Keyfob Repair

Keyfob Repair, a Bedfordshire key fob specialist run by Crescent Radio Ltd

Keyfob Repair is the shop name under which Crescent Radio Ltd operates. The company presents itself as an established retail and repair business since 1946, based in Bedfordshire, and states that customers' keys are handled by an experienced repair operation. Its activity centres on car key remote controls, with additional work on garage and gate remotes.

The shop combines two channels: in-store repairs carried out while the customer waits, and a postal service for customers who send their key in. For posted repairs the site advertises return of the keys on a same-day or next-day basis, and lists a no-fix-no-fee policy alongside a satisfaction guarantee.

Repair, replacement and programming services

The service catalogue covers the different parts of a remote key rather than a single repair line:

• Replacement cases and key blades, including blank keys and empty shells for rebuilding worn or damaged fobs.
• Car key remote fob repair, described as covering all sorts of car keys, including Renault key cards.
• DIY repair kits for customers who prefer to refurbish their own fob.
• Car key programming, with supply and programming of new remotes.
• Replacement batteries and switches.
• Key rings.
• Garage door and gate remote repairs.
• A dedicated Harley Davidson section.

Makes covered

The site lists a long roster of vehicle brands handled by the workshop. It includes BMW, Audi, Jaguar, Black Taxi Cab, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Cobra, Fiat, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Land Rover, Range Rover, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Saab, Smart, Suzuki, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Volvo, Toyota, Lexus, Kia and Mini, together with Harley Davidson, Bentley, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Cupra, Seat, Skoda, Chevrolet, Subaru, MG, Aston Martin and Lamborghini. The company summarises this as repairing, supplying and programming for all major makes.

Products and indicative prices

The featured products section mixes repair services with replacement parts. Examples shown at the time of writing include a Ford three-button fob case at £19.99, a BMW four-button remote repair service with new case at £45.00, a Vauxhall Astra/Zafira fob repair service at £35.00, an Audi A3 three-button case shell at £14.99, a Ford Transit/Maverick case at £9.99, an Audi A3/A6 repair service at £30.00, a Seat two-button repair service for Leon, Ibiza and Toledo at £30.00, a Hyundai i35/Tucson/Veloster repair at £35.00, a Volvo six-button repair for S60, S80, V40, V70, XC60 and XC70 at £40.00, a Porsche one-button repair for Boxster, Cayenne, 911 and 986 Cabrio at £35.00, a Volkswagen Golf repair at £35.00, a Seat Leon repair at £55.00, a Vauxhall Astra/Vectra/Zafira DIY refurbishment kit at £6.40, a Hyundai GS300/GS350/Sonata/Accent repair at £35.00, a Cobra two-button case shell for Ssangyong and Mitsubishi at £9.99, a Ford FO21 metal blank key blade at £4.50, a Smart Forfour/Fortwo three-button repair at £35.00, a Saab 93 repair at £35.00, a Renault Megane/Scenic repair at £29.50 and a Ford Transit Custom/Connect case at £9.99. The site states that all prices include VAT and highlights a special offer on Megane/Scenic key cards.

Postal repairs and turnaround

Customers who cannot visit in person can post their key. The site explains that the delivery service is chosen on the checkout page from a drop-down menu, and gives the postal address as Crescent Radio Ltd, Unit 5 Belfy Court, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1JR, United Kingdom. Posted keys are advertised as coming back same-day or next-day.

Customer feedback and coverage

The site reproduces comments from named customers. One describes sending a Corsa key with two holes and both buttons missing on a Monday and receiving it back working on the Wednesday; another mentions having two Saab fobs repaired for £57 after being quoted £160 for a single new key by a dealer, and also obtaining a second key for a Smart car at what the customer describes as a fraction of other prices. A further comment refers to a fob returning fully operational and looking like new.

The areas covered section names Shefford, St Neots, Stevenage, Bedford, Cambridge, Potton, Biggleswade, Henlow, Stotfold, Baldock, Royston, Letchworth, Hitchin, Milton Keynes and Peterborough, among other nearby areas.

Company details and holiday notice

The legal entity behind the shop is Crescent Radio Limited, trading as Key Fob Repairs, with its registered office at Unit 5 Belfy Court, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1JR, United Kingdom. The site lists company registration number 00849204 and VAT number 220330236. A notice on the site states that staff were away on annual holidays from 24 July and returning on 10 August, that repair orders posted during that period would be held securely and processed in order of arrival, and that orders for cases, shells, switches and batteries would not be dispatched until reopening.