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Local Ontime Electrician

Local Ontime Electrician

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Local Ontime Electrician
4.2

223 reviews

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Customer Service
4.5
Timeliness
4.5
Job Satisfaction ?
4.5
Rates and Fees
4.1
Consistently 'Ontime'
223 reviews
1 Dominic Q.  · Ripp OFF – Did not arrive as promised, appeared unfriendly, tried to rip me off with price. Would not recommend
1 Eric  · IF there is less one I would give them zero – they didn't show up after booking and taking a day off ,don't bother.
5 Mary  · Happy customer – Arrived on time, prompt identification of the problem, repairs carried out the next day with minimum hassle.
5 Satisfied customer  · Great work – Sim and Ahmad did several small jobs for us. They were prompt, efficient, courteous and tidy!
5 Shanahan  · Great – Both were polite and efficient and did a great job
Jim
JimVIC
 

Just had Josh out to my premises in Camberwell for emergency electrical work, what can I say, exceptional customer service, arrived on time and fixed my electrical issue. I can't speak more highly enough of Josh and this organisation. Will certainly be using them as my dedicated Electrican. Jim

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Li Li F.
Li Li F.VIC
 

CUSTOMER SERVICE AS IT SHOULD BE – Having experienced a lighting failure to three rooms in our house, electricians Ben and Tommy attended our residence and efficiently resolved the problem. What made them stand up from others is their friendly approach, being respectful and went beyond was was expected of them. In future should we require the services of an electrician, we shall ask for either of them. Thank you.

Jessie
Jessie6 posts
 

Horrible experience from a rude electrician – I would rate negative 10 stars if there was the option. Looking at other reviews online, seems like I'm not the only person with a bad experience with the electricians! A veyr rude electrician came to my house to check the switchboard, without touching a single thing said that it had to be upgraded. When I asked for his name he would divert the… Read more

question and would not send me an email quote (incase I got his details). If you are in desperate need for help from an electrician and low on money to spend, DO NOT waste your call out fee on him!!

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M B.
M B.VIC
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They ripped me off – The work took less than 5 minutes and the man charged me 380 dollars and said this price is with 30%off , just turned on some switch on switch Board , would never ever call them and wouldn't recommend them at all , just reppid off

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Cybp
Cybp
 

Incompetent and caused more damage and didn’t fix issue – They came and disconnected bunch of things and charged nearly $1500, and said the issue is fixed. It’s been months now and the issue is still occurring, despite the fact the disconnected a bunch of things, calling them faulty and told me it shouldn’t happen again, on multiple occasions. In the end the missed a couple of things up, and blaming it… Read more

on previous “shoddy” works. Like how? It had been working for years and it suddenly became “shoddy”, that too right after they worked on it. They say they give 30% discount to first time customers, they’re lying. I advise anyone reading this to save your money+time and get someone else, like I should have.

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Brendan L.
Brendan L.VIC
 

RIP OFF MERCHANTS ZERO STARS – NEVER TRUST THIS COMPANY They provided a quote to replace domestic HWS element for $900-$1500ex. They did not show up when they said they would, then strung me along for a couple of days. I got another electrician to come out and he fixed it for $300! Gross price gouging and tried to take advantage of me.

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Jess
JessVIC14 posts
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Dishonest marketing, ripping off customers – I used this company for the first time,because they sent me a stupid magnet that says 30% first job discount. When the electrician came he didn't ask anything about discount, just told me the total and ask me to sign. Then someone call me to finalize payment over the phone (not secure at all!). When I mentioned I have 30% off they said I should… Read more

have mentioned it BEFORE making appointment. And now I can't use it and have to pay in full. I mean, they have a system so they can check if I'm first time customer or not, so I don't understand why they didn't even try. When the electrician came he only checked a few things and didn't actually fix anything, but I got charged $180 plus $45 call out fee even though the website currently has $0 callout fee promo. Look im happy to pay the callout fee since someone did come, but not $230 for someone poking my powerboard with a stick. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED WITH THIS COMPANY.

Edit: upon checking their website I also found out they have $50 off Tuesday coupon. How ridiculous.. I didn't even get offered today. If you really want to give discounts you should actually walk the walk not just spit out fake promises everywhere.

