Portsmouth Locksmiths

Information

This website does not endorse or recommend any particular tradesman.

Make sure that you obtain several quotations for any work that you are planning, for comparison.

Some tradesmen are regulated by the Trustmark scheme, check this for further peace of mind.

Choosing a locksmith.

Obviously the question of security is an issue when trying to choose a locksmith, one way to check this is to ask which organisations the locksmith belongs to.

The main organisations are the Institute of Certified Locksmiths (ICL) and the Master Locksmith Association (MLA), both of these organisations police check their members.

Locked out ?

If you need a locksmith because you have locked yourself out and you know that the keys are indoors, rather than lost keys, ask the locksmith if they can provide a non detsructive entry method.

Some locksmiths rely on drilling out your lock, destructive entry, as their standard method, this means that you will also need to buy a complete new lock from them.

There are non destructive methods such as picking the lock that a professionally trained locksmith should be able to provide, why pay out for a complete new lock and potential damage to your door, when it is unecessary.

In some cases locks may need to be drilled if they have become faulty or damaged but this can not be helped and should be a last resort.