Secure key storage for the automotive industry

We have witnessed an increase in the market demand for secure key storage solutions. This demand is largely driven by automotive dealers as there's an increased need to keep car keys safe from thieves and burglars. Nowadays, criminals tend to target car keys before they steal the actual car as most cars now have ‘transponder keys’. At the same time, it is becoming more and more difficult to ‘hot wire’ a vehicle. As a result, insurance companies are requiring car dealers to store keys in a high quality key safe.  

A wide variety of sizes and capacities are available for key safes, also known as key control cabinets. When you’re purchasing a key storage cabinet, the most crucial factor to consider is the construction or quality of the product. It is important to understand key safe being sold in hardware stores are mostly made of 1-2mm thin steel and a cam lock similar to the one found on residential letter boxes. This can be forced open with very little effort.

We all know insurance companies are always looking to deny a claim if any incident does happen, don’t give them a reason by using low quality key safes for your automotive shop. Modern car replacement costs have a wholesale price range from $200 to $1000 per pair of keys. When you contemplate safeguarding 100 sets of keys and the possibility of criminals gaining access or perhaps stealing the entire safe, the insurance payout would range from $20.000 to $100.000. If you had to call your insurance broker to see if you were covered for a claim of that magnitude, I'm sure you'd be relieved to learn that you had purchased the correct key control cabinet with the required security level and quality.

Safeguard Safes stock a great range of key safes, allowing your need for various key capacities, up to as many as 3000 keys. If you have 10-50 keys to securely store away, you could select our popular LockIT key cabinet Mini which holds 50 keys; if you have 100-200 keys to store, you could choose the Guardall GDF KC200EN key safe which holds 200 keys; if you have more than 200 keys, you could choose the CMI security key cabinet SKC-250D which holds 250 keys.    

We have a secure key storage solution here that matches up to all your needs. If you’re not sure about which one to get, simply give us a call on 1300 764 971 and we can help you out. Apart from selling the widest range of safes in Australia, we also provide installation, relocation and removal services.