Hello,
I'm hoping someone can help me out,
I've had my Y plate Mondeo for approx' 6 years now,
and i've only ever had the one key for it,
and being the knobhead that i am, i never bothered getting a spare cut, well, at least up until last year when i had 2 cut, but neither work,
i've been told that it's probably because the key that i have is so worn, it's difficult to identify the "cuts" on the blade, or that the barrel itself is worn,

now, i'm experiencing trouble turning my original key in the ignition, and was told by the AA that i will need a new barrel and key,
i'm no expert on cars, but i've read up and watched a few vids on utube, and swapping out the barrel for a new one seems quite straightforward,
would anyone here disagree ? i've had a couple of quotes of around £70 to recondition my current barrel and for a couple of new keys which doesn't seem bad i guess,
i also rang Remoco (Ford spare parts shop) to see if they could help, but they don't stock MK3 ignition barrels,

Is bringing in the experts and paying £70 or so worth it ?
or could someone suggest an alternative that could save me money ?

Is there anyway to find out the code for the key ? will it be stamped onto the barrel or anything ? i presume i could then go get a key cut exactly as it should be !?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Neil.