What people ask before they post a job on GlosFix.
Questions and answers
Nothing. Posting a job is free. Tradespeople pay for the job, which is why only one of them gets it.
No. You don’t need an account to post a job.
That depends on how many tradespeople cover your trade and area. Emergency jobs are sent to local tradespeople by text straight away. If nobody takes your job on, we tell you.
It comes off the board after the time you chose and we email you. You pay nothing. If the budget looks like the sticking point, we will say so and you can post it again with a different figure.
They go to the one tradesperson who takes your job on, at the point they take it. Nobody else sees them. Our privacy notice explains how long we keep them.
Limited companies are checked against Companies House, and sole traders upload their public liability insurance certificate. That confirms a business exists. It does not cover qualifications or past work, so ask for a written quote and, for gas work, check the engineer on the Gas Safe Register.
Yes, you are free to go direct. GlosFix saves you the searching and keeps your number to one local tradesperson.
No. Call the National Gas Emergency Service free on 0800 111 999, day or night. Open doors and windows, turn the gas off at the meter if you can, and don’t use electrical switches or naked flames.