Plumber
Lanes Group - Drainage Specialists
Trust score
61out of 100
Rating3.9★
Review volume36
Source diversity1 source
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Verified drain / sewer clearance.
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What customers say
3.9out of 5
Detailed reviews
No contact whatsoever from this company what is point of this system if you don’t get any responses waste of time
I have had no response from them.
Appalling service. Overpaid for a CCTV survey which lasted about 15 minutes. Was told inaccurate information by the attending engineer (that my drain was "shared" and therefore it was a United Utilities issue - which it wasn't). Had to wait 5 days for any formal report on my drains, despite me suffering a home emergency (couldn't use my drains). Incompetent engineers combined with awful post-job customer service (despite providing me with false information, supplier refusing to come back or resolve issue). Avoid!
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Public review evidence3.9★ from 36 public reviewsCheckatrade
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✓Rating: 3.9★
✓Review volume: 36
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!Source diversity: 1 source
!Verification: Listed
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