Emergency locksmith in San Diego, answering 24 hours a day

Yes. (619) 703-0328 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not a voicemail box, not a form that gets read in the morning. Nights and holidays are ordinary working hours for us.

We give you a time when you call, based on where you are and what is already booked. San Diego County is large and traffic at 6pm is not traffic at 3am, so we would rather give you an honest number on the phone than a slogan on a website.

If we are going to be longer than we said, we call you. Being told is better than guessing.

Call 911 first. Say clearly that a child or an animal is shut inside a vehicle. That changes how the call is handled and emergency services can get there fast and open it.

Then call us on (619) 703-0328. Do not wait on a locksmith when someone is in a hot car.

Your price is quoted before any work starts and it accounts for the time, the distance and the job itself. Ask on the phone and we will tell you the number before we drive out, so nothing on the invoice is a surprise.

Usually not. Broken key extraction is a routine job: we remove the piece from the cylinder and, in most cases, cut you a fresh key from the remaining half or from the lock itself.

Do not push the broken piece further in and do not try to glue the two halves together. Both make the extraction harder.

Tell us on the phone. There is almost always another way to show the place is yours: a neighbour who knows you, a piece of post, a photo of the lease on your phone, an account on your phone showing that address. We will talk it through with you before we come out rather than turning up and refusing.

That is the normal outcome. We use proper automotive tools on the door mechanism, not a coat hanger and not a slim jim on a car that will not tolerate one. Modern doors are full of wiring and airbag sensors, which is exactly why forcing it yourself is the expensive option.

Yes: storage-unit and trunk openings are on our list, with the same identification check as any other opening. Bring or have ready whatever shows the unit or the vehicle is yours.