Test and inspect

[Noton1205]

Hi all, my uncle is having an extension built so im doing the wiring for that and also re wiring the rest of the house. Can anyone issue me a cert for the building regs people. I live in east kent. Ta in advance.

 

[johnboy6083]

i agree with what you all say. It is nonsence, but there no way that the government or the councils will listen, as it will be a complete climbdown from the legislation that they produced. Also, the Part P providers will be spending an awful lot of money lobbying the approriate department.

 

[Engineer54]

i agree with what you all say. It is nonsence, but there no way that the government or the councils will listen, as it will be a complete climbdown from the legislation that they produced. Also, the Part P providers will be spending an awful lot of money lobbying the approriate department.

How can it be a climb down?? The idea behind PP was competence, If an electrician can prove his competency where's the climb down?

Your right about the scam providers though, they won't want to lose there virtually free money pit in a hurry!! lol!! Yet another reason for a national register of qualified electricians, no need for any of the scam providers then, as each registered qualified electrician will carry a verifiable ID card and number....

 

[Noton1205]

Defo should bring out the same system asthe gas safe register.

 

[Engineer54]

Does anyone know how much these scam providers have to pay these LABCs for Part Pee notifications??

 

[Noton1205]

I was told £190

 

[Engineer54]

I was told £190

I doubt that very much, if there only charging the member electricians a couple of quid (or something like that!!)

 

[Noton1205]

Spoke to them today, i thought it was abit cheap to, they said the tester would come and look at the first fix, then come back once second fix is complete

 

[Engineer54]

No no, .... I'm asking how much, if anything do these scam providers pay these LABC's when the scam members notify them of a notifiable job... Not for an Electrician, or Joe Public notifying and certifying with the LABC...

 

[ezzzekiel]

Dont think they pay anything just charge us a handling fee

Although it aint happened as yet im prepared to break rules and produce jib approved card and ask how i cant be deemed competent just for refusing to pay fees to get a qualified spark to check a qualified sparks work

 

[Engineer54]

Dont think they pay anything just charge us a handling fee

Although it aint happened as yet im prepared to break rules and produce jib approved card and ask how i cant be deemed competent just for refusing to pay fees to get a qualified spark to check a qualified sparks work

Quite right, if these scam providers pay nothing, then nor should a LABC previously registered fully competent and fully qualified electrician. These S/Providers members are absolutely no guarantee of being competent... full stop!!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Quite right, if these scam providers pay nothing, then nor should a LABC previously registered fully competent and fully qualified electrician. These S/Providers members are absolutely no guarantee of being competent... full stop!!!

Well to contradict an earlier post of mine....i have to agree.....i mean...how can somebody who`s "attended" a series of short courses the sum total of which amounts to about 6 weeks or so.....really be considered competent?...Now i am sure there are some out there who have followed this route and who are installing to a perfectly good standard but they are probably few and far between methinks......a lot of the crap we witness on a daily basis is testament to this....some of the stuff my boss and i come across.....well i wouldn`t put my name to it...thats for sure............

 

[Noton1205]

Had the local coucil sparky out after i swallowed my pride and payed the £190. He was there 10 mins and said first fix is fine. He said " make sureyou do your own test and inspect before we come so we can compare results".another words hes just going to copy my cert. what a scam.

 

[Noton1205]

finally got the labc to sign it off. he checked my cert and said " theres a mistake, the main fuse rating is 100A but you've put on your cert 80A" i said " what makes you say its 100A" he said "its written on the side of the fuse carrier" i then called him a bellend and had to eexplain that the sticker on the cut out indicates what the cut out is rated too and not what size fuse is inside. What a bellend.