Auto Locksmith Shrewsbury — Vehicle Security & Key Specialist

WAC Automotive Solutions is a mobile auto locksmith and vehicle security business based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, operated personally by William Church. The business provides car key replacement, all-keys-lost recovery, emergency vehicle unlocking, and vehicle security installation — including Ghost immobilisers and Ecotrak deadlocks — across Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Powys and the West Midlands.

William Church is an auto electronics specialist with more than 10 years' experience, and the sole technician behind WAC Automotive Solutions. He is SERMI registered, DBS checked, holds £1,000,000 public liability insurance, and is an approved installer for Autowatch Ghost, Ecotrak, Meta Trak and Scorpion vehicle security systems. Every job is carried out by William personally — there is no call centre and no subcontracted technician.

Yes. SERMI (Security and Equipment Research Manufacturers' Institute) is the official UK and EU accreditation scheme that allows locksmiths to legally access the secure vehicle data needed for modern key programming. SERMI registration means William has passed background and technical checks required by manufacturers before he can be issued this security data, which most unregistered locksmiths cannot obtain.

Yes. William holds an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and carries £1,000,000 of public liability insurance, which applies to every job he attends, whether it is a simple lockout or a full vehicle security installation.

In most cases, yes. William carries seven professional key programming platforms — ACDP, Smart Pro, Xhorse, Autel, OBDStar, Zed-FULL and AK90 — and regularly completes full all-keys-lost and EEPROM recovery jobs, where the vehicle's immobiliser chip is read and reprogrammed directly. This is specialist work that many general locksmiths are unable to carry out.

William is an approved installer for the Autowatch Ghost immobiliser, Ecotrak S5 Deadlock, Meta Trak, and Scorpion tracking and security systems. He also holds Thatcham S5, S7 and S5 Deadlock tracker accreditation, and fits Thinkware and Road Angel dash cams for both private cars and fleet vans.

The Autowatch Ghost is a hidden immobiliser that connects to a vehicle's internal wiring rather than sitting in the dashboard as a visible box. It requires a unique PIN sequence, entered using the car's existing buttons, before the engine can start. Because it has no visible components, it defeats relay theft and key cloning — methods that beat standard factory security.

The Ecotrak S5 Deadlock is a mechanical device that physically locks a vehicle's steering and braking system, independent of any electronic system. Because it works mechanically rather than electronically, it cannot be defeated by relay theft, cloned key fobs, or CAN bus injection attacks, which increasingly bypass electronic-only immobilisers. It is William's most requested security installation.

Yes. William provides key replacement, programming, and security installation — including dash cams and trackers — for both private cars and commercial vans, and regularly carries out fleet installations for local businesses.

William provides a fully mobile service based out of Shrewsbury, covering Shropshire, Powys and the West Midlands. This includes Telford, Oswestry, Welshpool, Newtown, Ludlow, Montgomery, Bishop's Castle, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Llanidloes, Hereford, Wrexham, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Dudley, Walsall, Stafford, Bridgnorth and Newport.

Yes, WAC Automotive Solutions operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, for emergency lockouts and key loss. Response times vary by location and time of day, but William aims to reach customers across Shrewsbury and the immediate surrounding area as quickly as possible.

Call 07356 240424 or use the contact form on this website. Because William works alone, you will speak directly to the person carrying out the job — he will ask for your location, vehicle details and a description of the problem, then give you a clear price before starting any work.