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Robert P.
Robert P.NSW
 

Electrical powerboard upgade and install new stove/oven – Brilliant job by Ahmad & Tom. Very professional. All work done during heavy rain. Nothing was too hard. Show reply

Positive reviews

Susan Perry
Susan PerryNSW2 posts
 

The best experience – Thank you Gareth and Brock for excellent service from start to finish. Actually before time, and a big job leaving the premises spotless.

Brian
Brian2 posts
 

3p123118 brian evans – very pleased with work done will have him again price was quite reasonably he new what he was doing and explained everything about the job

John Farrow
John FarrowNSW2 posts
 

Just terrific! – Cameron came to replace our range hood. The quote was good and Cameron was ontime,respectful,skilled, polite and worked clean. We would recommend your service without hesitation.

Negative reviews

Yan Lii
Yan LiiVIC2 posts
 

A company of scam – This company is absolutely scam. We called the number and a rude guy came to our house, he communicated with ur in rude manner and inspected every room with no reason rather than thinking about what is cause of our electric problem. After Billy's radiculous work, he pressed buttons of a caculator then told us we need to pay 890AUD but not sure if… Read more

they could fix the potential problem! In addition, kept saying "this way of linking electric panel is illegal".

Yan Lii
Yan Lii   

This company is targeting Asian family to fleece.

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Paris
Paris
 

Scammed my parents who are pensioners – If I could review 0 stars I would Some of my parents power plugs weren’t working They charged a $50 visit fee and said they couldn’t figure out the problem Said they can to come back to do an investigation that was $400 They changed two plugs and my parents paid an additional $468 They competed everything in less than 30min My mum doesn’t speak… Read more

English that well and unfortunately no one else was home and they took advantage of this Complete scam and do not recommend

Charlie
CharlieVIC
 

Scammers using good name – Called someone claiming to be Ontime Local Electrician from fridge magnet. Emergency callout fee of $150. When they arrived demanded $650 before they would DO ANYTHING. Sent them away.

Recent reviews

Nita Innes
Nita InnesVIC
 

Fantastic service – Fantastic service, my hot water tank burst and they were able to change it and have everything fixed and done by the end of that day as I was working the next few days. Can’t recommend enough!

Alex
AlexVIC4 posts
 

Quick response and great service – We lost power to heating hotwater and internet when safety switch kicked in alerting to a problem. Billy arrived same day and was quickly able to identify the source of the outage and rectify. A previous electrician had installed an interior rated socket for the external water heater. Very happy and will recommend and use again.

Sai
Sai
 

The worst and unreliable customer service ever – I made an urgent booking to get some electrical work done. After the Customer Service Team confirmed the electrician would come between 12 o'clock and 4pm today. I was at ease and trusted they would deliver what they said. I waited the entire afternoon and towards the end of the time-frame they gave me a call saying their electricians are getting… Read more

busy and can't make it to my place any more!!!!

I waited the whole afternoon while cancelled all other jobs for this. In the end, my urgent work got left behind by the "Local Ontime Electrician" after they confirmed they would come. They did not leave me with any time to organise other electrical companies.

When I told the company on the phone that I would like to make a complaint, their extremely rude customer service representative hang up on me quickly without giving me the manager name, email address and the ABN number that I requested. I can't believe how rude and unprofessional they are!!

Mila A.
Mila A.5 posts
 

Unprofessional, Unhelpful and Rude – I requested help from this service for a kitchen installation job. The electrician showed up [Name Removed] two days late with an arrogant attitude accusing me of suggesting that he does something that’s not ‘complaint and then raises his voice at me Instead of Apologising for being late! he sends another guy the next day and instead of… Read more

apologising ONCE for being unprofessional and late, they get their back up when I mention I’m gonna complain about their Colleague, and left without doing the job. I’m determined to tell everyone in my community not to use these guys! They are rude, unprofessional and unhelpful! I can see now that despite the manager’s assurances to me of [Name Removed] professionalism, the reviews prove otherwise! They need serious customer service and cultural sensitivity training. Maybe not all their people are the same, but if you are getting similar complaints about the same guy [Name Removed] an d similar complaints about their technicians’ attitude such as ‘ mocking elderly and disabled people. If you are getting these comments- train your people Not to make insulting comments, be respectful and literally be ON TIME! And come with solutions- not excuses about how things can’t be done!

Mila A.
Mila A.   

