A method for enabling opening of an electronic locking device (12, 102) from a remote location, the method being carried out at a remotely accessible server (14, 104) and including: receiving, from a mobile communications device (28, 118), an opening request to open an electronic locking device (12, 102) which secures a closing member (18, 108), the opening request including a unique identifier of the electronic locking device (12, 102) and personal identification information of the mobile communications device (28, 118), wherein the unique identifier of the electronic locking device includes geographic location data of the electronic locking device which has been hardcoded into a communications module of the electronic locking device; determining, based on predefined parameters, whether the mobile communications device (28, 118) is permitted to open the electronic locking device (12, 102), including: receiving location information of the mobile communications device (28, 118); retrieving information relating to a secondary verification device from a system database; transmitting a location determination request to the secondary verification device prompting the secondary verification device to determine its location; and, receiving a location verification notification from the secondary verification device which includes location data of the secondary verification device, wherein the predefined parameters include a proximity range of the location information of the mobile communications device (28, 118) to the geographical location of the electronic locking device (12, 102) and a proximity range of the location data of the secondary verification device to an expected location; and in response to determining that the mobile communications device (28, 118) is permitted to open the electronic locking device (12, 102), transmitting an opening instruction to the electronic locking device (12, 102) via a communication network to unlock the closing member (18, 108). receiving, from a mobile communications device (28, 118), an opening request to open an electronic locking device (12, 102) which secures a closing member (18, 108), the opening request including a unique identifier of the electronic locking device (12, 102) and personal identification information of the mobile communications device (28, 118), wherein the unique identifier of the electronic locking device includes geographic location data of the electronic locking device which has been hardcoded into a communications module of the electronic locking device; determining, based on predefined parameters, whether the mobile communications device (28, 118) is permitted to open the electronic locking device (12, 102), including: receiving location information of the mobile communications device (28, 118); retrieving information relating to a secondary verification device from a system database; transmitting a location determination request to the secondary verification device prompting the secondary verification device to determine its location; and, receiving a location verification notification from the secondary verification device which includes location data of the secondary verification device, wherein the predefined parameters include a proximity range of the location information of the mobile communications device (28, 118) to the geographical location of the electronic locking device (12, 102) and a proximity range of the location data of the secondary verification device to an expected location; and receiving location information of the mobile communications device (28, 118); retrieving information relating to a secondary verification device from a system database; transmitting a location determination request to the secondary verification device prompting the secondary verification device to determine its location; and, receiving a location verification notification from the secondary verification device which includes location data of the secondary verification device, wherein the predefined parameters include a proximity range of the location information of the mobile communications device (28, 118) to the geographical location of the electronic locking device (12, 102) and a proximity range of the location data of the secondary verification device to an expected location; and in response to determining that the mobile communications device (28, 118) is permitted to open the electronic locking device (12, 102), transmitting an opening instruction to the electronic locking device (12, 102) via a communication network to unlock the closing member (18, 108).