I got a plastic surf key cut and secreted in an always acceptable place.
Everyone's nightmare. I hope
@Bredenoord gets sorted, he might update his details and perhaps take up a paid for membership?
After
@WelshGas (find via advanced search) helpfully mentioned surf keys a while back I had one surf key made and split another standard key and immobiliser. Both surfs I reduce to the minimum head size which I then drill a 2.5mm hole into. This enables a standard key ring to be inserted which, correctly sized, gives the leverage required to open the door, but keeps the surf small. If keys are inside then you are away with a surf key, but in case keys are lost I have the other immobiliser half in a farraday bag hidden with battery separated inside the van (pretty inaccessible spot, of which there are many).
Upon experiment, I found any correct surf key works with any correct immobiliser.
One surf I carry with housekeys, the other is iridium magnet attached somewhere ...
I imagine the name comes from surfers, perhaps carrying them around their necks on a string.
If you can't find a local locksmith, Matt O'Driscoll aka VWKeyman 07804 753022 has afacebook page and email vwkeyman_@_gmail.com actually
[email protected] (the latter email address may be 'disappeared' by the forum). He copies keys including T6.1 keys (though not T6.1 immobilisers yet) by post. His copy keys come with a large plastic head, but that can be hacksawed-off leaving a pre-drilled surf key.