VAG / MQB & MQB48 Key Programming Specialist Verified before booked.

MQB is the Volkswagen Group platform used across VW, Audi, Skoda, SEAT and Cupra from roughly 2013 onwards. Its immobiliser uses component protection — the key, cluster and engine ECU are cryptographically paired. That means a key cannot just be coded over the diagnostic port like an older VAG car; the immobiliser data has to be read correctly first, with equipment that supports that specific generation.

MQB48 refers to the later MQB immobiliser generation using the newer transponder and cluster hardware. Whether a particular car is MQB, MQB48 or something else depends on build date, cluster part number and software level rather than the model year alone. Send us the registration and we will check the actual configuration before quoting or booking — we do not guess.

On many MQB cars, yes. Support depends on the exact cluster and immobiliser variant fitted to your car, so we verify it against the registration and VIN before we commit. If your specific configuration is not supported by our equipment we will tell you straight away rather than attend, fail and charge you for the visit.

Support on the very newest VAG models is limited and varies by build. We check each vehicle individually against the registration and confirm honestly whether we can carry out the work. Where a car genuinely requires main-dealer intervention, we will say so — we never advertise a procedure we cannot perform.

Yes for all-keys-lost work on supported platforms — that is a different and longer procedure than adding a spare to an existing working key, and it is priced accordingly. Adding a spare when you still have a working key is quicker and cheaper, so if you are down to one key it is worth doing now rather than after you lose it.

Spare keys start from £150 and all-keys-lost from £180. Final price depends on the platform, key type and whether the immobiliser data has to be read from the cluster. You get a fixed quote against your registration before we attend — no separate call-out fee on top.

Yes, we are fully mobile. We attend homes, workplaces, car parks and roadside across Staines, Egham, Ashford, Sunbury, Chertsey, Weybridge, Windsor, Slough, Heathrow, Hounslow, Feltham, Twickenham, Uxbridge, Hayes and West London. Fast mobile response — ETA depends on technician availability, traffic and your location.

On some VAG procedures all keys have to be re-learned together, which means any key not present at the time stops working. We always tell you before starting and ask you to bring every key you still have — that way nothing is lost unexpectedly.

Registration, postcode, whether you have a working key, and photos of the existing key if you have one. Proof of ownership (V5C or equivalent plus photo ID) is required on every job before we program a key — no exceptions.

For supported platforms we are usually faster and cheaper, we come to the vehicle, and you are not paying for recovery to a dealership. Where a car genuinely needs the dealer, we tell you rather than sell you a visit that cannot succeed.