Drive-In Mfg. Company

Parking meter keys....

I think I spend half of every day talking to people about parking meter keys and locks! I am a licensed locksmith and specialize in vintage parking meter locks. You will find additional information listed by manufacturer and model throughout this page. I hope this information will add some clarity on the subject and also help you identify your vintage parking meter.

(1) While I offer master keys for some vintage parking meter service locks, master keys for the vault locks do not exist! Each city had their own key that was coded for just their meter vault locks. 

(2) If you are looking for a vault key, you have a number of options. (a) In our shop I can pick, decode and make a key in many but NOT all cases. (b) You can drill and replace the lock.... Don't drill until you know that your replacement lock is available and at a price that you can live with. Some locks are fairly expensive! I do stock many original and aftermarket replacement locks with keys if you do deside to drill your old locks. Again, check before you drill! (c) If the vault door is open, you can send me just the lock after making sure it is a lock I work on. (d) You can ask the city the meter came from for the key or the key code stamped on the key, however this is a longshot as most cities will not release or don't know this information. (e) In a few cases, the code is stamped on the lock. if this is the case, a key can be made from that code. Normally the city did not want this code stamped on the lock but on the key only. (f) I'm sure you have more options, they just don't come to mind but may show up later through out this page.

(3) I'm often asked "Why did they make it so hard to get into an old parking meter?" Please think about it for 10 seconds before asking this question..... Making it easy to get into parking meters was not the city or manufacturers objective.... just the opposite.

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 Vault Keys for Duncan Parking Meters.

Duncan used a number of different lock companies and styles over the years making this the most challenging of the parking meter vault locks. I specialize in the DE and DE-SW Locks and keys, fortunately they are the most common locks used by Duncan ( pictured below). 

(1) I can pick, decode and key the DE and DE-SW locks as long as they are not damaged... You would not believe the number of locks that I receive that have been damaged, having a screwdriver jammed in them!

(2) Duncan meters with the round vault doors (model 70, 80, 85, 90 and 95) can be very difficult to pick due to a deeply recessed lock cylinder, requiring a longer key than the standard. I really prefer not working on the meters with the round vault doors because it's a 50% chance that I will fail to get into them in a reasonable amount of time. The model's 50, 60 and 76 do not have the round vault door and are a much easier pick.

(3) Duncan did not and does not stamp the lock code on the lock and only stamped that information on the key.

(4) I stock locks and keys for most Duncan parking meters. Without the key code or having you send me the lock or meter with the lock, I can not simply send you a key that will work. Another option might be to buy a replacement lock and key.

(5) A picture is worth a thousand words! Please send me good pictures. This will save us both a lot of time.

Vault Key for the Duncan DE and DE-SW locks, available in STANDARD AND LONG.

YOU MUST HAVE THE CORRECT KEY CODE TO ORDER THIS KEY!

Part# D62058 plus code # plus Standard or Long

$39.99 ea

Vault Keys for Magee-Hale, Park-O-Meter, Dual, Rockwell and POM Inc. Parking Meters.

These companies all used more than one brand of vault locks, but the ACE 7 pin was one of the most popular.

(1) Some of the Ace 7 pin locks had a code stamped on them. This code may be stamped in one of two places (see pictures below). If your lock is stamped with an "EX" or "MM" number, I can sometimes make a key from that information, if that code is no longer in service. Another option, with writen permission from the city that the meters came from, I can make a key.

(2) I have had good luck picking and decoding the ACE 7 pin vault lock on this series of meters as long as the lock is not damaged. This service requires the meter be in our Lincoln, Nebraska shop.

(3) I stock replacement locks with key for many of the meters in this series. You can drill (if locked closed) and replace the vault door lock and key. Please check to make sure your replacement lock is available before drilling! I stock both a new, original ACE lock and key or an aftermarket ACE with 2 keys (see below).

NEW Original ACE Lock with Key. More info. on POM page.

Part# POM100-466A/KEY

$49.99 ea

Replacement ACE Lock and Keys. More info. on POM page.

Part# POM/ACE12

$15.99 ea

Vault Keys for KARPARK Parking meters.

They used more than one brand of vault locks, but the ACE 7 pin was one of the most popular (below). I have had good luck picking and decoding the vault lock on some of the KARPARK meters as long as the lock is not damaged. This service requires that the meter be in our Lincoln, Nebraska shop.