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Returns and refunds

How to return an item to PL Keys, the condition it needs to be in, who pays the postage, and when a refund is released.

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If something is faulty, damaged in transit, or not what you ordered, tell us within 30 days of delivery. Where the fault is ours we will normally replace the item or refund it, and we will tell you which we are doing. A change of mind is also 30 days, on the conditions below.

Starting a return

  1. Contact us with your order number and a sentence about what is wrong. A photograph usually settles it.
  2. We aim to reply within one business day. Wait for that reply before sending anything back: a parcel that arrives with no reference takes far longer to match to an order, and some items do not need returning at all.
  3. Once the return is agreed and the item is back with us, or we have agreed we do not need it back, the refund goes to the card you paid with.

Condition

For a change of mind the item needs to come back unused, complete, and in a state we can sell again. Keep the original packaging for a machine if you still have it. We may reduce a refund to reflect missing parts, damage or handling, and where we do we will say so before processing it rather than after.

Who pays return postage

If the item arrived faulty, damaged or not as described, we cover the cost of getting it back. If you changed your mind, that cost is yours, and the original shipping is not refunded. Either way you are told the position before you commit to anything.

What cannot be returned

  • Keys cut, coded or programmed to your specification, unless the fault is ours.
  • Software, licences and activations once the code has been issued.
  • Items marked final sale on the product page.
  • Anything sent back outside the window, or in a condition that cannot be sold again.

Something arrived broken

Send a photograph with your order number. Where the damage is clear we will often ship a replacement without asking for the original back, because postage on a broken part helps nobody. That is a judgement we make case by case rather than a rule, so please ask before assuming it on an expensive item.

Questions

How long does a refund take to appear?

We release it once the return is settled. After that the posting time belongs to your card issuer, and a few working days is normal.

Do I need the original packaging?

For a machine, keep it if you can: it protects the item on the way back, and a return damaged in transit can reduce what we refund. For blanks and small parts it does not matter.

I ordered the wrong keyway. Is that a fault?

That is a change of mind, and it is returnable on the conditions above as long as the blank is unused. If our page stated the wrong keyway, it is ours and we cover it.