Restricted Keys And How They Can Improve Your Security

Restricted keys are a key that you can only get cut if you have the registration card or are the authorised person to get them cut. Why would you want these types of keys ? Well the main advantage is it prevents unwanted copies being made but there are more advantages too. Imagine you are having work done on your house by a builder and you give him a key for convenience, well at the end of the contract you can get the key back knowing 100% that no copies have been made, therefore no worries about if he had keys cut. Many a time we see customers who want their locks changed because they THINK somebody may have had a copy of a key cut.This can cost you when it doesn't need to.

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Another great use of restricted keys is on the communal entrance doors of flats.Only the owners of the flats can get keys cut thus restricting unwanted visitors in the block.

Another great benefit is it can help prevent the latest criminal method of entry called "bumping" (a quick Google will bring up hundreds of sites showing you how to do it and also selling you the keys to do it with !).

A bump key is only effective if it can go into the lock which means it needs to be a key blank that fits that lock.For someone to make a bump key for a restricted key lock they would have to actually get access to a restricted key first.As you decide who has the keys that solves that problem !

Landlords in particular can benefit from restricted keys as if all keys are returned at the end of a tenancy there is no need to change the locks as you know there are no unwanted copies in circulation.

Costs for restricted keys can vary as does the process for getting new keys cut. Some require you produce the registration card that came with the lock and keys.Other require a letter of approval with a signature which is checked against a signature held on a database.

Some restricted keys can be cut at authorised dealers who use the registration card systems making it a bit more convenient but others, like the systems we use, require you to go back to the supplier of the lock.

With the restricted keys we supply ONLY we can get them, NO other locksmiths are allowed to purchase them and if they did attempt to, the supplier would contact us to let us know so we can alert you the customer someone is trying to get their keys copied.This is the same for many locksmiths. Visit https://cglocks.com/