Cowboy problems

[Welchyboy1]

I would forget chasing him, your wasting your time

just do her an eicr and a cost for the remedials

 

[davesparks]

I'd say call building control and trading standards and insist something is done. Failing that write to your MP and the DCLG, this part P nonsense has gone on long enough.
Everyone needs to kick up a stink about these cowboys, just rolling over and putting their work right won't stop them.

 

[Sparkysoldman]

If your sure hes not registered with a Part P provider and has done a re-wire which requires notifying under Part P then surely building control must have an interest. He's broken the law whether he fixes it or not!

I'd be speaking again to building control .....

He he hasn't broken the law if he can prove he's competent
although if the work is as stated he won't be able to and claiming to be registered is probably fraud if you can prove he claimed he was
either way your friend appears to have been scammed

 

[Badged01]

Very true, its ultimately the homeowners responsibility! I made the assumption that he has convinced the homeowner he was Part P registered hence she used him unknown that he wasn't!

Either way (I'll assume again!) the work has not been registered under part P and so LABC should have an interest --- presumably a few other bodies such as trading stds as well.

Of course whether any of them will do anything is another matter .....

 

[Welchyboy1]

I'd say call building control and trading standards and insist something is done. Failing that write to your MP and the DCLG, this part P nonsense has gone on long enough.
Everyone needs to kick up a stink about these cowboys, just rolling over and putting their work right won't stop them.

Thing is unfortunately, it seems like no-one gives a hoot who's registered and who's not, and theres certainly no-one enforcing anything

round my way if an electrician is not registered and doesnt notify or cert works EVEN when building control are involved in the works, they only get another sparks to do an eicr, so what chance you got if there not involved?

me personally im just too busy to start getting involved, look on the bright side, you have got another client and a load of work out of it!

The shame of it is, unless someone dies or a house gets burnt to the ground, no-ones gonna be interested!

 

[davesparks]

Burying your head in the sand won't do anything!

Kick up a stink, involve trading standards, write to your MP, write to the tabloids, try bbc watchdog/rogue traders.

 

[R G]

In a way you could say Part P is to blame for the cowboy situation , anybody could claim to be approved or registered even though they are not , that in itself could get them work....

 

[davesparks]

Yes the part P culture started it, but we are all complicit in allowing it to happen.

 

[R G]

Well , I do think cowboys have always been around , but with the Part P stamp and with all the influx of untraceable foreigners its become much more a problem than ever , and together with the lack policing of the situation , its out of control,,,,

 

[davesparks]

Exactly, and now that some sparks have opened the governments eyes to the problems we need to carry on the fight.