Beth123
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Hi, any help/advice greatly appreciated. Car is 2015 500 Pop. Basically my bag along with my car key was stolen at work (hard lesson learned). My car wasn't taken thankfully. Got a autolocksmith to reprogramme the original key and new keys from the spare made - as figured it was the quickest way to secure it. The car can still be unlocked manually but it can't be started. The thief knows my work address and my home address (also won't be keeping my driving license in my purse in future). I haven't checked with my insurance yet whether they need the manual lock changing but I'm guessing this is the case and also I basically feel unsafe knowing that they could potentially unlock my car when I'm in it about to leave work for example. I got a quote and was told they would need to change everything including reprogramming new keys which was about £390+vat for parts and £300+vat for labour...which is a lot. My insurance will cover up to £500 after excess (£95) so I don't know whether to just go ahead it with as will probs effect value of car if I ever sell. Otherwise I don't need to change the ignition barrel because they can't start the car anyway so can I just have an extra key for the one manual door unlock? I don't mind the inconvenience of having an extra key but I don't know whether it's possible because of the remote unlocking?