Local locksmith recommendations?

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on May 7, 2018 at 18:01

North London Locksmiths by Harringay Bridge. Local, honest, reasonable. 

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Permalink Reply by Josephine on May 7, 2018 at 18:15

Thank you Hugh.

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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on May 7, 2018 at 19:14

they are brilliant. 

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Permalink Reply by Tullie on May 7, 2018 at 21:32

Just a community service announcement never to search for a locksmith using Google Maps: see this exposé in the New York Times. Those who like podcasts may also enjoy this episode on the same phenomenon from Reply All.

(TLDR; you'll get someone who's not a proper locksmith who will quote you a too-good-to-be-true price, and then show up and charge you over the odds, and possibly damage your lock or door in the process. They'll probably refuse to take credit card which means with a debit card transaction or cash you have no comeback against them when you later realise you've been scammed. A locksmith with an actual shopfront such as North London Locksmiths is the only way to go.)

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