It would seem that the car did not come with a key, are those on the vRS standard from Skoda and if so what is the product number ?

 

I'm assuming I will be able to get one from a local Skoda dealer ?

you'll have to take it to a dealership to get the correct one, they keep a set of the different types and will order you one in. Have you checked the glovebox and under the top glovebox comartment just in case?

 

Edit, the keys have a code on them which may be worth noting down in the Owners Handbook for future reference

As above, check all the cubby holes including the bottom of the toolbox, it may even still be on the end of the wrench!

I took mine to the local dealer - took them. Couple of days to get in and cost about £30 I think, came with one spare bolt as well.

I brought a new locking key that came with a spare locking nut as well. I lost mine whilst using it so had no choice! Brought mine direct from a Skoda dealership and it cost me £16.90 including VAT. Hope this helps

MIGHT be worth trying VAG TPS for one.

http://www.thetradepartsspecialists.co.uk/

As above, when I lost mine I had to go skoda and use the master set to find the correct one. 

Yep, it's easily done, I replaced the discs and pads on one of my cars, replaced the wheels and took it down the road for a test which was OK, however when I came to pack up all my tools I could not find the locking key, so I hot footed it up the road scouring the road and verges, and low and behold I found it.

 

12 Months later I had two tyres replaced and later on when I came to work on the brakes, I found the locking key badly disfigured through the tyre fitters using pneumatic nut runners, I ended up quoting my Registration number on the telephone and I collected a new key and 4 coded nuts for about £16.00 from the Skoda dealer.

 

Needless to say I always request that the coded nuts are undone and tightened by hand/socket.

 

DB.

i've always found most fitters /breakdown services won't torque up a lock key.

I noticed when I had some new front tyres fitted the tyre fella didn't  torque up the locking bolt, only used his air-gun thingy..but torqued the other wheel bolts.

Popped down to Derek Slack (M'boro) today and Neil in Service tried the master keys they have and now have a key on order for all of £16.

I'd remove them, i had one snap on me which i had to grind out.

 

One snapped in my hand as i took it out and other 2 were ok.

 

The car had only done 94k they have been removed in the past when fitting new tyres.

I tend to have all wheels off twice a year to fit winter/summer tyres, and have never had any issues either with my 13 year old Passat or my wife's 11 year old Polo. One thing though, both cars were owned from new and I ever let garages do brake work or tyre places replace wheels after changing/fixing tyres - I do all that and clean the threads of the bolts every time the bolts are out. Mind you, the locking bolts I am talking about are the multi splined version, and I've always used a torque wrench to nip them up, from my experience at work, quite a lot of people lacking mechanical knowledge/feel, initially wind a lot of bolts up too tight before using the torque wrench, so in reality the torque wrench "clicks" when used and that person is happy that a good job has been done.

The only locking nut issue I've had was with aftermarket ones. Genuine ones, vag at least seem pretty tough

Mine were genuine, I can't guarantee how they were looked after before me.

I've lost 2 :( first time my dealer had one that fitted. Second time I though I was clever and kept the code. Then found it had been discontinued and the dealer had lost theirs :(

Anyway just get a socket and hit it over the locking nut with a hammer. I got 3 off in about 5 minutes. 4th one the sockets was too badly damaged so had to buy another. Needless to say I never replaced the locking nut as their pointless.