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Locksmith answering service that never misses a call
Lockouts happen at 11pm in the rain. If nobody answers, the caller searches again and you never know the call existed.
Locksmith work is immediate and local. The caller is standing outside and will call three companies in five minutes - the first one that answers usually gets the job.
What it captures on a locksmiths call
- Locked out of a house, car or business, and whether anyone is inside
- The address and a callback number first, because the caller is mobile
- Vehicle make and model for car lockouts
- Whether it is a broken lock, a lost key or a rekey request
- ID and proof-of-address requirements stated up front, so there is no surprise at the door
- Whether a child, pet or appliance is at risk inside
How a call sounds
I am locked out of my car in a parking lot.
Let me get your number and the parking lot address first. Are you safe, and is anyone or a pet inside the car?
No one inside. It is a 2019 Honda.
Thank you. Please stay with the vehicle; the technician will call you to confirm a time and what ID to have ready.
An illustration of how a call unfolds, not a recording. Every prompt is tuned to your business before it goes live.
What a missed call costs a locksmith
- a call nobody picks up leaves no record of itself: no message, no number, no way to count it
- so the jobs you never hear about cannot be counted either - which is the whole problem
- put your own numbers on it: your average job value, times the calls you miss in a week
No industry statistic and no customer story is quoted above, because we cannot verify one for your trade and this business has no customers yet. The only figures we can stand behind are our own, and they are the whole offer: $99 one-time setup, then 30¢ a minute charged by the second, out of a balance you top up from $25. No packages, no monthly fee.
The calls that decide your week
Locked out at midnight
A caller standing outside his own front door is the most urgent customer there is. He dials one number, then the next. If the first one rings out, he is not leaving a message - he is already talking to somebody else.
The five-minute window on a car lockout
Car lockouts are decided in seconds, usually in a parking lot, usually with a child or a dog waiting inside. There is no second call later.
The rekey after a break-up or a sale
A quieter job, but a planned one with a real ticket attached. Those callers do ring back - if somebody answered the first time and took their number.
What lands in your inbox - and what never happens
Every call ends the same way: one job card, written out, with enough detail to price the job. And the limits are worth knowing before you buy, not after.
On the card
- The exact address or a landmark, and whether it is a house, car or business
- Whether anyone is inside or waiting in unsafe conditions
- What is locked - door, car, safe, padlock
- Whether ID and proof of address are available
- A callback number confirmed back to the caller
What it will never do
- Quote a lockout price
- Tell a caller to try to break in themselves
- Ask for card or bank details
- Claim to be you or anyone on your team
Live in a day, on the number your customers already dial
You keep the number on your website and your van. Calls forward to the receptionist or the number is ported across, and nothing changes for the caller. The receptionist is built around your patch, your hours and your on-call rule - a midnight lockout is not treated like a rekey booked for Tuesday. No monthly bill, no contract: one-time setup, then minutes that never expire.
Questions we get asked
Will it dispatch without checking the caller's identity?
No. The ID and proof-of-address requirement is stated on the call, and the technician confirms it in person before any work starts.
Does it cover cars as well as buildings?
Yes, if you offer roadside lockout work - the AI is configured around the services you actually run.
Can it give a price on the call?
It will not promise a price. It collects the details and the technician confirms before starting.
Will it ask for payment over the phone?
No. It never takes card or bank details. That is a hard rule on every call, and it is the first thing a caller with a suspicious lockout should be protected from.
Does it handle car lockouts differently from house lockouts?
Yes. It captures which it is, where the vehicle is and whether anyone is waiting inside, because those change what you take with you.
What about someone who is locked out with a child inside?
That is flagged as the most urgent kind of call and routed to your on-call number rather than booked.