock, cabinet and postbox keys

Keypad & smart locks

Code locks and smart locks supplied and fitted properly — correct backset, solid fixings, and the codes handed over to you.

  • Mechanical keypad locks
  • Smart and app-controlled locks
  • Code changes and handovers
  • Communal door entry

Safes & window locks

Safes opened when the code is lost, plus window locks and secondary security on the openings burglars actually try.

  • Safe opening and repair
  • Supply and anchored installation
  • Window locks and restrictors
  • Sash and casement security
The team

A decade on London's doors

Twelve technicians in liveried vans, spread across the capital so there's usually one close to you.

10Years experience
12Mobile technicians
24/7Every day of the year
AllGreater London covered
Recent work

Real jobs, real photos

Every picture below is our own work — what was wrong, what we fitted, and how long it took.

Auto locksmith opening a car door at night on a residential street in London
Auto locksmith

Car opened at midnight, keys locked inside

Keys shut in the car outside the customer's own front door, late evening, no spare in the house. Opened through the door seal with air wedge and long-reach tools, no damage to the weather strip, paint or lock barrel.

  • MethodNon-destructive entry, no damage to door or lock
  • TimeOpen in under 10 minutes on arrival
  • Call time11:40pm
Old and new uPVC door multipoint gearboxes side by side after replacement
uPVC repair

Multipoint gearbox replaced, old and new side by side

The handle had gone slack and the door would only lock if pulled hard. The centre gearbox had stripped internally. Old unit out, matched replacement in — the two sitting together here so the customer could see exactly what failed.

  • FittedReplacement multipoint gearbox, matched backset and centres
  • AlsoHinges adjusted and keeps realigned to stop it recurring
  • TimeAbout 90 minutes
New brass rim cylinder and key fitted to a white panelled front door
Lock change

Rim cylinder changed after keys went missing

Set of keys lost somewhere between the office and home, with the address on the fob. New rim cylinder fitted the same afternoon so the old keys were dead, and the night latch checked and lubricated while we were there.

  • FittedNew rim cylinder, keys tested and handed over
  • AlsoLatch serviced, strike plate checked
  • TimeUnder 45 minutes
Composite front door open showing the multipoint locking strip during a mechanism replacement
Composite door

Composite door mechanism replaced

Door had stopped throwing its hooks and was being left on the latch — effectively unlocked. Full strip out and replacement of the multipoint mechanism, then the door realigned so it closes without being shouldered.

  • FittedNew multipoint mechanism and handle set
  • AlsoKeeps repositioned, compression reset
  • TimeAround two hours
Mechanical keypad code lock and fixings laid out before installation
Keypad lock

Mechanical code lock fitted, no more key handovers

Customer was tired of leaving keys under a pot for cleaners and family. Mechanical keypad lock fitted — no batteries, no app, nothing to go flat — with the code set with them and a spare override key kept back.

  • FittedMechanical keypad lock with override
  • AlsoCode set with the customer, backplate reinforced
  • TimeAbout an hour
Anthracite patio door with new anti-snap euro cylinder and lever handle fitted
Security upgrade

Anti-snap cylinder on a garden patio door

Rear patio doors are the quiet way in — out of sight of the street. The original cylinder had no anti-snap protection. Replaced with a 3-star cylinder sized flush to the handle, keyed alike with the front door.

  • FittedTS007 3-star anti-snap cylinder, sized flush
  • AlsoKeyed alike with the front door, one key for both
  • TimeUnder an hour
How it works

The price you're told is the price you pay

The usual worry with a locksmith is the number changing once they're at your door. Here's how we handle it.

Step 01

You call, day or night

A technician answers, not a call centre. Describe the door or the vehicle and you'll get a price and an honest arrival time on that call.

Step 02

Fixed price at the door

The price is confirmed before anything is touched. If the job is different from what was described, you hear it then and choose.

Step 03

Open first, replace only if needed

We pick or bypass wherever possible so your lock survives. Drilling is a last resort, agreed with you and quoted with the replacement.

Step 04

Tested and handed over

Every key tested in every lock with you there, keys counted into your hand, and an itemised invoice naming the standards fitted.

Coverage

All Greater London, any hour

Twelve vans spread across the capital, so wherever you are there's usually one close by. Our base is in Gants Hill, Ilford.

London regions covered

  • Central London
  • North London
  • North West London
  • East London
  • South East London
  • South West London
  • West London
  • City of London

Outskirts also covered

  • WD Watford
  • EN Enfield
  • HA Harrow
  • UB Uxbridge
  • IG Ilford
  • RM Romford
  • TW Hounslow
  • DA Dartford
  • KT Kingston
  • SM Sutton
  • CR Croydon
  • BR Bromley
Straight dealing

Why people call us back

Locksmithing isn't regulated in the UK, so anyone can print a van sticker. That's why we say plainly how we work — and what we won't do.

  • Price agreed on the phone and confirmed at your door
  • Local technicians answer — never a call centre
  • Non-destructive entry attempted before anything else
  • Insurance-rated locks, standard named on the invoice
  • No pressure selling and no upsell at the door
  • No "from £45" bait pricing that changes on arrival
  • No work starts without your say-so
Questions

Asked before booking

Are you really available 24 hours a day?

Yes. We have 12 mobile technicians covering Greater London around the clock, including nights, weekends and bank holidays. Lockouts do not keep office hours, so neither do we. Whatever time you call, you are given a realistic arrival time before you commit to anything.

Will you have to drill my lock to get me in?

In most cases no. The great majority of lockouts are opened non-destructively using picking, bypass or letterbox tools, which means your existing lock keeps working and you pay only for the entry. Drilling is a last resort, used mainly on high-security or already damaged locks, and we tell you before we do it and quote the replacement lock first.

Can you get me into my car and cut a new car key?

Yes. Our auto locksmiths open cars and vans non-destructively, extract snapped keys from ignitions and door locks, and cut and program replacement keys and remote fobs at the roadside for most makes. If you have lost every key we can usually still originate a new one from the vehicle, without a main dealer and without towing.

My uPVC door will not lock. Is the whole door ruined?

Almost never. A handle going floppy, or a door that only locks when lifted hard, is usually a failed multipoint gearbox or misaligned keeps rather than a failed door. We identify the mechanism, replace the gearbox and realign the door, which costs far less than a new door.

How is the price agreed?

You are given a price on the phone based on the job you describe, and the technician confirms it at your door before any work starts. If the job turns out to be different from what was described, you are told then and given the choice, never afterwards on the invoice. No call centre, no pressure selling, no surprise charges.

Which parts of London do you cover?

All of Greater London, 24 hours a day: central, north, north west, east, south east, south west and west London, plus the outskirts including Watford, Enfield, Harrow, Uxbridge, Ilford, Romford, Hounslow, Dartford, Kingston, Sutton, Croydon and Bromley.

Get in touch

Tell us the door — or the car

If you're locked out right now, calling is always faster. For everything else the form is fine and we answer day or night.

Phone · answered 24/7020 3670 8265
Base21A Woodford Ave, Gants Hill, Ilford IG2 6UF
HoursOpen 24 hours, 7 days a week

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