Emergency LocksmithCape Town
Locked out, or a lock that has failed at the worst possible time. We work right through the night, every night, across the whole of Cape Town, and you know who is coming before he leaves.
Emergency locksmith services
Somebody real, on the way, at any hour.
An emergency locksmith exists for the moment when the lock is between you and where you need to be, and it cannot wait until Monday. That is most of what we do after hours: houses, flats, cars, gates, safes and business doors, across the whole of Cape Town.
Tell us what has happened and we will tell you straight away whether we can help. You are not committing to anything by describing the problem, and we would rather say no on the phone than send somebody who cannot solve it.
The locksmith who comes to you works for us. You get his name before he arrives, and his PSIRA card comes out at your door. The price is confirmed before he drives out, so nothing gets decided while you are standing outside in the dark.
Call 073 444 3773
We help in these situations
Find your situation and call. The dispatcher will tell you what the technician needs to bring.
- Locked out of a house or flatWe open the door without breaking it wherever the lock allows, and you keep the lock you already have.
- Locked out of a vehicleCars and bakkies, at the roadside or in a parking garage. Tell us the make, model and year.
- A lock or gate that has failedA key that snapped, a cylinder that seized, a security gate that will not release. Made safe, then repaired.
- Business doors and safesShopfronts, storerooms and safes, in trading hours and long after everybody has gone home.
What happens when you call
The dispatcher is trying to establish two things: can we solve this, and what does the technician need to bring.
- 01Tell us what has happened
House, flat, car, gate or safe, where you are, and whether anybody is locked in rather than out.
- 02We tell you if we can help
Straight away, on the phone. If it is not a locksmith job you will hear that rather than a callout fee.
- 03You get a name and a price
The name of the technician coming to you, and the price, before he drives out to you.
- 04He opens it and you check it
His PSIRA card comes out at your door. The lock is tested with you before he leaves.
Who is coming to your door at 2am
AAA Locksmiths has served the Cape Peninsula since 1999, for individuals, businesses, banks and several European consulates. The technician who arrives is one of ours, not a subcontractor picked up off a call centre list.
- PSIRA-registered security service provider
- Members of the Locksmith Association of South Africa
- You get his name before he arrives
- Branded vehicles and identifiable technicians
- Certified and registered BBBEE company
Where we help
We work right across the Cape Town metro, out of the branch nearest to you. Pick your area to see who answers.
Cape Town CBD
The City Bowl, the Foreshore and the harbour, out through Woodstock and Observatory. Office blocks, flats and parking garages, at any hour of the night.
Common questions
If you are standing outside right now, call rather than read.
Will somebody really come out at 2am?
Yes. We work right through the night, every night, across Cape Town. Most of our emergency work happens at hours nobody plans for.
Will you damage my door?
The aim is always to open it without breaking it, and in most cases you keep the lock you already have. If a lock will not survive the opening, you hear that before it happens.
How do I know the price will not change once he is here?
You get the price before the technician drives out to you. Nothing gets decided while you are standing outside.
How do I know who is coming?
You get his name on the phone before he arrives, and his PSIRA card comes out at your door. He works for us.
Do you only do houses?
No. Houses, flats, cars, gates, safes and business doors. Describe what has happened and we will tell you immediately whether it is something we can help with.
Tell us what has happened
Where you are, what will not open, and whether anybody is locked in.