24/7 emergency electrician across the West Midlands

We answer 24 hour emergency call-outs with a qualified, insured electrician across the West Midlands, making the fault safe first, then putting it right.
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Qualified, insured and compliant

Certified to Regulations

BS 7671, 18th Edition

We are your emergency electrician, one call away

ACN Electrical is a West Midlands electrical contractor and 24 hour emergency electrician. When your electrics fail, a qualified, insured electrician answers, comes to you day or night, makes the fault safe, then puts it right.

City & Guilds qualified and ECS registered, working to BS 7671.

Public liability cover, so your property is protected while we work.
We deal with the immediate danger before anything else.
We agree the price with you before any work, with no hidden charges.

Common electrical emergencies we sort fast

We install EV charging wherever you need it, from a single driveway charger to charge points across a business or site.

Not sure if it counts as an emergency?

If there is smoke, heat, water or exposed wiring, treat it as one and call.

What to do while you wait for us

A few safe steps can stop the problem getting worse before we arrive.

Switch off at the consumer unit

If you can reach it safely, turn off the main switch or the affected circuit.

Unplug what caused it

If one appliance triggered the fault, unplug it and leave it switched off.

Keep everyone clear

Stay away from exposed wires, sparking points and any water near the electrics.

Call us and describe it

Tell us what happened so we arrive with the right parts.

If you see fire, smoke or smell gas, call 999 first.

Do not touch anything live or wet. When you are safe, call us to make the electrics safe.

What happens when you call us

A simple call-out built to make you safe fast, then fix the fault.
Step 1

You call us

Tell us what is happening and where you are, at any hour.

Step 2

We talk you safe

We guide you to make things safe while an electrician heads to you.

Step 3

We attend and make safe

We find the fault, isolate the danger, and agree the price before any work.

Step 4

We fix or advise

We repair it there and then, or make safe and book the full fix.

What an emergency electrician costs

Emergency call-outs typically start around £90 in standard hours, rising out of hours. We confirm your exact price before any work starts.

No hidden charges

Standard-hours call-out
Mon to Fri, fault find and make safe
£90–£150
Out-of-hours or weekend call-out
Evenings, nights and weekends
£150–£280
Fault finding and repair
Where a repair is needed on top of the call-out
from £180
Consumer unit or larger fix
Quoted once the fault is found
from £380
These are typical UK market prices for 2026, shown as a general guide. We confirm your price before any work begins.

Emergency electrician near you in the West Midlands

From Birmingham to the Black Country, we take emergency call-outs across the West Midlands. If your town is not listed, call and ask.

Birmingham & Solihull

The Black Country

Coventry & Surrounding

Emergency electrician questions

Yes. We take emergency call-outs around the clock, including evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Call any hour and a qualified, insured electrician will answer and head to you.
Response time depends on where you are and the time of day, and we give you a realistic arrival time the moment you call. We treat live emergencies, anything with heat, smoke, water or exposed wiring, as top priority.
An electrical emergency is anything unsafe or that suddenly cuts your power: a burning smell, sparks, exposed or arcing wiring, or a fuseboard that keeps tripping. If it involves heat, smoke or water, treat it as an emergency and call.
If your neighbours have lost power too, it is a network power cut, so call 105 free to reach your distribution operator. If only your property is affected, the fault is in your own installation, and that is when to call an emergency electrician.
As a market guide, emergency call-outs typically start around £90 in standard hours and rise in the evenings, at night and on weekends. We confirm your exact price with you before any work starts, with no hidden charges.
If you can safely reach your consumer unit, turning off the main switch or the affected circuit is usually the safest first step. Do not touch anything live, wet or scorched. Then call us and we will guide you until we arrive.
Yes. We handle emergencies for shops, offices, rented homes and HMOs, and offer priority cover for commercial and industrial clients where downtime is costly.

Call us now for an emergency electrician

The fastest way to get help is to call. We answer 24/7 and will talk you through making things safe.

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Tell us about the job and we come back with a price.