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Check if there's a hole in your bag lining or coat lining.... I have lost things like that only to find it under the lining

I thought I had misplaced our back door key and turned the house upside down. What had actually happened was that my autistic son had taken it and it was all bundled up in a blanket he likes to snuggle in. So I would definitely consider if your child or dog has misplaced it. Good luck OP

Sorry, @Trixiefirecracker

Please. It doesn’t , it doesn’t, it can’t.

My previous keyless car allowed you to lock the keys inside of it, so don't rule that out. Good luck.

Down the back of a radiator? Put away in a drawer with your clean washing? In the fridge? Underneath a pile of clothes or in a kitchen cupboard? Downstairs loo?

My go to to is to ask St. Anthony for help. I’m not even religious but always seems to work! 😂

When did you last drive your car? I assume your house keys are separate?

Just keep looking, doesn't matter if you've looked in that place before. Theres often a type of blindness that stops you seeing.

Tip out all your handbags and pockets, check clothes waiting to be washed

Did you go up to the bathroom, or to a bedroom when you can't home last time?
Last time I had a key panic I found them on the washing basket on the landing where is absent mindedly put them down when I rushed to the loo.

Oh dear I really feel for you, huge hugs! I have ADHD and loose my keys daily, my poor husband and kids who are always on the hunt.

have you tried the toaster? Mine have slipped in there, the fridge? My dressing gown pocket, inside dirty wash baskets, washing machine/tumble dryer? Dishwasher? You’ve mentioned bin, but have you checked all the bins? Local Facebook groups in case you have dropped them outside your house and some ‘unhelpful’ person has picked them up and is now offering up some found keys.

Also check inside saucepans, inside any shopping bags you have used and since put away. I know you have said you have checked everywhere but sometimes I’ve been known to be looking for something and its been sat on the coffee table/hall stairs/inside my handbag the whole time but I’m just so stressed I’m blind and can’t focus enough to see it.

good luck!

Also, if it’s via your company car scheme check with them as you might not have to pay for a new key if you haven’t had other claims. I think we get 2 claims before we have to pay anything.

OP, I too have a keyless entry car and lost my key. I checked everywhere, but also thought that you can’t lock the car without the key. Turns out they had fallen out of my pocket as I got out of the car and were wedged between the driver seat and door. I think they must have been far enough away from some sensor to let me lock the car by touching the door handle as usual. Anyway, it wouldn’t let me unlock the door but I managed to get the boot opened by pressing the button as usual. That then opened the whole car so I could retrieve them.

I’ve also done this on another keyless entry car that had a user app, so managed to unlock the car via the app. I have since stopped putting my keys in my pocket and now put them in my bag as I leave the car. Do you have an app you could open the car with to check if they are inside it?

If you’ve lost the spare set you’re going to have to pay for a new set of those too when your lease ends, you’ll need to give back two sets of keys.

Nasty and unnecessary,what is your problem?

OP, sorry if I missed this - do you have a partner, or someone that has popped into your house and accidentally picked them up over the last 24 hours thinking they were their keys?

OP as you have locked your car door and you haven’t been out again,your keys are definitely between your car and your house or definitely inside your house ,so really try and stop panicking easier said than done .
Has your 6 year old put them somewhere amongst toys ?!I have lost my keys numerous times and they have eventually turned up .
My son had put them in a sit down toy ,under the lid and another time in dolls pram !
Absolutely everything crossed for you and just ignore the unhelpful comments!

I've managed to lock car with keys inside with a keyless fob.

Am sure when you call the leasing company or fleet manager, they will tell you it happens ALL THE TIME.

Thanks for the laugh, needed it today. St Anthony , indeed. Try Beelzebub. Wetting myself.

HRTFT but mine are insured with my car insurance. Check that and your lease.

In the fridge or washing machine.
Rooting for you that they turn up.

What about the freezer @Bagladygirl ? My MIL once put her handbag in her chest freezer and only realised what she'd done a few hours later when she found a partially defrosted bag of peas next to her armchair! 😱

Oh no! Where’s op? I’m strangely invested in the keys being found and being told where. I hope op hasn’t let her ADHD get the better of her - found the keys and just flowed into the next task not realising we need an update 🧐

In your purse? Driveway?

I once lost my phone in the house. Truly jarring as I had it in the morning and couldn’t find it by the time I was leaving for work so 100% knew it was in the house. After 10 days of no luck I bought a new one. 8 months later I picked up an old pair of trainers I never wore and it fell out of one of them. Try looking in your shoes!!