Freelander ignition key does not recharge

One of our Land Rover Freelander 2 ignition keys does not recharge when driving and cannot be relied upon to open the car. We have asked our local dealer for help and they quoted £220 + VAT for a replacement key. Do you know of any other solution before we have to swallow this charge?

Asked on 1 December 2014 by SEG

Answered by Honest John

Try a branch of Timpsons in the High Street, side street or in a Shopping Mall. No joy there, links to keys and locksmiths in this directory:

www.honestjohn.co.uk/useful-websites/specialists/

The first two on the list apparently give very good, very fast and very cheap service.

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