24-Hour Emergency Electrician in London: What Actually Happens When You Call

What Actually Happens When You Call

Most electrical emergencies happen at the worst possible time. A fuse box trips mid-service on Christmas Eve. An office loses power on two floors at 11pm. A gym cannot open because something in the electrics gave out overnight.

We get called to all of these.

Electricians On Call are NAPIT-registered electricians covering central London and everywhere within the North Circular, around the clock. Here is what you can expect if you need us.

We are on site within the hour

When you call, you are talking to an electrician — not a call centre. We will ask a few questions about what has happened, and if we can help you fix it over the phone, we will. A lot of callouts turn out to be a tripped RCD or a faulty appliance pulling the circuit down. A kettle with a blown element, for example, can trip an entire ring. If that is all it is, we would rather save you the call-out fee than come out unnecessarily.

If it does need someone on site, we aim to be with you within the hour.

What we get called to most

The most common emergency callout is tripping — circuits cutting out and not coming back on after a reset. Usually it is one of three things: a faulty appliance on the circuit, an overloaded board, or a failing component in the consumer unit itself.

Beyond that:

• Complete power loss to part of a building — often a burnt or blown fused isolator somewhere in the supply chain. We had this in an office block in central London recently: one main supply fuse had burnt out and taken two floors offline. We traced the fault down to the basement, found the culprit, sourced the part, and had power restored the same night.
• Gyms and hospitality — Rowbots gym, pubs and restaurants around Christmas — businesses that genuinely cannot trade without power. These tend to be the most time-sensitive jobs.
• Landlord and tenant emergencies — a tenant with no heating or power in the middle of the night. We cover those too.

What it costs

Emergency electrical work is priced on a sliding scale depending on the time of day. A callout at 2am is going to cost more than one at 10am — that is honest and true for any trade. For out-of-hours work in the early hours, you are looking at around £200 per hour plus VAT. Daytime and evening rates are lower.

We will always be upfront about pricing before we start work. No surprises on the invoice.

Where we cover

Central London and anywhere within the North Circular — NW, N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, and WC postcodes. If you are not sure whether we cover your area, call us and we will tell you straight.

Call us

If you have got an electrical emergency in London, call us first. Even if it turns out you do not need us on site, we will point you in the right direction.