When household disasters strike, the last thing you want to do is waste time Googling the numbers of people who can help and taking a gamble on the first result that comes up!

And though ‘speed dial’ has become such an antiquated concept that it may not even register in the lexicons of the younger Gen Z’ers, you’ll only be kicking yourself later for not having those essential services saved to your phone, and sites like TrustATrader are a great way to make sure you’re prepared well in advance.

We’ve compiled a list of four of the most useful services you should have saved and at the ready – take some time to find someone reliable and local, and never get caught out in an emergency again!

Plumber

It’s the middle of the night and you’ve just woken up to a burst pipe.

We bet you wish that you had the number for plumber to hand?

While you’re busy reading reviews because you don’t want to end up with a maverick who’ll rip you off, your house is flooding with water!

Plumbing is one of the most common household emergencies, and though sometimes it can be nothing more than a blocked drain, there are pipe-related predicaments that can cause real damage to your property.

Carpet Cleaner

Remember that sinking feeling of knocking over your glass of red wine on the cream carpet?

No matter how hard you try, the chance of removing that stubborn stain yourself is pretty slim. Expert carpet cleaning services like Chem-Dry are great to have on hand, as they’ll do all the hard work for you.

That way the next time you (or one of your guests) has a tipsy mishap, you’ll be able to get your flooring and upholstery looking as good as new.

Locksmith

Locking yourself out can happen to anyone. Is there any worse feeling than reaching in your pocket and realising that you don’t have your keys?

Maybe you’ve got ice cream threatening to melt in the car, or an important Zoom meeting to get to on your safely secured computer.

Not to mention, you’ve already lost fifteen minutes circling your house trying to channel your inner cat-burglar while internally debating the cost to repair a broken window.

You don’t want to waste any more time searching for a locksmith when you could’ve already had the number saved.

Roadside Assistance

You might be Team AA, you might be Team RAC, or maybe Team None-of-the-Above…

Either way, no one wants to be stuck on the hard shoulder of the motorway, or a dark country road, with a flat tire.

Roadside assistance is vital for any road user, so make sure that number is in your phone! It’s no good to anyone hidden amongst the paperwork you were supposed to sort out three months ago.

These are just four services that everyone should have in their phones, so what are you waiting for? Save those numbers!

What essential services do you have on your speed dial? Let us know in the comments below!