Error when attempting to hire a repairman

[Ness]

Second error for today...  not fun!

Sim attempting to hire a repairman, there aren't any generated in game, getting this error continually - delete is only option that will work, which I find rather disturbing.  Happened with all of the pets phone, regular phone and cell phone.  gah!

ETA: Error persists even after a repairman has been generated.

[jrd]

Do you have the service call fix by Pesc?

[J. M. Pescado]

Try updating your More Expensive NPCs?

[Ness]

I have the service call fix.  I have expensive NPCs from 18/10, but I can't see a more recent one in the pets hacks directory...  I can't see one at all in the pets directory for that matter!

Edit: updated from DC zip file.

[J. M. Pescado]

It's a Director's Cut extra. 10/18 is a very old version. Get a new version.