Some items can be repaired via postal service so you do not need the repairer to live locally to you. For other items, it may be that the restoration required is specialised and those experts do not live near you but offer a Nationwide service. Sadly, some repair and craft skills are in decline and the crafts do not have as many practitioners as they once had. Part of the reason for creating the We Are Repairs community is to support repair and restoration experts in promoting their services and bringing these industries back to life so that every town and city does have these skills once again.