Can you replace a shop shutter lock if we have lost the keys? Yes. A seized or lost-key lock can be opened, and the lock replaced or re-keyed so old keys no longer work. If staff have left with keys, re-keying is the sensible step for insurance purposes.
What are the signs you need shutter lock repairs?
- Key will not turn or snaps
- Lock bolts will not engage the guides
- Keys lost or a staff member left with a set
- Padlock hasp or bottom lock damaged
What does the engineer do?
- Free off and service seized locks
- Replace centre or side locks with matched units
- Re-key or supply new key sets
- Upgrade to better locking where the shop needs it
Prices vary with shutter width, the make and model, whether parts are in stock and whether you need an out-of-hours visit. You receive the exact figure in writing once the fault has been diagnosed, and nothing is fitted until you agree it.
Common questions
Can you replace a shop shutter lock if we have lost the keys?
Yes. A seized or lost-key lock can be opened, and the lock replaced or re-keyed so old keys no longer work. If staff have left with keys, re-keying is the sensible step for insurance purposes.
How much does shutter lock repairs cost?
A typical guide price is £90 to £240 excluding VAT. Shutter width, make, parts availability and out-of-hours attendance move the figure up or down, and the final price is confirmed in writing before work starts.
How quickly can an engineer attend?
Planned repairs are usually booked within a few working days. Shutters stuck open or shut are treated as emergencies and given the next available slot in your area.
Who carries out the repair?
An engineer who specialises in roller shutters. The written quote names the company carrying out and invoicing the work before you agree to go ahead.
Where do you offer shutter lock repairs?
- West Midlands
- Staffordshire
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
- Shropshire
- Herefordshire
- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Rutland
- Greater London
- Kent
- Surrey
- East Sussex
- West Sussex
- Hampshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Isle of Wight
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Bristol
- Somerset
- Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire
- Dorset
- Devon
- Cornwall
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside
- Lancashire
- Cheshire
- Cumbria
- West Yorkshire
- South Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Tyne and Wear
- County Durham
- Northumberland
- South Wales
- North Wales
- West Wales
- Glasgow and Clyde
- Edinburgh and Lothians
- Tayside and Fife
- Aberdeen and North East Scotland
- Central Scotland
- Belfast and Antrim
- Down and Armagh
- Londonderry and Tyrone