The Sun Newspaper yesterday ran the story of the conviction of a locksmith who overcharged the public for unnecessary work – story’s like this have been circulated for many years and the only way to put a stop to it is for the public to get wise about what to look for in a locksmith and what qualifications they need to have to be able to do a honest job for a honest pay.
Most folk will never need to know who there local qualified locksmith is until they need there help, this also happens at the most inconvenient time – so here’s the scenario – its 11pm on a wet cold night and you arrive home to find that you have lost your keys/broken your key in the door so you think off the options can you climb in through a window? no there all shut what about kicking the door in? this could prove really expensive – so your left with the option to call a locksmith but as stated earlier you’ve never had to call one before so how do you choose the best qualified yet reasonable priced? well stay clear of telephone directories as you’ll only get the number of the locksmith most willing to pay to have his number at the top of there pile, directories like 118118 and others make no searches in to the quality or honesty of the the locksmiths they supply just the one that’s paid the most and he will have to get his money back for this so you’ll probably find they are very expensive.
Most Phones have a Internet connection so they best way is to get online and search from you favorite search engine – like we said its quite late so most locksmiths who open after 7pm are 24hr locksmiths so search for that term as 24hr locksmiths or 24 hour locksmiths and don’t forget to ad your town or city afterwards to get the ones closest to you i.e 24 hour locksmith nottingham
Good now you should have a couple to choose from but how do you sort the quality Locksmiths from the Cowboy Rip Offs?
A good Locksmith will be part off a recognised trade body like Locksmith Federation who not only check that all its member locksmiths are fully trained but also have been police checked and hold the proper insurance cover. Locksmith Federation is a non profit organisation that maintains standard for the locksmith industry so the general public are protected – other Recognised body’s include MLA and CLA.
All Locksmart Locksmith’s are members of the Locksmith Federation and adair to its strict policies and standards to insure customer satisfaction, Locksmart DO NOT CHARGE FOR CALL OUTS but instead have set hourly rates that are explained and agreed before the locksmith attends. No Unnecessary work will be added to your bill.
