ANOTHER 1ST ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SERVICES
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We called them for an electrical compliance certificate and paid them cash in full.my tenantvin my cottage had a family emergency so we could not gain access. Tax the electrician said he will come back the very next day to issue certificate.after many phone calls to him still nothing.I called the office number in Jo'burg to be told by a Jared that I am only spending a little amount of money and in other words am of no importance.he did not bother to listen to my complaint and said he had no problem if reported on hello peter.I have never felt so degraded as to how he made me feel. My husband called and spoke to him and he used abusive vulgar language .is this how a company treats its clients. This is so totally unacceptable and a big rip off. Ibget the e feeling he was actually mocking me that I am complaining about spending only 550 for this certificate not knowing what my financial status is.totally demoralising in his attitude.he then kept on phoning my husband back after my husband told him he is ending the call due to his terrible vulgar language.

Emergency electricians are a rip off, beware.
A call out ends in financial overcharging as the electrician firstly replaces parts that are not faulty, secondly charges almost R600 for a part that retails for less than R100 at the local hardware.
When complaining to the "call out company", the response is that the call-out electricians can charge whatever they want (and apparently this is law?)
The work is done, the power is on and you get hit with a fat bill and need to pay COD/EFT immediately.
The invoice is on the call out company's name. The bank account is on the company's name. The contact numbers are all from the company BUT THE OVERCHARGING IS THE CALL OUT ELECTRICIANS PREROGATIVE.
Be very careful who you call out for any electrical work. This company also does plumbing and it scares me to think what rip off is passed on to someone with a leaking pipe in urgent need of repair!