Before you ring anyone
Locksmithing is not a regulated trade in this country, which means the only real protection you have is knowing what to ask. None of this is specific to me, and you should use it on me too.
- What should a locksmith cost?What the trade body says the work is worth, what you are legally entitled to be told before you are bound, and how to make a quote mean something.
- How to spot a rogue locksmithLocksmithing in the UK is unregulated, and the trade has a documented overcharging problem. Here is what the warning signs actually look like.