An elderly friend, closed the front door, befre realsing that she did not have her keys. She spoke to a neighbour, sho called a locksmith out. The quote was £90. He arrived within minutes, so not a lot of fuel used, to get there. He drilled out a back door lock and refitted a new one. Before he would give her the new keys, she had to stump up £490. When the neighbour questioned the £90 quoted, he said that was the call out and travel cost. The rest was for the work done. My advice is, get an exact quote, via email or text. Unfortunately, she had no option but to pay.
Elizabeth Whittington ● 53d