wait, so for a year you just accepted having to enter the car through the passenger side and thats was ok

? smash the drivers window and just leave it like that too, that way you dont have to fix anything. ya know...if you had fixed it when ya got it this wouldnt be a big problem.
but seriously...call a lock smith, they use a beanbag like too to gap the front door and then unlock it. after that DONT lock the doors and get it fixed. did you replace the batteries in teh remote? do the keys not work in the door locks?