Discuss Had an electrician around to do an EICR but was given a quote for work instead. in the Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification area at ElectriciansForums.net
Well I turned down the work the guy was asking to do and asked if he did the EICR and for him to give it to me and he answered thus;
WE ARE NIC EIC REGISTERED ELECTRICIANS
YOU'VE CALLED US AND I GAVE YOU 5x NOTES FOR AMENDMENT WORK AS PROMISED AND AS SPOKEN TO YOU
I HAVE SAVED YOU £1,000 BY NOT DELIVERING 5x NIC EIC CERTIFICATES FOR FAIL
NOW SAID THAT, I LIVE IN (deleted for privacy) SPENT MY TIME AND DIESEL AND ACCORDING TO OUR WEBSITE -CAPITAL ELECTRICAL-
WE CHARGE £65 TO A MINIMUM CALL OUT CHARGE
I SAID TO YOU I WON'T CHARGE FOR I BELIEVED YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ME THE JOB
PLEASE I HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU INSTALLATION IS NOT COMPLYING WITH NIC EIC BS7671:2008 AND THEREFORE YOU ARE ILLEGALLY RENTING YOUR PLACE
MY ADVISE AS A GOOD FRIEND IS THAT YOU TAKE ANY ELECTRICIAN YOU WISH BUT HAVE YOUR INSTALLATION UPGRADED AS PER BS7671:2008 SO YOUR PLACE WILL COMPLY WITH THE LAW
GOD BLESS YOU SIR AND GOOD LUCK
I NEED THAT CHEQUE ASAP IN THE POST OFFICE FROM YOU
I will have to remember this. I am currently writing to all previous clients in houses that I wired in red/black prior to 2005 to tell them that they have to have a complete rewire. 2013 looking busy then!
No, I didn't pay him for anything and he did not, and has not, offered to give me an EICR even though that is what I called him out for. He did go around the building checking the consumer units sockets and wiring and took notes as I would have expected him to do but he just emailed me the quotes for work stating things he saw as, "illegal" or not up to 2008 regs as you see in copies I put up. The first quote I put up actually concerns three identical flats that have been wired in exactly the same manner and he wanted to charge £471.33 for each of them totaling £2067.30 together with the work done on the last quote. Thanks again for replying to this.
The OP invited an electrician to do an EICR - so at the very least, on receipt of the EICR and invoice the OP is obliged to pay him - if he doesn't pay the OP could end up in court.
Well I turned down the work the guy was asking to do and asked if he did the EICR and for him to give it to me and he answered thus;
WE ARE NIC EIC REGISTERED ELECTRICIANS
YOU'VE CALLED US AND I GAVE YOU 5x NOTES FOR AMENDMENT WORK AS PROMISED AND AS SPOKEN TO YOU
I HAVE SAVED YOU £1,000 BY NOT DELIVERING 5x NIC EIC CERTIFICATES FOR FAIL
NOW SAID THAT, I LIVE IN (deleted for privacy) SPENT MY TIME AND DIESEL AND ACCORDING TO OUR WEBSITE -CAPITAL ELECTRICAL-
WE CHARGE £65 TO A MINIMUM CALL OUT CHARGE
I SAID TO YOU I WON'T CHARGE FOR I BELIEVED YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ME THE JOB
PLEASE I HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU INSTALLATION IS NOT COMPLYING WITH NIC EIC BS7671:2008 AND THEREFORE YOU ARE ILLEGALLY RENTING YOUR PLACE
MY ADVISE AS A GOOD FRIEND IS THAT YOU TAKE ANY ELECTRICIAN YOU WISH BUT HAVE YOUR INSTALLATION UPGRADED AS PER BS7671:2008 SO YOUR PLACE WILL COMPLY WITH THE LAW
GOD BLESS YOU SIR AND GOOD LUCK
I NEED THAT CHEQUE ASAP IN THE POST OFFICE FROM YOU
And don't forget to note that all switched lives need sleeving too!
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