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Locksmiths (Schlüsseldienst)

Agree the price before the door opens

Before they travel

Send a photo of the cylinder and the door edge. Ask for the total including Anfahrt, in writing, before they set off. Do not pay cash on the landing to someone who is not the firm on the card.

Words

Tür zugefallen the door latched shut, Zylinder cylinder, Gesamtpreis total price, Anfahrt the trip. A card marked 24h is the night contact. The others are not.

Who pays

A lease may shift a small repair to the tenant up to a cap written in that lease. Read it. The who-pays guide points at § 535 BGB and does not print a euro cap.

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