Can help with
- Emergency entry
- Key cutting
- Home locks
- Smart locks
- uPVC locks
Mobile locksmith · based in Stirling
AL Security
Customers most often describe help with changing and fitting locks. The clearest pattern appears in 5 separate reviews.
Not the right service for
- A shop or counter you can visit — this is a mobile service
What may help you decide
- Changing and fitting locks — mentioned in 5 separate reviews
- Faults and options explained clearly — mentioned in 3 separate reviews
- Past timed arrivals: around 20 min, based on 4 timed reviews
Start with the problem
What do you need?
Choose a job to see what this business advertises, what customers repeatedly mention and what to say on the call.
Repair, replace or upgrade a household lock
Customers repeatedly mention changing and fitting locks. The clearest pattern appears in 5 separate reviews.
What customers repeatedly mention
- Customers repeatedly describe changing or fitting locks — mentioned in 5 reviews, latest 2026-04-28.
Tell them this before they travel
- Say why the lock is being changed: moving in, lost keys, damage or an upgrade.
- Ask them to compare repairing the existing lock with replacing it before you approve a change.
Locked out of a home, flat or business
This business advertises locked out of a home, flat or business. Customer reviews do not contain enough repeated detail to show how often it handles this work.
What the advertised service covers
- Lockouts and emergency entry
- Non-destructive entry where the lock allows
Tell them this before they travel
- Give the full postcode and say whether a child, an animal or anyone vulnerable is shut inside.
- Say whether the door is only pulled shut or also locked, and what the door is made of.
uPVC, composite or multipoint-door fault
This business advertises uPVC, composite or multipoint-door fault. Customer reviews do not contain enough repeated detail to show how often it handles this work.
What the advertised service covers
- uPVC and multipoint door locks
- Window locks, handles and hinges
- Door handles and hardware
Tell them this before they travel
- Say whether the handle lifts when the door is open, and whether the key turns.
- Photograph the whole door, the edge strip and any brand name on the lock.
Cutting keys and controlled key systems
This business advertises cutting keys and controlled key systems. Customer reviews do not contain enough repeated detail to show how often it handles this work.
What the advertised service covers
- Key cutting and duplication
Tell them this before they travel
- Say what the key is for and whether it is a restricted or registered pattern that needs authorisation.
- Ask whether the key is cut on site or has to be ordered, and how many copies are included.
Smart, digital and keypad locks
This business advertises smart, digital and keypad locks. Customer reviews do not contain enough repeated detail to show how often it handles this work.
What the advertised service covers
- Smart and digital locks
Tell them this before they travel
- Name the product or system and say whether the door is uPVC, composite, timber or aluminium.
- Ask what happens to the existing keys and what the fallback is when the battery or network fails.
Costs
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Useful credentials, claims and limits
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Policies to confirm on the call
- Insured for locksmith work.Checked 2026-08-27
Mobile service, not a shop
AL Security operates as a mobile service and comes to you. Do not travel to a listed address expecting a counter or a key-cutting shop.
What this business says it does not do
- A shop or counter you can visit — this is a mobile service
Customer experience
What customers consistently mention
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Jobs customers used them for
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Changing and fitting locks
5 reviewsCustomers repeatedly describe changing or fitting locks. 2 of these 5 reviews are from the latest two years available.
Price, communication and follow-up
These recurring details describe how customers experienced the conversation before, during and after the job.
Explained the options
3 reviewsPast customers often mention the fault, the work or the available options being explained clearly. 1 of these 3 reviews are from the latest two years available.
Customer reviews available up to 2026-08-07. How these themes are selected. Past jobs do not guarantee the next one.
Coverage
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Based in Stirling · covering Edinburgh and Glasgow. An advertised service area does not establish today's availability or arrival time.
Contact
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Have the postcode, a short description of the door or lock and a useful photo ready. Ask for the complete price before attendance.
AL Security
+441786470740Mobile service: the locksmith comes to your location.
Call to check today’s opening hours and availability.
No opening hours are published. Confirm that the advertised 30 min arrival target applies when you need the job done.
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Customers most often describe help with changing and fitting locks. The clearest pattern appears in 5 separate reviews. Confirm the exact job, who attends, the complete price and a live arrival estimate before you book.
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Sources, review rules and last update
Current service, price and credential details were checked on 25 September 2026. Only details that passed the site’s source checks appear on this page.
Customer experience: 132 written Google reviews checked, latest 2026-08-07; displayed rating checked 2026-08-31.
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