craig woolf

I had a blocked toilet and called PM247. They arrived promptly — which was the only good part of the experience. I was charged a £154 call-out fee, and then quoted £850 to unblock the drain. When I challenged this, they “dropped” the price to £654 by removing an unnecessary CCTV add-on.

Once I agreed, had to sign contracts and pay upfront, the engineer (Wayne) unblocked the drain in under 10 minutes. That meant I paid over £650 in total — effectively £500 for less than 10 minutes’ work. A very nice piece of business for them, and reflects how they operate: quick in-and-out jobs for extortionate fees.

When I questioned Wayne about the ridiculous pricing, he claimed he knew nothing about their pricing model — which I find very hard to believe from a senior engineer.

What’s striking is how closely my experience mirrors the majority of the one-star reviews on here: high call-out fees, inflated quotes, pressure to sign up quickly because the engineer is “waiting around the corner.” The company’s responses to complaints also feel like copy-and-paste AI apologies — all the same lines about being “sorry,” “take concerns very seriously,” and “will investigate fully,” yet clearly nothing changes because these identical 1 star reviews keep coming!

On the other extreme, some of the five-star reviews made me smile. A number go out of their way to highlight how “affordable” the company supposedly is — which, when compared to my experience, feels very hard to take seriously.

Honestly, it feels like their whole model is preying on desperate people who are panicked then ripping them off. My recommendation: RUN!

my 3 girls have been with Everyone Active Acton for over a year now, and all 3 have not progressed to the next level, which is remarkable. I wonder if due to a lack of competition for swimming pools, that they realise they can serve up mediocre service. On a different topic, we had my 9 year's birthday party there recently. Great idea to use the pool, bouncy castle etc, but the party service team that day were not present, with the front desk showing a total lack of care for basics we were asking for, in their absense.

Great product. has made huge difference to taming the garden. Very sharp blades and makes things much easier than what i was using before.

Turned up next day and was the best price i could see on line

very sticky and effective! i would definitely recommend

I was a little skeptical when i first used Pharmica as I hadnt heard of them before. However, since getting deliveries from them in 2018, I've tried two different products and have continued to order them since. Very fast, reliable and much more affordable products than what you can get on the high street. Would def recommend.

V trustworthy service. Happy with my purchases to date so would recommend!

Really surprised by the quality and fit of the tux I bought for the price i paid. I would highly recommend Dobell to anyone looking for black tie wear.