P. Boakes Locksmith

Phil came out to us very quickly.He was professional, polite and worked quickly.His prices are very reasonable.We would definitely recommend him to our friends and use him again ourselves.Thank you Phil

I had locked myself out of my house after impulsively shutting my new, multi-point-locking front door behind me, with the key still in the inside lock, after contractors had called out of the blue, around 2 p.m. A practice that I had gone through with my previous mortise-locked door without hesitation or thinking was to turn the key to open it, or to insert it from a nearby key-case. This ingrained and perfectly natural operation had come into unconscious play, locking me out, although I initially doubted that I could have done anything so absent-minded until Phil Boakes confirmed that he had sighted the key through the letterbox.Given his number by my neighbour, I phoned Phil at around 3, who, despite a prior commitment that should have prevented him from attending till 6.30 pm, arrived well before 6, to begin work. He worked tirelessly and painstakingly for two hours before finally succeeding in removing the key by inserting a jig, inserted through the letterbox, to attempt to turn and/or remove it.Phil was absolutely amazing. Resourceful, determined, patient, highly efficient and friendly, he pulled out all the stops in his search for a solution and stayed calmer than I ever could have in such a crisis. His price was very reasonable, considering the predicament that I was in, having no other conventional entry into my house except through a dividing door into a shop (which I live over) that had been well bricked up to physically separate the premises.I could not recommend Phil Boakes too highly. He had left not a scratch when I might have expected him to make a forced entry either through a thick and very solid wall (with a door on the other side) or through a locked, double-glazed unit. A nightmare eventually turned into a dream with a blissfully happy ending. Thank you, Phil, from the bottom of my heart.George

What can I say....very happy customer. Sorted out my door and window. Came the day I contacted him. Dealt with my problems quickly and efficiently. Extremely reasonable price. No hesitation in recommending him. Will definitely contact Phil if any more issues and will be recommending him to my family. Thank you Phil!

I'd had problems with the barrel of the front door lock and knew it would have to be changed. My area was a bit out of the way for Phil, but he came the very next day at the time specified, and sorted things quickly and efficiently, at the price quoted on the phone. I would have no hesitation in recommending him. Professional service and reasonably priced.

I can highly recommend sorted my lock issue out quickly and very good value for money