Eldridge Auto Locksmiths

Mobile auto locksmith covering Oxfordshire

Eldridge Auto Locksmiths is a mobile auto locksmith service based in Oxfordshire that works exclusively with vehicles, from classic cars to the latest smart keys. The business describes itself as an established mobile operation dealing only with car key cutting and car key programming, and it serves both the motor trade and private car and van owners. Its work is carried out at the customer's location, so the company states that no tow truck is needed.

The service is presented as a specialist alternative to a general locksmith. According to the company, it can reprogram systems that dealerships cannot touch, which it says saves customers money on replacement ECU and immobiliser parts. All keys supplied are described as coming with a guarantee, and the firm says it is fully insured.

Car key and lockout services

The range of work covers the situations most commonly linked to lost, broken or locked-in keys:

• Lost car keys: when all keys for a car or van are lost, the service opens the vehicle, decodes the lock, cuts a new key and programs the remote at the customer's location.
• Car lockouts: entry is gained using what the company calls zero-damage opening techniques, with no marks left behind.
• Car key programming: most makes and models of cars and vans are handled, including systems the company says dealerships cannot program.
• Car key cutting: replacement keys for worn originals or additional spare keys, cut on site.
• Snapped or broken keys: extraction of a broken piece stuck in a door lock or ignition, followed by cutting a new key, with no damage to the vehicle.
• 24/7 emergency callout: the company states it is available around the clock, every day of the year.

Manufacturer-specific work

Beyond general vehicle coverage, the company highlights dedicated services for two manufacturers. For Renault it offers key card replacement, key card programming and non-destructive vehicle entry. For Dacia it provides key replacement, spare keys, key programming and non-destructive entry. Both are presented as fully mobile services across Oxfordshire.

Coverage across the county

The mobile service operates throughout Oxfordshire. The company lists Oxford, Banbury, Witney, Bicester, Abingdon, Didcot, Carterton, Kidlington, Faringdon, Brackley, Chipping Norton, Wantage and Woodstock among the places it covers, and refers to more than eighteen areas in total. It also advertises a dash cam installation service alongside its locksmith work.

Customer feedback

The site presents itself as rated five stars by Oxfordshire drivers and includes several testimonials attributed to named customers. These describe a lost key replaced for an obscure model at minimal cost, a van opened within ten minutes of arrival with a new key cut and jump leads provided, a tricky problem resolved after an unexpected setback, a new programmed fob supplied and an existing one repaired, and a response described as fast and good value. The company also states that it has helped more than one hundred customers. These are individual accounts and self-reported figures rather than independently verified results.