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Christmas emergency tradesmen

One in five households rely on emergency tradesmen over Christmas and holidays

says Budget Van Insurance

One in five British households is forced to call-out emergency trade services during the holidays and weekends according to a poll released today by Budget Van Insurance.  The majority of call-outs are for plumbers (46%) followed by central heating engineers (13%) and locksmiths (10%).

On top of festive spending, a third of respondents who have had to call-out the specialists have paid between £50-£100 for the service excluding any parts needed to complete the job.  While over ten per cent of respondents (23%) have paid between £150-£250 for services excluding parts.

Lisa Corston, Budget Van Insurance:
“Householders should take all preventative measures to avoid any domestic disasters over Christmas- whether this is storing spare keys in a secure place, having your boiler serviced and keeping your home warm enough to avoid burst pipes.

 “With the cold-snap likely to continue over the coming weeks, we are urging people to ensure that their houses are in order to avoid any costly incidents.“

Call-outs

20% of UK householders have at some time or other had to call out emergency trade services out of hours or during weekends/bank holidays.

46% of them have had to call-out plumbers, 13% central heating engineers, 10% locksmiths and 9% gas service providers and electricians.  

The largest group - 33% - paid between £50-100 for the service excluding parts.   13% paid between £150-£250.

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