Emergency locksmith Worcester

Normally 30 to 60 minutes. The city is small and quick once the evening has gone, so St Johns, Barbourne, Claines, Warndon, Battenhall and Kempsey are all a short run. The one thing that genuinely changes the time is which side of the Severn you are on, because there are only so many ways across — so say west or east when you ring and we will route accordingly. You get a real estimate before you agree to anything.

Yes, and any locksmith worth calling will ask. It is the only thing that stops us opening doors for the wrong person. Photo ID, a letter or bill addressed to you at the property, or a tenancy agreement all work, and if you have none of those to hand we will tell you what else will do. If you are a tenant locked out of your own home, we can help as long as you can show you live there.

Yes. Worcester itself runs WR1 and WR2 for the city and the west side, taking in St Johns, Powick and Hallow; WR3 north through Claines and Fernhill Heath; WR4 east through Warndon and Long Meadow; and WR5 south-east through Battenhall, Broomhall and out to Kempsey. Warndon turns up under both WR4 and WR5 depending which list you read, so there the postcode saves us both a guess. The towns around Worcester have post towns of their own — Droitwich, Pershore, Evesham, Broadway, Malvern and Tenbury Wells — and we cover all of them, along with Upton upon Severn and the villages between. Tell us the postcode and we will tell you the time.

Near enough to matter. It depends on not running everything from one yard, and we do not — our locksmiths work from across Worcester and the area around it, so a locksmith near me Worcester search should put someone with you in 30 to 60 minutes whatever the hour. If you typed locksmith urgente Worcester or SOS locksmith Worcester instead, you have still reached the right number. Give us your postcode on the phone and we will tell you the real time before you agree to anything.

Often it is the latch that has worn or dropped rather than the lock itself, because gates sag over time and stop lining up. Check whether the gate has dropped on its hinges: if it drags on the ground or leans, the post or hinges may have moved. Ring us and tell us what the gate is made of. We can usually refit the latch, adjust the hinges or replace the lock so the gate shuts and locks properly again.

Call. Standing outside your own front door at night, a door that has been forced open or a key snapped in the lock are all reasons not to wait. If it genuinely can wait until morning we will say so on the phone.