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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not pay Contractors- stay clear. They charge the customer approx £200 but can only afford to pay contractors £80, that's if they pay them! Save your money people and call a local firm to attend f... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use Callout Mate under any circumstances. They charged £227 to send out an absolutely cowboy to my house to mend the boiler. He charged me a further £200, didn't fix it and left it pouring wi... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't give a 0 otherwise I would this company are absolute cowboys (they actually make the cowboys look credible)! CONTRACTORS DO NOT DO ANY WORK THEY ARE SCAMMERS!!! Did a job back in November last y... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

thank you to the call out mate team, full electrical tripping issue at my elderly parents house - no power to sockets or lights for over 24 hours was a rather stressful situation as I live over 5 hour... See more

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Local engineers provide Emergency plumbing and gas safe services. We provide the highest quality of plumbing, gas, & boiler services anywhere in the UK.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Call Out Mate were fantastic!

Call Out Mate were fantastic! I have a 19 month old baby and my Fuse Box was not working so we were close to being in darkness overnight; no lighting, heating etc with electricians not being able to come out until the next day or two. An electrician (Idrees) was in attendance within 4 hours and sorted everything out! I now have light, heat etc all back on again! Thank you so much Idrees as well as the lady I spoke to; both of which were highly professional and very reassuring.

20 March 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'm a honest plumber.

I was called on a Saturday afternoon by callout mate to help an OAP who had a leak in her bathroom, we agreed a payment of £70+vat. I did the job very promptly & efficiently, but have not been paid, callout mate will have demanded money up front from the OAP, callout mate are conmen of the highest degree !

4 February 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use Callout Mate under any…

Do not use Callout Mate under any circumstances.
They charged £227 to send out an absolutely cowboy to my house to mend the boiler. He charged me a further £200, didn't fix it and left it pouring with water into electrics. Callout Mate and then the Express Boilers company then claimed another part had broken and wanted to charge me more. Dreadful company.

22 February 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rip off

My shower wasn't working called this company and asked for plumber. They sent electrician who couldn't fix it. Charged £227 for nothing , have emailed a complaint, not had the decency to reply. Rubbish service, rip off. Beware!!!

4 February 2023
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Reply from Callout mate

lovely to speak to you just now as stated on the call we did send a electrical engineer to your property as per your request no plumber was mentioned on our recorded call ! when we attended the below work was carried out ! you then decided to not contact us as stated on our phone call and go elsewhere stating you didn't have time but had enough time to call another firm even . we would have happly sent one of our plumbers out for free (No Charge) to attend had you have called us even tho it was an electrical fault ! ! This simply could have been remedied by a simple phone call ! All in all this review has no reflection on our service and simply a customer being obtuse !

Below is a report of work carried out !

Work Carried Out
We checked the shower pull cord for signs of thermal damage. All appeared ok.
We removed the shower cover and checked the connections which were ok.
There was a smell of electrical burning, very faint but no signs of any thermal damage to any components. I assumed it may just be the powerful heating element in the shower giving off a residual smell.

The shower switch INTEGRAL to the shower appeared to have failed. I took some time to look up the warranty policy for the MIRA shower and it appeared that the shower was still under warranty so the couple agreed to contact AMAZON, where the shower had been purchased to
chase up a warranty repair.

My colleague took further photographs of me physically in the shower checking connections and the consumer unit and customer left with the information on what to do next

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Problem solved

I was worried about using this company because some of the reviews on here but I phoned up in the morning because I had a problem with the boiler not working, and a plumber came in the afternoon, identified the issue and fixed it, now I have heating and hot water working again.

9 February 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Problem solved professionally

thank you to the call out mate team, full electrical tripping issue at my elderly parents house - no power to sockets or lights for over 24 hours was a rather stressful situation as I live over 5 hours away. Came across this company and I'm glad I did, same day resolve, professional attitude, kept me in the loop and got everything back up and running for my parents. Thank you again David

5 February 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend!

Soo helpful! Couldn’t recommend these guys more!

Leaking boiler Saturday morning, trying to get a plumber out same day was so difficult all saying Monday which I of course couldn’t wait until - called these guys, they were great so helpful I was called an hour later with an update and under 2 hours the plumber was at my door! Boiler all fixed no more leaking, this was a great service from start to finish - thank you to all involved

4 February 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Call-out Mate are shocking fraudsters.

Call-out Mate are shocking fraudsters.
They took our money on an emergency plumbing call out on Saturday morning for a job that day. The plumber did not arrive that day or the next day. Two days later I spent hours trying to get them to answer the telephone and only when I used a different number (my daughters phone) did I get through. We had to pay another plumber to do the emergency work and the scammers have still not refunded my money. Blatant fraud. It is now in the hands of my banks fraud squad. Be warned.

28 January 2023
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Reply from Callout mate

impossible this is the case please can you give us a call on our main line number which is accessible from 8am-9pm Monday to Saturday so we can rectify this thanks

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very very bad company

Very very bad company. Theo got money From my account yesterday and Samy that Theo Will refund immediatly and money is not in my account .Theo Get money with no Engineer

27 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid them at all costs

During the recent very cold weather has frozen pipes I called this company who guarantee a plumber that day I paid their fee and awaited the plumber despitevarious calls no plumber appeared I was contacted and a small refund of the fee was made with a guaranteed next day service I waited all days and made at least 60 calls and was fobbed off eventually gave up I then contacted my bank and claimed my money back via the scam team this action was successful but I would warn anyone to avoid this company at all costs I would never use them again even in emergency

15 December 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Got sent to a call out and was told I'd…

Got sent to a call out and was told I'd be paid the following Friday. This was 2 weeks ago and they keep calling with jobs to do. Still not been paid.

Edit, calloutmate why are you trying to say this never happened to me? You've expressed concern that I'm lying about this. I can forward the text messages received from your colleague and I can forward my original invoice that I sent to you. This did happen and I am still waiting to be paid.

12 January 2023
Unprompted review
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Reply from Callout mate

we have asked for your details so we can get in touch to resolve nobody has said anything of the sorts in your last messages

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fairly happy

I phoned the company at 11.30am and was told that someone would attend in 2-3hrs. In the end Richard attended at 7:15pm, but I understand that people have other prior jobs and that sometimes these take longer than anticipated.

Richard was polite and got the job done, even though it was tricky. I proveded the parts ready for him.

I would probably consider paying with credit card if doing the same again given the awful reviews.

Overall I was pleased and service could only be improved by being faster.

17 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My sink had been blocked for ages

My sink had been blocked for ages, messing with it all over Christmas. Somebody came in and we thought it was done but a few days later it started blocking again.

The young chap from this company came in, checked it all out. Then said vacuum hopefully will deal with this. Brought a big cleaner in stuck it down the short pipe from the sink, went out and shook the pipe and we virtually heard it clear.
Great service, no mess, just did what was needed.
Fabulous!

10 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling,con-artists,rip-off,scammers,s…

Appalling,con-artists,rip-off,scammers,shocking service I wish I had read the previous reviews before I booked this company for my 84yearold mother in-law whose gas boiler/central heating went off during the recent cold weather.People are struggling with the cost of living and energy prices especially OAPS living on their own,so to charge a 84year old £227 and not solve the problem is a absolute disgrace.BE WARNED KEEP WELL CLEAR

20 December 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware of these Scammers!

Would have given a - 5 if the option was available.
Obvious SCAMMERS! BEWARE!!!!
Made an appointment for boiler repair - before I even got a call back, they tried charging my credit card £227! I will report them to the proper authorities!

23 December 2022
Unprompted review

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