If you lock your keys in the car...

meghatronic · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:25

Gilly said:
Lies. We had a locksmith took 4 hours trying to get our lass in the house whilst I was at work once.

I put my boot through it when I got home, gave him £10 because I felt sorry for him, and bought the new door we needed anyway

Which lock?!

There are very few normal locks that take more than 10 mins to get into. Especially if you can damage it in the process.

MikeHiow · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:30

Should have called the AA.

I've done it twice. The first time was in an old car that did not have central or remote locking, so I had the habit of locking the door and lifting the handle. This was on a 35 minute journey ferry and the crewmen told me that if I did not solve my issue by the time we got to port then they would have to smash my window.

I used a coat hanger and removed the outer window rubber - took 2 minutes.

The second time I borrowed a friends car who failed to tell me the drivers side door handle was broken. I got out to knock on someone's door and left the car running. This time I had to smash the window. Cost me £140

AHarvey · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:38

Started my Corrado G60 once and noticed smoke coming from under the bonnet, it hadn't been run in ages so thought it was cobwebs etc. Walked round to check to see it was petrol hitting the manifold from a split pipe. However, I had shut the door and the antihijack system had locked the car with my only keys inside

Managed to shut the engine down before it went up in flames, then it took me a whopping 45 seconds to get in to the car with a coat hanger.

also had someone shut my keys in boot of my prelude. AA had to come out and spent 70 minutes trying to hook metal strip in to pull the door handle to pop the locks up.

mattyfez · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:45

I locked my keys in my first car, an e reg astra. A passing policeman broke into it for me in a about 2 mins!

Priapus · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:54

I locked my keys in my car before. Just sent a mate home to fetch my spare set. No big deal.

Confused · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:54

AHarvey said:
also had someone shut my keys in boot of my prelude. AA had to come out and spent 70 minutes trying to hook metal strip in to pull the door handle to pop the locks up.

Japshow, 3-4 years ago?

AHarvey · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:55

Confused said:
Japshow, 3-4 years ago?

nope, going back a good 6-8 years now and at work

Confused · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:56

AHarvey said:
nope, going back a good 6-8 years now and at work

Ah, OK - just someone at the show a few years ago had their keys locked in their boot when they were getting beer out! Wondered if it was you!

Sp00n · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:57

Ice On Fire said:
I locked my keys in my car before. Just sent a mate home to fetch my spare set. No big deal.

It's nice when you actually have a spare key.

Westyfield2 · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:14

Or:

Take iPhone out of your pocket
Tap on the BMW App
Enter your PIN
Tap on "Unlock Doors"
Wait a few seconds
Open car door

mrk · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:27

Westyfield2 said:
Or:

Take iPhone out of your pocket

Tap on the BMW App

Enter your PIN

Tap on "Unlock Doors"

Wait a few seconds

Open car door

Doesn't this require BMW connect though? So you pay for the service!

Sp00n · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:28

It also requires you to own a BMW.

amirite?

joey1211 · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:30

Did you open it in a Hollywood styleee e.g. with your elbow?

mrk · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:31

It's not that easy to smash a car door window with a body part though is it, outside of Hollywood anyway

Delboy · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:32

Psy-Blade said:
Just smash the window.

It was fun. *Sigh.

What he failed to mention was it was a convertable and the roof was down

4T5 · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:34

Noxia said:
You got one of those cars that auto locks?

I have & crapped myself tuther day when i thought i'd locked myself out.

*Note to self*
Get another ******* key cut Dummy.

Westyfield2 · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:36

Khaaan! said:
Doesn't this require BMW connect though? So you pay for the service!

Requires BWW Connected Drive, which is free for the first three years. Then it's an annual subscription.

Not my car though so I don't know or care how much it costs!

Scania · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:42

Scania trucks are notorious for doing this (doors self locking) - The solution, as demonstrated to me by Scania - is to force open the sunroof and use a very long piece of stiff wire to open the door from the inside using the door handle!

£300 odd Scania assist call out charge, or £200 ish for a new door glass..... Choices choices!

MikeHiow · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:45

Westyfield2 said:
Or:

Take iPhone out of your pocket

Tap on the BMW App

Enter your PIN

Tap on "Unlock Doors"

Wait a few seconds

Open car door

What else does this app do? Also, how does it communicate? Does the car have some kind of sim card built in, meaning if you did it somewhere 'out of service' then you're still screwed? :}