The last two times that I used Rated People I only received 1 response for each of the two jobs I posted. In both cases the respondents to these two posted jobs were very quick to turn up and quote a discounted price provided they could start the job immediately (The reason given being they already working in the area or had some 'spare time' between one job ending and another job starting!) Both traders came recommended according to reviews on Rated People's site. In both cases there were problems with keeping to initial quotes for the work after it commenced and in one case the tradesmen were threatening and abusive. Although I have used Rated People successfully on a number of occasions I shall no longer be using their services since I do not believe they vet tradesmen effectively and I believe that some reviews posted may be bogus. I also hear from trades people that they pay excessively to 'buy' these jobs from Rated People which may also serve as an impediment to the quality of the work they subsequently provide. I shall now rely on word of mouth recommendations from local people when deciding to employ tradespeople.