I would have rated this company in the negative if possible. As with other reviews for this disreputable company, have found numerous stickers plastered across my letterbox and intercom. I have not... See more
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Stickering properties without consent. Just found a sticker on my front door with this company's details. In a crowded market- you can strike this company off your list and look elsewhere.
Vandalising despite it seems years of complaints. How are they still continuing to do this and haven’t been shut down. Clearly no idea how to run a business as this has got them excessive negative rev... See more
This review is NEGATIVE Stars for a firm that BUTCHER doors rather than use their Brains as a Master Locksmith should. Instead of drilling a Lock out they drill the Door causing extra and unnecessary... See more
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Established in 1990, Cricklewood Locksmiths is a family-ran business with the shop located in the heart of Cricklewood Broadway. Come and visit our shop - it is open every day from 8am to 8pm - or call us on 02084 503935 for more information. Our Emergency Locksmiths Services are availible within all London Postcodes - just call us on 07932961616
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165 cricklewood broadway , nw23hy, london, United Kingdom
- 02084503935
- sameh@cricklewoodlocksmith.com
- cricklewoodlocksmith.com
1.6
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24 reviews
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Illegally placed stickers on my front…
Illegally placed stickers on my front door, causing significant damage on removal. Complete crooks. Do not use.
June 3, 2022
Unprompted review
illegal sticker
In May 2022 they are still using very sticky stickers on our door to 'advertise' in doing this they damaged our paint work.
May 30, 2022
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Sticking irritating stickers on my…
Sticking irritating stickers on my door. Didn't answer the phone when I called.
November 11, 2021
Unprompted review
Untrustworthy, avoid
These guys have no respect for private property. They have been advertising their business by sticking stickers on people’s doors and intercoms, causing damage to paint, brass and rendering intercoms unusable. Spoke to the owner to ask him to stop, and he couldn’t have cared less.
I understand that Brent Council has had to take legal action to force them to stop doing this... but they continue elsewhere.
Other review sites also indicate poor workmanship and frightening practices - recommend you see for yourself!
Avoid.
Update: I’ve just read the response below from Cricklewood. The owner asks me to contact him, when I have already spoken with him at length. He agreed that he had been banned from using stickers in Brent - which was something I came across in several newspaper articles from trusted sources. The owner said that “customers love the stickers because they can call us when they get locked out”; he showed no consideration for the vast majority of households who don’t want their front doors defaced. No indication was given that they he would stop this practice.
A sticker was placed on my door in mid-2020. If they have stopped stickering, I welcome their transition to 21st century marketing.
UPDATE September 2021:
Received another sticker on my door today. Despite all the assurance in the owners message below, they continue to deface properties across London. Untrustworthy.
Update May 2024:
More stickers. These people are a bunch of liars. Last people I’d want fitting locks on my property.
September 12, 2020
Unprompted review
Reply from Cricklewood locksmith
dear punimitsu
speaking as the ownerof cricklewoood locksmith we take this matter extremely seriously and can assure you that as a company we do not advertise in this manner. i have personally been developing a marketing strategy for my family's business on both social media platforms and review websites such as this one
now the council has approached my business in relation to this matter and i have advised them to contact the person responsible for advertising his services in this manner.
furthermore i have personally approached him and advised him to stop and instructed him off all of your concerns then shown him alternative methods he may advertise his services online.
i advised you to contact me so that i may address all off your concerns on this matter and was planning on giving you regular updates on this matter but with lock down and a personal matter off my brother been run over recently my family has had a lot to deal with please accept my apology in the lateness of my reply and rest assured we are doing everything possible to resolve this matter
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