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Assessment · pest controllers round pest-control-2026-09

Ask.pest control review

Ranked 8 of 10 in Pest controllers in Telford

Best for: accredited sole trader for wasps and rodents

Sole Trader

Telford · Service area: Telford

Ask.pest control in short

Ask.pest control is an Aqueduct sole trader with Trading Standards accreditation confirmed on the scheme's own page after years of membership. Its listing states a long council background and names rats, wasps, bedbugs, fleas, squirrels, moles and proofing work for Telford homes. If you want an accredited one-person operator with detailed customer accounts behind the name, Ask.pest control is a distinctive local choice. The stated council background runs to well over a decade as an officer.

The trader works from Aqueduct across Telford town without a website of its own, taking town homes for the full household range. The accreditation page carries the load here, with years of Trading Standards membership behind the name.

Customer evidence pairs the headline Google rating with detailed accounts on the accreditation page, unusually vivid testimony for a trader with no website. The base is small in both places, so it reads as encouraging rather than proven at scale. Seven years of membership sit behind the scheme listing.

Customer reviews are perfect, with a five-star Google rating backed by detailed five-star customer accounts on the accreditation page. Our verdict: Ask.pest control suits wasps and rodents from a checked sole trader rather than a fleet. What counts against it is reach: there is no website of its own, and no insurance detail or price list is published.

Ask.pest control reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Ask.pest control, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google5.0 out of 512

Our verdict

Our judgement: Ask suits you if you want an accredited sole trader with a council background for wasps, rats or bed bugs in Telford. The scheme membership gives you an independent check on who you are booking. We rate the accreditation a strength because it is confirmed on the scheme's own page.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
60.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 12 reviews [1] [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

70

Trading Standards Accredited membership for 7 years is confirmed on the scheme's own page, a confirmed voluntary scheme [3].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40

No price list is published; customer accounts mention reasonable prices but the business states none itself [3].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

30

The business has no website of its own, so you rely on the Places listing and the scheme page [1] [3].

Industry qualifications

Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.

Strengths

  • You see 5.0 from 12 Google reviews, seen 3 September 2026, backed by detailed 5-star customer accounts on the Trading Standards scheme page [1] [3].

  • The business has been a Trading Standards Accredited member for 7 years, which you can check yourself on the scheme page [3].

  • The listing states 16 years as a council pest control officer and names rats, wasps, bed bugs, fleas, squirrels, moles and proofing work [3].

Limitations

  • No insurance details are published on the pages checked, so that area is scored as insufficient evidence [1] [3].

  • No price list is published, so ask Jason for the total including any return visit before work starts [1] [3].

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Questions about Ask.pest control

Is Ask.pest control any good?

On the evidence, yes for wasps and rodents: it sits eighth in our table, holds a five-star Google rating, and carries Trading Standards accreditation confirmed on the scheme page. It has no website of its own, so read the full page and its sources. Message the listed mobile for a quote.

Is Ask.pest control registered with a trade scheme?

It holds Trading Standards accreditation, confirmed on the scheme's own page with years of membership behind it. Type the business name into the scheme search to check it yourself. That independent listing is the strongest paper in its file, so read it beside the reviews. Membership has run for years, which you can see on the scheme page itself.

What does Ask.pest control charge?

It publishes no price list, though customer accounts on the scheme page call its prices reasonable. That means your enquiry does the talking: describe the pest and ask for the total including any return visit. Confirm the price before work starts. Ask whether a call-out fee applies on top of the treatment price.

Where does Ask.pest control work?

The trader works from Aqueduct across Telford, covering wasps, rats, bedbugs, fleas, squirrels, moles and proofing. Proofing work is also named alongside treatments. Town homes sit inside the patch. Send your postcode with the enquiry to confirm you are covered. The patch is Telford town from Aqueduct, taking in town homes for wasps, rats, bedbugs, fleas, squirrels, moles and proofing.

How is Ask.pest control ranked?

It ranks eighth of the ten pest controllers in our September round, picked for its confirmed accreditation and council background. No website or price list holds it back, so read the limitations beside the strengths. Read the full review, then ask for the total price. The council background and accreditation are what lift it into the table.

How do I get a quote from Ask.pest control?

Message the listed mobile with the pest, the property and your postcode, and ask for the total including any return visit in writing. There is no website or price list, so the enquiry does the talking: describe the job fully and confirm the price before work starts. Ask whether a call-out fee applies on top.

What do customers say about Ask.pest control?

Customers leave vivid accounts: a five-star Google rating backed by detailed testimony on the accreditation page, with prices described as reasonable. Both bases are small, so the praise is encouraging rather than proven at scale. Read the scheme page accounts yourself before you judge. They are the detail worth reading first-hand.

How does Ask.pest control compare with the others in the round?

It sits eighth, the highest sole trader without a website in the table, picked for confirmed accreditation and council background. Larger firms above it show deeper reviews and stated training schemes, while Flashback below it dwarfs every base in the round. Its edge is the independent scheme listing, which few rivals can match.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Sweetmeadow Pest Control68.4 / 100Ranked 1. Best for experienced insured local firm for homes and farms.
  2. Prokill Shropshire67.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for audited contracts for food and commercial premises.
  3. Telford Pest Control & Prevention Services66.0 / 100Ranked 3. Best for free assessment and same-day response in Telford.
  4. acute pestcontrol65.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for BPCA-trained technicians with same-day response.

Sources

  1. Google Maps: Ask.pest control Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. Companies House search: Ask pest control Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  3. Trading Standards Accredited: ASK.PEST CONTROL Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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