Baddow Locksmiths Ltd

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🔶Rogue Locksmith Alert🔶

Essex Trading Standards would like to warn residents that rogue locksmiths are operating in Chelmsford and surrounding areas.

Do not engage with cold callers knocking at the door and make sure you verify the details of the person you are speaking with as we are aware that some are masquerading as genuine reputable locksmiths.

Do not just accept that they say who they are, please check their credentials very carefully. Are they a member of an approved trader scheme such as Buy With Confidence Trading Standards Approved or are they a member of Master Locksmiths Association MLA.

They particularly target vulnerable people and often see the elderly and lone females as easy prey.

These rogue traders advertise mainly on Google for very cheap prices.
£39-£49-£59 are often the prices they advertise but when they get to your property the price goes through the roof, sometimes into the thousands of pounds.
They are normally the ones right at the top of the search list and they use a system called “Bait and Switch” bait you with a low price and then switch once at your property.

If looking for a locksmith or any work to be done at home, make sure you do your research and speak to friends and family for recommendation or choose Buy With Confidence Trading Standards Approved business that will treat you honestly and fairly. The only approved business scheme owned and run by Trading Standards.

Residents concerned about rogue traders operating in their area can contact Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 0808 223 1133.

Tonight’s Look East programme has highlighted an ever growing problem of Rogue Locksmiths.

People are getting screwed over by rogue companies who advertise mainly on Google for very cheap prices.
£39-£49-£59 are often the prices they advertise but when they get to your property the price goes through the roof, sometimes into the thousands of pounds.
They are normally the ones right at the top of the search list and they use a system called “Bait and Switch” bait you with a low price and then switch once at your property.
Not everyone has the nerve to stand up and say “No, get lost” They particularly target vulnerable people and often see the elderly and lone females as easy prey, which in itself is despicable😡😡

Baddow Locksmiths is just a little company but we are proud to serve Great Baddow and surrounding areas.
Even if you don’t call us, please whatever you do, don’t call these cheap adverts that are really just scammers after drilling your lock so they can add more and more money on.

Please feel free to add us to your contacts list now so that if you should ever need a reliable locksmith our number will be there at your fingertips. In the unlikely event of us not being able to help you, we would at least give you the number of trusted locksmith that can.

We and many legitimate and reputable locksmith companies would like to reassure you that we do not operate these practices and wholeheartedly ask that if you are ever affected by one these rogue companies, please report them to Trading Standards or contact us to guide you in the right direction.

Many thanks for reading
Baddow Locksmiths
01245 477636 or 07456 485717

So proud to receive our 800th 5 star review, and what lovely words they were too. If you are one of the 800, thankyou so so much. Having a job that I love is a very special thing🥰🥰

From answering a call at 1am from Essex Police saying “we have a male who’s naked and locked out of his room in the back of our car, can you help?” to cutting 70 keys for Galleywood Allotments new padlock😜😜 There’s always something to smile about as a locksmith🤭🤭

Big thanks to the Jay and the guys at Sign-it, you did us proud mate thankyou 👍👍

Nice new Push Paddle for the guys and girls at Lawn Tennis club after the 20 year old one gave up the ghost and stopped people using the door 😊😊 All up and running now👍👍

Our new fully electric workhorse now has her new make up on😜 Big thanks goes to Jay at Sign-It in Great Baddow for all your help

Barn door at Missing Gate Vineyard not locking properly. New lock, mechanism cleaned and serviced, and also cut and supply 10 keys on site 👍👍🥰

Always nice to save a customer money. This high end nightlatch had stopped working, customer faced a replacement bill of stupid money. A good service and an adjustment of the keep and its good for quite a while longer, all for a fraction of replacement price😊😊👍 Happy Great Baddow customer😜😜

Baddow Locksmiths Ltd are a 5* independent locksmith company run by a Husband and Wife team. We’re based in Great Baddow and serve all of Chelmsford, surrounding villages, and across Essex.

We are here are for all your domestic and commercial lock problems and queries!

Don’t forget - For every job we complete in the month of March, 10% of our pretax profit will be donated to Essex and Herts Air Ambulance!
https://www.justgiving.com/page/baddow-locksmiths-ltd-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Why choose us?

🔑We’re Approved by Trading standards
🔐DBS Checked
🔑Fully insured
🔐Non- destructive entry specialists
🔑Highly recommended across many platforms
🔐Over 600 5* real reviews across many platforms
🔑We do not make false claims
🔐We are NOT a national company

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