Before the internet revolution it took lot more money to set
up a business such as a locksmith, or any small business for that matter so you
found that locksmiths generally knew
their trade and where in fact well trained.
Back in the day, to train as a locksmith you where required
to physically attend a locksmith course and study the trade, there was no
online version of the course that you took whilst sat at your computer and no
access to free locksmith tutorial videos. Nowadays anyone can set themselves up
as locksmith very cheaply by watching videos, getting a cheap website made and advertising
online and its the customer who suffers, the customer thinks that they are
calling out a skilled and qualified locksmith when a lot of the times someone totally
untrained is turning up.
So these inexperienced locksmiths must be able to do the
job? Otherwise no one would ever pay them for their services, right? Yes, there
are a number of services that an untrained locksmith can in fact get away with,
let's say that you are locked out of you home or business and you call out a
locksmith to gain access for you, a professionally, trained and vetted
locksmith well attempt something know as 'non destructive entry' where he or
she will attempt to gain access by picking the lock, this process takes a highly
skilled professional whereas an amateur, unqualified locksmith will immediately
get out their hammer, drill or other
brute force tool and there are in fact many stories of these locksmiths causing
hundreds or pounds of damage to a persons property yet still demanding payment because
they did what they where called out to do which was gain entry to you property.
Give me an axe and I attempt to chop down a tree, this doesn't make me an
expert tree surgeon and chances are I'll cause damage to property and people,
including myself in the process.
Not all locks can be picked, especially the latest modern,
high security locks that are currently being advertised as pick and bump proof,
however, a professional locksmith will have expensive specialised tools specifically
design to only break the locks barrel and not the door or door frame making repair
afterwards quick and relatively inexpensive.
Another fact that not many people outside of the industry
are aware of is the fact that a 'have a go' amateur locksmith is always more expensive
than their professionally trained counterpart.
An amateur locksmith will not be listed on vetted traders
websites nor will they get recommended by pervious customers making their jobs
few and far between, so when they are called out they will attempt to make as
much money out of you as possible by adding on hidden fees, excessive call out
charges and by selling you cheap, imported overpriced locks and other materials.
When choosing a locksmith, choose carefully and make sure
that you are in fact choosing a professional, look for terms like, no hidden
charges, no call out fees, and non destructive entry, if you see these things
offered then it is more likely to be a profession.
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