Cost of VW replacement Key?

tigerstyle · 29 Mar 2009 at 19:00

I dropped a ball and lost the only key for the VW Transporter (newest shape) from work. Anyone know what these suckers cost from VW for a replacement?

Any way it can be calimed under car insurance or possibly business insurance?

feeling sick about this

PunkRoadkill · 29 Mar 2009 at 19:38

dunno about VW, but Renault wanted £130 for a replacement key.

mjt · 29 Mar 2009 at 20:11

one for my seat cost around £100, and then a bit more for programming

depends what sort of security your transporter has. i assume it has all the most recent tech, so it'll be the wrong side of £100
annoying, but not really the end of the world

tigerstyle · 29 Mar 2009 at 22:02

yeah, not the end of the world, just a truck load of hassle!

Cheers all!

Tomsk · 29 Mar 2009 at 23:22

If it's a flip out key, I think ~£120
IIRC I replaced just the flip out section for my Golf for ~£60

AfterEffect · 29 Mar 2009 at 23:23

thepedster said:
just a truck load of hassle!

bah doom tish

The_Dark_Side · 30 Mar 2009 at 00:20

Audi wanted £85 to replace a key for my A4 a couple of years ago. Something like £40 for the key and £45 to code it to the car.
On the plus side, they valeted the thing while it was in the shop so not a total loss

Clown · 30 Mar 2009 at 08:29

Ford London wanted double that for a duplicate key... Got some dude of the internet to do it for me.

osc89er · 30 Mar 2009 at 09:35

Last time I got a key from ford it was £120 - then when I turned up they wanted VAT on top.

Annoys me so much.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 30 Mar 2009 at 09:49

Dealer - £120

Chap down the road - £60

Guess which one I went for.

FreeStream · 30 Mar 2009 at 11:25

Wow! Thats a ridiculous amount of money.

I got two spares ordered and cut for £10 from VW!

osc89er · 30 Mar 2009 at 11:32

Then you got very lucky because most dealers will rip you off.

Firestar_3x · 30 Mar 2009 at 11:32

Concorde Rules said:
Wow! Thats a ridiculous amount of money.

I got two spares ordered and cut for £10 from VW!

For two VW flip keys?

tigerstyle · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:36

Bad news

company policy when the key is lost is to replace all the locks+ignition!

So erm, ideas on that! I phoned VW today and the parts guy said 220+VAT +fitting! Ouch

mjt · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:38

you shouldn't have said anything to your company and just got the dealer to fix it for you on the side

odd that the company only has 1 key to the van though..

Tee Hee Johnson · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:40

mjt said:
you shouldn't have said anything to your company and just got the dealer to fix it for you on the side

odd that the company only has 1 key to the van though..

I thought that too... newish van, why have they only got the one key?

FreeStream · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:52

Firestar_3x said:
For two VW flip keys?

No don't be silly!

1983 replacement keys

None of this electronic stuff

tigerstyle · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:56

mjt said:
you shouldn't have said anything to your company and just got the dealer to fix it for you on the side

odd that the company only has 1 key to the van though..

You need V5+other docs to get the key cut, none of which are in my name. If only!

And yeah one key, half assed van rental company. Hardly my fault eh

mjt · 30 Mar 2009 at 23:58

if it's leased, then the leasing company should have another key.
there will be another key somewhere in the system!