Emergency help

Emergency help, near you, today

Tell us what's gone wrong and your postcode, and we alert vetted local emergency providers — plumbers, electricians, locksmiths, gas engineers, glaziers and more across Essex & London. The first one free sends you a price, and you decide. Asking is free.

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Real emergency numbers come first

Some situations are for the emergency services, not a tradesperson. If there is danger to life, call 999. If you smell gas, leave the property, avoid switches and naked flames, and call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999 before anything else. For a power cut, call 105 (free) to reach your network operator. For urgent medical advice, call NHS 111. Once you're safe, we can help you find the right person to fix the problem.

How emergency help works here

Describe the problem, drop your postcode, and choose how soon you need someone — right now, within a few hours, or today. We alert vetted local providers who cover your postcode district and are free; the first to accept sends you a price in the chat. You see the price before you commit, you pay the provider directly, and a small booking fee applies only when you choose someone. If nobody is free, we tell you straight away and nothing is charged.

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Tell us what you need

Describe the job, drop your postcode, say how soon. Thirty seconds, no account, nothing to pay.

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Free local providers reply

Vetted providers covering your postcode send you a price in the chat. You see it before you commit.

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Accept & they come out

Happy with the price? Accept, contact details unlock, and they're on the way. You pay them directly.

Questions

Quick answers

Usually, yes. Providers set their own availability, so when one who covers your postcode is free now, they pick your job up and send a price. If nobody is free, we tell you rather than leave you waiting.
Anything that gets worse by waiting: escaping water, no heating in winter, being locked out, an unsecured broken window or door, a dangerous electrical fault, or a car stranded somewhere unsafe.
Often, especially at night and on bank holidays — but the provider quotes their full price before you commit, so there are no surprises. Asking costs nothing.
Yes. Posting a request is free with no obligation. A small booking fee applies only when you accept a quote.
Every provider is checked before they can take a job — identity, insurance details and the certifications their trade requires, such as Gas Safe registration for gas work.
Start from the problem — our guides cover things like a burst pipe, tripped electrics or a boiler that won't fire, and point you to the right trade. Or just describe the job and we'll route it.

Emergency help, near you, today

Free to ask, no obligation, and you see the price before you commit.

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