Emergency Locksmiths

Emergency call-outs at any hour across Johannesburg, Gauteng — a real person answers, tells you when a van can reach you and what it will cost before we set off.

Ephraim Locksmiths mobile unit responding to an emergency lockout call

Emergency Locksmith Call-Outs, Day or Night

The phone is answered around the clock, and it is answered by one of the family who does the work rather than a call centre reading off a script. Tell us where you are and what has gone wrong, and you will get a straight answer about how soon someone can reach you anywhere across Johannesburg, Gauteng.

Doors, gates, safes and vehicles all fall under emergency work, and so do locks that have been forced and now need replacing the same night. A key snapped off in a front door, a gate lock that will not release, a house that has been broken into and cannot be left as it stands — Ephraim Locksmiths will get it closed up properly before leaving.

When Do You Need an Emergency Locksmith?

  • Locked out of your home at night
  • Keys locked inside your car
  • Lost or stolen keys
  • Broken key in lock
  • Lock damaged in break-in attempt
  • Locked out of office or business premises
  • Malfunctioning lock that won't open or close

Why We Treat Lockouts as Urgent

Waiting in the dark beside a car on the verge, or at a gate you cannot get through, is more than an inconvenience, and we have taken enough of those calls to know it. So an emergency does not get slotted in behind the day's bookings: you get a realistic time, and if something holds us up you hear it from us instead of standing there wondering.

Stuck outside right now? Ring us — someone picks up whatever the hour.

Call 062 245 1014 Now

Emergency Services We Provide

  • Residential and commercial lockouts
  • Vehicle lockouts — all makes and models
  • Emergency lock repairs and replacements
  • After break-in lock replacements
  • All types of automotive keys
  • Broken key extraction
  • Safe opening in emergencies

Fully-Equipped Mobile Locksmiths

Our mobile locksmiths carry a comprehensive range of tools and lock hardware on every call-out, so most emergency situations get resolved on the first visit — no second trip back to the workshop for a part we should have had with us.