Car hire & rental

Lost Keys Cost Revenue.We Minimise Downtime.

Contracted rates and fast turnaround to get rental vehicles back on the fleet and earning.

The challenge

Challenges You Face

In the rental industry, a vehicle without keys is a vehicle not earning. These are the key-related issues that hit your bottom line hardest.

01

Revenue loss. Every day a rental vehicle sits without keys is a day of lost rental income. Across a busy fleet, even a handful of delayed key replacements can add up to thousands in missed revenue each month.

02

High volume. Key loss and damage is a frequent reality in the rental sector. Customers return vehicles without keys, lose them during hire periods, or damage fobs through daily use — it is a constant operational issue.

03

Multiple makes. A diverse rental fleet means diverse key systems. Ford, Vauxhall, BMW, Toyota, Peugeot — each with different transponder technology and programming requirements.

04

Speed. Vehicles need to be back in service fast. Standard OEM key ordering timescales do not work when your next customer is booked to collect tomorrow morning.

The solution

How CKC UK Supports Rental Operations

Priority turnaround, contracted rates across all makes, and mobile service direct to your depots.

Priority Turnaround for Rental Fleets

We understand that rental vehicles earn by the day. That is why rental fleet accounts receive priority turnaround as standard. Most key replacement and programming jobs are completed same day — getting your vehicles back into the booking system and back on the road as quickly as possible.

Contracted Rates Across All Makes

One rate card covering every make in your fleet. No ad-hoc quoting, no variable pricing depending on the vehicle. Your operations team knows the cost before they pick up the phone, and your finance team gets one clean invoice at the end of the month.

Mobile Service to Your Depots

We bring dealer-grade key cutting and programming equipment directly to your depot, branch, or wherever the vehicle is located. No need to arrange transport or recovery — we come to the car, not the other way around.

Spare Key Management

Beyond emergency replacements, we can supply spare keys for your fleet on a planned basis. Bulk ordering at contracted rates means you can maintain a spare set for high-turnover vehicles — reducing the impact of key loss before it becomes an urgent problem.

SD

Same-Day Service

Priority turnaround for rental accounts. Most jobs completed within the working day — minimising lost rental income per vehicle.

CR

Contracted Rates

Fixed pricing by make and job type. Predictable costs your operations and finance teams can plan around.

MB

Mobile to Your Branch

Dealer-grade equipment brought to your depot or branch. No vehicle transport required — we come to you.

AM

All Makes, One Supplier

Ford, BMW, Vauxhall, Toyota, Mercedes — every make in your fleet covered by one account with one point of contact.

What we do

Services for Car Hire & Rental

The key services rental operators rely on to keep their fleets moving.

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Key Replacement & Cutting
Replacement keys for lost, damaged, or unreturned originals. All makes covered, cut on dealer-grade machinery and delivered same day to get vehicles back into your booking system.
All makesSame-dayMobileContracted rate
02
Transponder Programming
Full key-to-vehicle programming across all makes in your fleet. Proximity key coding, immobiliser pairing, and all-key-lost recovery — at your depot or ours.
On-siteAll-key-lostProximity keysPriority
03
Key Fob & Remote Repair
Fob repair and refurbishment to extend key life across your fleet. Button replacement, case renewal, and re-pairing — a fraction of the cost of full replacement.
Cost-effectiveBulk ratesRe-pairingCase renewal
From the trade

What Our Partners Say

★★★★★
"CKC handles all our replacement keys across a 200-vehicle fleet. One call, sorted — usually same day. Their mobile service to our branches has been a game-changer for reducing vehicle downtime."
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Operations Manager
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One application. Contracted rental fleet rates, credit terms, and a named account manager — usually confirmed within one business day.

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