A Van dilemma-advice please

[scoopd]

Here's one for you.
I'm looking to buy a second hand van but the seller only has one key for it.
He says that it only had one when HE bought it
Is this commonplace? Surely he or somebody else could still have a key for it and drive off in it at some point in the future or am I just being paranoid???

[Shaun]

It is possible that someone may have a key for it, in this instance you'll never know. It's also possible for someone to sell you a vehicle with 2 keys but still have extra keys cut, you'll never know. Unfortunately there's not a lot you can do about the situation.

If it were me, I don't think I'd be "put off" with there only being the one key.

[rob1963]

It is possible that someone may have a key for it, in this instance you'll never know. It's also possible for someone to sell you a vehicle with 2 keys but still have extra keys cut, you'll never know. Unfortunately there's not a lot you can do about the situation.

If it were me, I don't think I'd be "put off" with there only being the one key.

Agreed.

I think it's easy to get paranoid.

What about when you buy a new HOUSE?

How do you know the previous owners didn't have an extra key cut & then kept it after selling you the property?

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

What about when you buy a new HOUSE?

How do you know the previous owners didn't have an extra key cut & then kept it after selling you the property?

Would you not change the locks?

Sorry off topic slightly

[Sam]

it is always going to be a risk isn't it.

Can locks be changed on vans?

[UltraBeat Entertainment]

I was talking about getting the locks changed on your house
but i expect you can get them changed on a van. never tried

[Sam]

I was talking about getting the locks changed on your house
but i expect you can get them changed on a van. never tried

I know.. i worked that out

Was a sort of general question about vans.
I pressume you can.. as some of the workmen who have been doign stuff at out house recently have massive big silver lock things... extra security

[TonyB]

Keys do get lost! I lost mine at a weekend break at Southwold in Suffolk. Had a day at the beach and went to get something out of the car but forgot I put the key in my swimming trunks pocket. Went swimming and it must of fallen out of the pocket in the sea.

While the others went back to the hotel for beers and a relaxing evening, I had to get a train home to get the spare key and go back to get the car (which was a round trip of about 5 hours).

The one I lost had the button on it for the remote locking/unlocking and would have been about £70 to replace so I didn't bother hence the car only had one key when I sold it.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

When I bought my current car, it only came with a single key, which I wasn't overly worried about 'till I went to Honda and they wanted almost 200 quid for a coded key...

[Vectis]

Similar thing happened with my van - it came with 2 keys but one snapped in the door lock so I thought it wise to get a replacement.

Dealer wanted £120

Timpsons £35.

Same thing... transponder code copied across and everything.