Drain Doctor Worcestershire
Unit B, Saxon Business Park, Asquith Court, Smiths Way, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove B60 4FF, United Kingdom
4.9
134 reviews
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7WXC+78 Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
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The technician attended this morning and asked if I have been informed about the price. I said that my understanding was that the call out was free. He said that this is usually the case but in this occasion the office has a charge of around £90 for the job. He also kindly called the office and clarified this. I have explained that in this case I was not happy to go ahead. I have called the office and spoke with the person in charge (same one that discussed the booking). His point of view is that they kept their end of the deal. The callout was free and that the charge is for the use of the expertise and sophisticated equipment. I can understand the second part, but it should have been explicitly explained during the booking that this company defines “call out” as coming over, park in the driveway and have a friendly chat. To most people this is defined as a social visit.
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It is encouraging that time was taken to read my review and reply. However I am afraid your response is inaccurate if not a deliberate lie. Your senior technician attended as described in my review. However we only had a chat. He never measured the pressure. He asked for the price you have mentioned in order to measure the pressure and proceed with any other assessment necessary. This was not what was discussed with me over the phone during the booking. Therefore I stand by my review that the company did not deliver what was agreed with me over the phone and that the advertised free call out was just a visit and friendly chat.
Drain Doctor was very responsive, sending out a response guy same day (Saturday).
This was a troublesome job, at one point we thought the drain had collapsed under the house, which would've meant excavation.
Mark didn't give up, he tried and tried to push through the collapse or blockage. His efforts eventually worked and pipe was clear.
He returned the next day to put a camera through, confirming that it wasn't a collapse after all, if he had given up, we would've excavated at great cost and inconvenience.
Great service, great guy.
Would definitely use Drain Doctor again.
I had another company come out 10 minutes after. They repaired the leak within the hour and charged £120 including vat and parts.
I would not recommend drain doctor as their prices seem high compared to other companies which is the last thing anyone needs right now.