[hotrodSteve]

Before they redesigned the locks and door handles on cars, I'd locked myself out so many times that I could get the car unlocked fairly easily. Now, I have to call someone and pay to get back in. What do you do when you lock yourself out?

[Byker]

There have been times when I've been able to get into a vehicle after locking myself out, but you have to have just the right tool. Patience helps, too. Sometimes, it takes a while to get it just right. Otherwise, I call someone and pay them.

[Fanbelt]

I don't remember it has ever happened to me but a friend of mine has a habit of locking herself out. She always calls someone to get back in.

[LDriver]

I'm a very forgetful person if my head were not connected to my body I would forget where I had placed it. Having said that, my car is equipped with alarm to remind me that I had forgotten to lock it.

[Dodge Doll]

In the old days, getting locked out wasn't a big deal: a coat hanger was all you needed to pop the door locks with. A metal "stick", flat, with a hook cut out of the end of it was called a slim-jim, and AAA's service boys still carry them.

With power door locks, I'm absolutely paranoid. I have a 2-part key ring, and on cold mornings when I need to let my wheels thaw and warm up, the remote for the vehicle is with me, while the keys are in the ignition!

[fiat500]

My friend once locked himself out but instead of paying someone he broke the window and had it replaced for £50. I don't know if he did the right thing, though. Maybe it would have cost him more the other way around.