The Locksmith Store Bendigo
Danny and Tom get named for sorting car keys and lockouts other Bendigo locksmiths could not.
Danny Benaim is the name that keeps coming up, mostly for car keys and fobs that other shops either could not program or quoted nearly twice the price to do. Tom gets the same kind of praise for callouts, including a Mazda deadlock he picked in five minutes after the owner was sure the car was stuck overnight. Speed is a real pattern here, not a fluke. Same-day lock changes after a break-in, keys recut within hours of losing them, and staff staying back past closing to help travellers. The only complaint in our sample was about a special-order lock that never got ordered, with no apology when chased up. Given that is one review in fifty, treat it as a one-off rather than a habit. If you need a particular lock supplied, confirm the order has actually been placed before you leave the shop.
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What it's like working with them
Based on a sample of Google reviews (166 total)
“Danny is a legend”
“had someone at our door to change all our locks”
“After another 5 minutes Tom had picked the lock”
“spending $70 what a great”
“New key cut and programmed in about 10 minutes”
What they help with
Based on what their customers hired them for
How they stack up
Context from 300 locksmiths in Bendigo
Credentials & background
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About The Locksmith Store Bendigo
Danny Benaim runs the show and customers keep naming him as the bloke who solves tricky car key problems without the dealership price tag. Tom handles callouts and car lockouts, and one review described him picking a Mazda door lock in five minutes after a deadlock had already engaged. Adam gets mentioned for key cutting and programming, often done while you wait in about ten minutes. The shop clearly does far more than standard key cutting. They have sorted coded front doors, digital lock setups for Airbnb, classic car locks, and garage door decoding after break-ins. Several reviews praise them for showing up fast when things go wrong, including one where they changed all the locks before police finished taking statements after a home invasion. Their pricing keeps coming up as fair, and one customer paid $70 for a job another chain quoted at $300. The team stays back late, comes out on lunch breaks, and handles jobs other locksmiths turned down.
Best for: car key programming and lockouts, urgent home lock changes after a security incident, and digital or coded lock installations in Bendigo.
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Does The Locksmith Store Bendigo do emergency car lockouts?+
Yes, several reviews describe callouts for car lockouts. Tom in particular gets named for arriving fast and picking car door locks on site. One customer had their Mazda opened after a deadlock had engaged, with no spare key available.
Can they program car key fobs that need coding?+
Danny is repeatedly mentioned for programming car keys and fobs that other locksmiths would not attempt. Customers who lost all their keys had new ones cut and programmed same day. Pricing is described as reasonable compared to dealerships.
What do customers say about their pricing?+
Fair pricing comes up frequently. One reviewer paid $70 for a fix a chain had quoted at $300. Another was quoted nearly twice the price elsewhere for a Ford key cut and found it cheaper here.
Do they install digital or smart locks?+
Reviews mention a coded front door installation and a digital lock suitable for an Airbnb property. The team gave advice on products first and arranged installation without fuss.
Are they good for urgent lock changes after a break-in?+
One detailed review describes The Locksmith Store arriving while police were still taking statements after a home invasion. They changed all locks, decoded the garage door so stolen remotes no longer worked, and fixed an interior door that had never locked properly.