In addition, I was given a ‘discounted’ quote of $5000 by Billy and another electrical company did… Read more

Richard
Richard
 

Totally professional customer service!! Amazing! – We needed some lights installed and a fuse box replaced. We were quoted the day previously by Ben who was highly professional. The following day Ahmad and Amir arrived, were very polite and professional, friendly and attentive. All the work was done within an hour and a half. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Will definitely use their services again. Show reply

Richard
Richard14 posts
 

Very Happy – Unexpected tripping of earth breaker in switch board @ ~ 5:30 on a Friday evening. Fear that entire freezer would defrost. Prompt attendance. Problem thoroughly examined, fault located and rectified. Excellent communications, thorough, efficient and clearly, NO attempts made to pad the bill. Recommend any time Show details ·  1

Adriana
AdrianaVIC
 

A Review – What an incredible disappointment. Unsatisfactory service to have to have electricians who are supposedly knowing of what they do to have to come out on 3 occasions and not fix a job and make inappropriate comments to elderly and disabled people in the home. We were given the run around and disrespected in our own home, being told we'd recieve… Read more

help and after almost two weeks still having no power. Left over Christmas with no power, medications that required refrigeration have now expired. We've lost thousands of dollars worth of medication due to incompetence and a waste of our time.

All going on deaf ears.

I've complained to the company and requested not to speak to the electricians as they've caused stress and anxiety to us, instead the company itself have also fallen on deaf ears and refused to respect my wishes.

I've received phone calls of abuse and demand in 'thays how we will do it and if you don't like it find someone else'. After all of this, it was better to cut my losses with this company and go elsewhere.

I HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND this company to any one unless you'd like to continue to have no power.

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Odine
OdineNSW
 

Thank you Ashim – We needed job done urgently and called the company yesterday evening. They arranged the appointment the next morning which was very impressive. Ashim was very polite, punctual and got the job done in high standard. He was very professional, knowledgeable, informative. Show reply

Artem S.
Artem S.2 posts
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Good work and flexible – These guys are prompt, flexible and do their work. May not be the cheapest but are honest and genuinely try to get everything right. I had my job close to Christmas, they were available and provided flexibility. Show reply

Alison and  Denise
Alison and DeniseNSW
 

Outstanding Job – Tom & Ahmad have done an outstanding job installing lights in the apartments of myself & my neighbour . They were polite, professional and their work was of a high standard. They cleaned up after themselves, even taking away the boxes the lights came in. This is the second time I've used this company and can highly recommend them. Show reply

Kerrie Kogarah
Kerrie Kogarah
 

Professional service – On time. Flexible. Workmanship excellent. No mess left. Took photos so I could verify placement as I wasn’t there. Highly recommend this company Show reply

Daniel M.
Daniel M.
 

On time and resolved the issue – I had an issue with my lights following a storm. Rick and Jacob came out, arrived early and resolved the issue. They were very thorough, went through tested every single light and kept me informed through the process of what was happening. They found the problem ,isolated it, fixed it and they even cleaned up!! Couldn’t recommend them more highly Show reply

Nicks
Nicks3 posts
 

Our electrical needs – We had Rick come out today and found him to be very professional, very polite and met all our electrical needs, will definitely book him in the future Show reply

Peter O.
Peter O.VIC
 

Electrician 11 months ago – I wrote a review 11 months ago and it was 1 star or zero. But a man from your office rang to say "We will give you $200 off your next job if you change review". Stupidly I did . I will never use these people again .So wish to alter my review to original. Disgraceful electrician.

Steve L.
Steve L.NSW
 

Wish I had read the reviews first...this company is a rip off – Rheem hot water heater needed a new thermostat. Online price $61. I was charged $480. When I queried the price, was told that the thermostat was $160, and that it was a 10 minute job. Queried the charge of $420 labour, when I had already paid a call out fee of $165, on a Saturday afternoon. TOTAL RIP OFF PRICES. $640, to replace a $60 part, in 10 minutes..... Look out, nothing honest about these guys. Show details

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Local Ontime Electrician    

Hello Steve, Thank you for your… Read more

Lisa
LisaVIC
 

Excellent service with care and integrity – Easy to book and quick response to wires hanging from a broken power outlet. Billy was organised, efficient, thoughtful, respectful and very tidy and I was very grateful to find someone respectful in my home. Show reply

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