Always Make Sure Your North Carolina Locksmith Is Licensed

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You may wonder, what’s the big deal? Why must a locksmith be licensed? What’s with all the rules and regulations? Licensing confirms that the locksmith has passed a written exam, a background investigation, a criminal history check, and continuing education courses for license renewal.

The law serves to protect you, the consumer, from locksmiths who damage locks and property, fail to insure themselves, fraudulently overcharge services, and make themselves difficult to locate.

The North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board takes this rule very seriously. It even hires private investigators to flush out unlicensed locksmiths. The board handles complaints and assists with problems, but can only do so with regard to licensed locksmiths.

Are Unlicensed Locksmiths Really an Issue?

During a recent sting operation, board investigators randomly called an online locksmith company to retrieve keys locked in a car. The company quoted a price for the service. The investigators noted that the locksmith had trouble working and appeared inexperienced and untrained and took an extremely long time ...
... to open the lock. Then, when done, the locksmith charged a price much higher than what company originally quoted. When the investigators then asked if the locksmith had a license, the locksmith ran off.

In another incident, a North Carolina mother could not locate her keys and contacted an online emergency locksmith. After making an onsite key, an unlicensed locksmith charged her six times the quoted amount (over $200). The next day, the key would not work.

Because these locksmiths were unlicensed, the board could not do anything about the damage they may have caused to the consumer. They could only directly discipline them.

How to Make Sure Your Locksmith is Licensed

Board representatives advise that you don’t just simple do an Internet search for a local locksmith and simply use the first one you find. Conduct a diligent search and make sure the one you use is licensed. Its website should proudly confirm that all locksmiths are licensed. Also make sure that its website understands quote significance. Once the locksmith shows, ask for their license. You can also directly verify a locksmith’s license on the board’s registry

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