I often look for recommendations on the forum and so thought I should share a really bad recent experience we had with plumbing company ASAP 24/7 Plumbing Ltd, registered at 18 Burlington Gardens (there is a similar named company elsewhere that I don’t want to confuse these people with).
We had an horrible experience and would advise people to avoid this company at all costs. They charged over £650 for what turned out to be just turning off my the water at the mains, lied about the work they did, pretended this work took time, lied when they said I’d still have hot water from my tank (I didn’t ) and initially double- charged me for VAT (the bill was originally c.£800). I had to repeatedly call for that refund and felt they dodged my call. I could easily have tuned off the water at the mains myself but was led to believe the problem needed more complicated work, hence paying an extortionate amount. There was also lots of back and forth texting between the engineer and the company which made me uneasy and I wondered if they were agreeing ways to rip me off and lie to me- eg ‘she lives in a house therefore charge more’. A proper plumber came out 2 days later and confirmed the above plumbing points- I’d been told lies about the severity of the problem, about having access to water and the ‘work’ that had been done. I feel really stupid for falling for the scam. I expect to pay a higher rate for an emergency call out but this was extortionate and a complete rip off given all the lies and pretend work that I was charged for. Avoid!
