Emergency Electrician London
Same-hour electrician for power cuts, RCD trips that will not reset, burning smell at sockets, lost lighting circuits and consumer unit faults. NICEIC registered. Make-safe and full repair on the same visit where possible.
Hourly £95–£180 by time band. No call-out fee. £5m Public Liability insured.
Mobile preferred? Call 07456 975436.
An emergency electrician in London costs £95/hr daytime (7am-5pm), £140/hr evening (5pm-midnight) and £180/hr overnight (midnight-7am). No call-out fee. Make-safe and diagnosis is typically 1-2 hours, with most faults repaired on the same visit from van stock.
When to call an emergency electrician
Some electrical faults will wait until Monday — a flickering pendant, a non-functional dimmer, a socket that needs replacing for aesthetic reasons. Others need an electrician on site within the hour, before the wiring overheats or the fault propagates back to the consumer unit. The list below is the call-it-now category — symptoms where the right answer is the 24/7 line, not a Tuesday quote.
- Total power cut to the property when neighbours still have supply (main fuse, tails or consumer unit fault)
- RCD or RCBO that will not reset — tracing the leakage circuit and isolating the faulty appliance or wiring
- Burning smell, scorch marks or melted plastic at sockets, switches, light fittings or the consumer unit
- Repeated MCB tripping under normal load — short circuit, overload or borderline insulation resistance fault
- Lost lighting circuits, half the house dark, dead landing or bathroom lights with no obvious switch fault
- Burnt or buzzing consumer unit, main switch that will not stay on, melted neutral bar or split-load fault
- Sparking, arcing or visible damage to sockets, ceiling roses, immersion heater isolators or cooker switches
- Shower, immersion or electric heater dead — circuit fault, isolator failure or pull-cord switch melt-down
- Smoke alarm chirping that will not stop after battery change — mains 230V fault on the interlinked circuit
- Loss of power to a single room or floor after a DIY drilling accident — cable strike trace and safe repair
Hourly pricing by time band
There is no call-out fee and no minimum charge above the first hour. The band is set by the time the electrician arrives on site, not the time you call — so a 4:30pm call that lands at 5:15pm is billed at the daytime rate. The rate confirmed on the phone is the rate that goes on the invoice.
| Service / Time Band | What's Covered | Typical Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime call-out (7am–5pm) | Make-safe + diagnosis, hourly rate, no call-out fee. Most faults cleared in 1–2 hours. | £95 / hour |
| Evening call-out (5pm–midnight) | Same scope, evening response across all 32 London boroughs. | £140 / hour |
| Overnight call-out (midnight–7am) | Full overnight emergency cover. Power back on or installation made safe before we leave. | £180 / hour |
| RCD / RCBO replacement on site | Like-for-like residual current device swap from van stock, retest of the affected circuit. | £140 fitted |
| Burnt socket / spur replacement | Isolate, remove charred accessory, replace with metal-clad or moulded socket, polarity + Zs retest. | £120 fitted |
| Consumer unit make-safe | Burnt bus-bar, tripped main switch, melted neutral block — isolate, shroud, written fixed quote for full board change. | 1st hour + parts |
| Minor Works Certificate after repair | BS 7671 certificate issued digitally for any circuit altered or extended during the call-out. | Included |
* Prices include VAT. Full breakdown on the pricing page. Parts (RCDs, sockets, switches, cable) charged at trade plus 15%.
How the call-out works
Call the line or WhatsApp the photo
Call the landline or send a photo of the consumer unit on WhatsApp. The controller checks van location, ETA and confirms the hourly band before dispatch — no surprise fees on arrival.
Electrician on site within 60 minutes
Across Zones 1–3 the target response is under 60 minutes. The electrician arrives with a stocked van — RCDs, RCBOs, sockets, switches, junction boxes, SY cable, bonding clamps and 18th Edition consumer unit spares.
Make-safe and diagnose
Power back on safely or installation isolated and shrouded if a circuit is unsafe to re-energise. Live and dead testing identifies the root cause with a Megger MFT1741 or Fluke 1664 FC multi-function tester.
Fix on the visit where possible
Around 70% of emergency faults are fully repaired on the same call-out from van stock. Larger remedials are fixed-price-quoted before we leave, with a Minor Works or Electrical Installation Certificate issued for any altered circuit.
What gets fixed on the visit
Roughly seven in ten emergency call-outs are fully repaired on the first visit. The van carries the working stock that resolves the common faults — a Wylex or Hager-equivalent range of RCDs, RCBOs and MCBs, metal-clad and moulded sockets, ceiling roses, immersion isolators, 1- and 2-gang switches, junction boxes, SY and twin-and-earth cable in 1.0, 1.5 and 2.5mm, earth clamps and bonding conductor, plus a 18th Edition consumer unit kit if a make-safe escalates into a same-day board change.
The faults that need a return visit are the ones with a known scope — a full house rewire after a buried-cable failure, or a complete fuse board upgrade after a board has burnt through. On those jobs the emergency visit isolates the fault, makes the property safe, and a fixed-price quote is issued before the electrician leaves.
For landlords and property managers
Tenant-reported electrical faults are the single most common after-hours call on the line. The dispatch process treats landlord and managing-agent calls as priority — the tenant is rung directly to confirm access and symptoms, photos go to the electrician's phone before arrival, and a written report of the make-safe and the recommended remedials is issued to the agent inbox the next working morning.
Where the call-out reveals an installation that has drifted out of compliance with the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, a combined emergency-then-EICR can be scheduled within the 28-day remedial window. Portfolio landlords on PPM contracts get consolidated monthly invoicing and out-of-hours response at the same hourly bands.
Areas covered
Emergency call-outs cover every London borough and the City of London 24 hours a day. Response times are tightest across Zones 1-3, with a target of under 60 minutes from booking to electrician on the doorstep. Heaviest after-hours volumes come from Camden, Westminster, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Southwark.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does an emergency electrician cost in London?
How fast can an electrician get to me?
My RCD will not reset — what do I do before you arrive?
I can smell burning at a socket — is it safe to keep using it?
Do you charge a call-out fee?
Can you replace a fuse board / consumer unit on the same visit?
Will you issue a certificate for the work?
Do you cover landlord and HMO properties?
Are you NICEIC registered?
What happens if the fault turns out to be the supplier's, not mine?
Power down right now? Call.
Under-60-minute response across Zones 1-3. NICEIC registered electrician, no call-out fee, hourly rate confirmed before dispatch. Make-safe and digital BS 7671 Minor Works Certificate within 48 hours.
NICEIC / NAPIT registered • Part P compliant • £5m Public Liability (Hiscox UK) • VAT-registered invoices