Why are car keys so expensive to replace?

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Title

Why are car keys so expensive to replace?

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Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand

Description

Most of us have them, some of us are often losing them - and it can cost a lot to replace them. Especially in recent years, the cost of getting some new car keys has ballooned into many hundreds of dollars because the technology involved has got more sophisticated. Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Lisa Owen.

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Audio

Date created

28 February 2025

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Checkpoint

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018976923/why-are-car-keys-so-expensi...

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