Tambourine

Are they not covered on home contents insurance?

Some banks provide key loss cover if you have a premium type account. Worth checking.

Tried house insurance, but with no avail. Thanks though :)

Hello,

Long time reader, first time poster...

Short story, I have lost my master key (with 3 buttons) and have no spare.

I cannot claim on my insurance as my excess is in total £650 (first lesson learned).

So far from reading these forums, I will have too:

Get a new master from Lexus (£140) and have a Locksmith (£240) cut and reprogramme the ECU (thingy). Done, problem solved. However, it costs £380 - straight after Christmas, not cool.

Other than the route I have worked out, is there any other way to get a key (old, new, make it myself) so I can drive the car?

Apparently I cannot buy a blank/spare from eBay and do the start, stop and brakes (you know, the reprogramme routine) and it will work - is that correct?

I can't simply just have a spare cut as you need a master to disable immobiliser - is that correct?

I just want to make sure I have tried every possible avenue before committing to buy (and not drinking for 2 months) a new key. If it helps with tips, im Edinburgh based.

Thanks in advance for your help and any replies are muchos appreciated. Regards, Michael