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Help lost key salary sacrifice

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Bagladygirl · 02/02/2025 12:14

They company are closed but I'm wondering if anyone has ever come against this before and if they will replace the key
mum panicking as have no money

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FrustratedandBemused · 02/02/2025 16:42

Bagladygirl · 02/02/2025 16:14

Hi all

sorry I have been turning house upside down looking.
to answer a few things.

mum was a typo I mean I am
salary sacrifice was mentioned as wonder whether I pay upfront or get billed
thanks suggestions I am going to try looking again I just can't find them anywhere but they must be here as I am in the house

When I lost my keys once it turned out my toddler had put them in the bin!

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Bagladygirl · 02/02/2025 16:41

Hadjab · 02/02/2025 16:39

Also, when you find your keys/get a replacement/use the second set, you might want to get a tracker, such as an AirTag or a Tile…

Yes I will

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Bagladygirl · 02/02/2025 16:41

Stravaig · 02/02/2025 16:25

OP, when you find or replace the key, please, please don't get behind the wheel and drive until you can string a clear, coherent sentence together 🤣.

Really nice you try being a a single parent of a young child with a disability with no one to help then see how great you perform

OP posts:
Hadjab · 02/02/2025 16:39

Also, when you find your keys/get a replacement/use the second set, you might want to get a tracker, such as an AirTag or a Tile…

Delphiniumandlupins · 02/02/2025 16:31

Retrace your steps from when you absolutely know you last had the key. Every little thing you did - put rubbish in bin, went to toilet, put shopping away etc. Check every pocket and empty bags. Good luck

Stravaig · 02/02/2025 16:25

OP, when you find or replace the key, please, please don't get behind the wheel and drive until you can string a clear, coherent sentence together 🤣.

BobnLen · 02/02/2025 16:25

So is it a normal key or a card, have you checked all your pockets, bags, front garden, anywhere between car and house if your house key wasn't with them.

Likewhatever · 02/02/2025 16:17

Start a new thread OP, Help me find my car keys. People are very resourceful!

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Bagladygirl · 02/02/2025 16:14

Hi all

sorry I have been turning house upside down looking.
to answer a few things.

mum was a typo I mean I am
salary sacrifice was mentioned as wonder whether I pay upfront or get billed
thanks suggestions I am going to try looking again I just can't find them anywhere but they must be here as I am in the house

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FrustratedandBemused · 02/02/2025 16:12

I have a lease car through my company scheme and it’s £400 to replace my key if lost.
Do you have another key? If so I’d wait and see if the other one turns up.

Justwingingit2005 · 02/02/2025 16:06

My DH has a SS car.
The company will replace the key but DH will be billed.

MrsWinkly · 02/02/2025 16:06

Fluffyowl00 · 02/02/2025 14:12

You haven’t lost it on a walk in South Manchester have you? I’ve just found one

This would make my day of gormlessly reading threads worthwhile 😀
Oh Gods of MN, please let it be the key 🙏

Peaceandquietandacuppa · 02/02/2025 16:02

Whose car, yours or your mums? Is it lost lost, or can you have another scout around? I reckon you’d have to pay, as it’s not the employer’s responsibility?

Redcandlescandal · 02/02/2025 15:43

So to translate, you have lost your car key?

The fact it’s bought on salary sacrifice is probably irrelevant.

Surely you have a spare? Or did you also lose that?

What does your mother have to do with it? Is she the one who lost your car key or have you lost hers?

If you aren’t insured for key loss and have already lost the spare, then you will have to get a new one. Do you have a credit card? Can you see if your bank will provide or extend an overdraft?

We can all pray to St. Anthony in the meantime…

Likewhatever · 02/02/2025 15:30

I think it’s a typo, “I’m panicking as have no money”.
Is there only one key to the car?

LondonPapa · 02/02/2025 15:22

Bagladygirl · 02/02/2025 12:44

Sorry I'm really stressed it's a car key for a car on salary sacrifice car scheme

Is that it? What do you think insurance is for? They’ll replace the key for you. Unless you don’t have key cover in which case it’ll cost a couple of £££ but not the end of the world.

DingDongAlong · 02/02/2025 15:11

When you do find your keys, consider getting an airtag or similar key ring attachment. At least that way, you'll know if thye're still in your house/car/bag or elsewhere.

I lost my door keys, they actually fell through a hole in the lining of my handbag and were between the lining and the outer material. It really felt like they weren't in the bag until I gave it a good shake and could hear them despite the bag being 'empty'.

Cushioncut · 02/02/2025 15:09

This happened to one of my friends. We searched her flat from top to bottom. It took hours before we eventually gave up. We only found it when I was about to leave and twitched back a curtain to see whether it was raining and there were the keys. She had done exactly the same thing but put her keys down.

Can you retrace your steps? Get somebody to help you look? Could you have actually locked them in the car? Or could your children have moved them? After wasting far too much of my life searching for keys, all car keys now live in the key bowl on the bookcase.

Bumcake · 02/02/2025 15:05

You’ve lost your car key? It happens, might it turn up? Do you have a spare?

I don’t know whose mum is panicking.

C152 · 02/02/2025 15:04

Normally companies with these arrangements have an online benefits portal which list all the benefits and rules. You would also have been given a copy of the lease agreement before you agreed to it. Have a look to see what it says in there about lost keys. I assume they will charge you the cost of a new key. If there is nothing specific about lost keys on the benefits portal, in the lease agreement or FAQs, look on the lease company's website. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to contact either HR (to request they contact the provider on your behalf) or contact the provider directly.

Sherararara · 02/02/2025 14:44

Adulting fail.

MessyNeate · 02/02/2025 14:40

I lost one of my salary sacrifice keys and nothing happened they collected the car and delivered my new car the same day :)

LucilleBlutheWink · 02/02/2025 14:39

This happened to me with last salary sacrifice car. Second key completely lost. Went to local KIA garage, they ordered and coded a new one for me. Cost around £200

devastatedagain · 02/02/2025 14:25

Yes you will have to replace it but you can check if your insurance covers it.

But it's more like £400 than £300 sorry😫

DreamW3aver · 02/02/2025 14:16

Take a deep breath and start a proper search.

When did you last have the key?