Pricing

What the Work Costs, and Why the Figure Is Given Before Anyone Sets Off

Published pricing is uncommon in this trade, and that is precisely why it is worth publishing. The figures below are the basis on which a job is quoted, and the applicable price is confirmed on the call.

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From £80 emergency lockoutConfirmed before dispatchNo bait pricing

  • Over forty years in the trade
  • Non-destructive methods first
  • Direct to the engineer, not a call centre
  • Safe, vault and strongroom specialists
  • Covering Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire

Indicative pricing

Indicative Charges

Safe and vault work cannot be priced from a list, because the make, the model, the lock type and the failure mode change the method entirely. What can be promised is that the figure is agreed with you before work starts.

Emergency lockout response Residential, commercial and automotive From £80
High-security lock installation Quoted on the hardware specified On quotation
Rekeying Priced per cylinder and per suite On quotation
Safe opening Determined by make, model, lock type and failure mode On quotation
Vault and strongroom engineering Quoted following discussion of the unit and the site On quotation
Servicing and maintenance Scheduled attendance, priced per visit or per contract On quotation
Out-of-hours and distance. Attendance outside normal hours, and travel to the far edges of Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, are quoted at the time of the call rather than added afterwards. If the figure changes because the job turns out to be something other than what was described, you are told before any further work is carried out.

Why this page exists

The £49 Quote That Becomes a Four-Figure Bill

The pattern has been documented repeatedly by the BBC, the Guardian and the Master Locksmiths Association. A very low headline price secures the call. A lock that could have been opened is drilled instead, because drilling requires a replacement. Separate charges for call-out, drilling, parts, labour and VAT are then stacked, and the final bill bears no relation to the quote.

Publishing a starting figure, agreeing the price before dispatch and attempting non-destructive entry first are the three things that make that pattern impossible. They are not marketing positions. They are the reason the work is worth what it costs.

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Get a Figure Before Anyone Travels

Describe the job on the phone and the applicable price is confirmed there and then.

One number reaches the engineer who will attend. There is no call centre and no subcontracting.

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