Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key

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Thu 17 Nov 2011 08:36
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - LittleBird

I posted this in Technical but have had no replies so thought I'd try here.

I can't find my car key and having torn the house apart I can only conclude it fell out of my pocket whilst I was out and about sometime yesterday or the day before.

I know I need to contact the dealer if I want a replacement but what happens if someone finds it and wanders round the streets looking for the car? Can you 'cancel' a lost key?


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Thu 17 Nov 2011 10:20
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - tony g
Hi.
I don't think you can cancel the key ,it may be that when you order a replacement key ,the dealer can enter a different key code into the cars system ,having said that replacement keys are expensive without altering a code.over a £100 for a key.
You need to take your v5 reg doc and proof of Id to a dealer to order one.

If you still have a key for the car and can manage with one key ,why not buy a steering wheel lock from halfords ,they cost about £25,that would provide extra security.don't buy the ones that cover all the steering wheel .They are heavy and difficult to fit.also they need a lot of room in the footwell of the car to store them.

Finally I wouldn't worry to much about someone finding your key ,then finding your car .it's an unlikely event.

Tony g
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Fri 18 Nov 2011 17:37
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - LittleBird

Tony thank you so much for your sensible advice, you really calmed me down!

I have bought the steering lock as you suggested. That's given me a bit more peace of mind. I know it's unlikely the key would fall into the wronghands but you just never know, do you?

It's £170 for a new key so I'll need save up. Luckily I have a spare.

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Fri 18 Nov 2011 17:51
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - brum

Check the washing machine and the favourite down the side of the sitee cushions.

Often mine turns up in jacket or trouser pockets, usually the jacket/trousers left in the garage that I use for washing, or the good ones duly hung up by the wife in the bedrrom cupboard.

Odds on it'll turn up sooner or later....

Edited by brum on 18/11/2011 at 17:54

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Fri 18 Nov 2011 20:20
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - Armitage Shanks {p}

These people may help. www.carkeyhelp.co.uk/.. They will do a coded spare key for under £10 - T*mps*ns wanted £200. It will be more for a remote one obviously but see what they come up with!

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Fri 18 Nov 2011 21:29
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - tony g
Hi a s.
I've just had a look at the site .it seems to good to be true .
Have you used them ?
If they can do what they say they could be a godsend.
Missing or faulty car keys have been a problem for me for the last 20 years

I'll certainly try them,thank you.

Tony g
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Sat 19 Nov 2011 08:03
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - Armitage Shanks {p}

No I haven't but, as someone pointed out, there can't be more than a few £s worth of technology in a transponder chipped key. I came across them as part of thinking about getting an extra non-remote key for my car.

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Sat 19 Nov 2011 08:43
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - bintang
My insurance via broker "insure" includes two tags to attach to the car keys. If some kind person finds a lost key and drops it in the post, it will find its way back to me via insure. I don't know why all insurers don't do this.
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Sat 19 Nov 2011 14:31
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - bintang
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Sun 20 Nov 2011 15:01
Peugeot 3008 - Lost car key - bintang

(Sorry for the blank posting. Sometimes HJ doesn't "process" me.)

My application for insurance was recently turned down by Allianz because the parking sensors , dealer-fitted on my new Hyundai, using factory approved parts under a factory approved scheme (as Hyundai don't themselves fit them) were not factory fitted. So I wonder if these retro keys couldn't be used as an excuse to reject a claim if the insurer had not been consulted about them.

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