Yes we still have cowboys doing work without notifying it - but the fault of that lays with the home owner! They should check for NICEIC at least!
NICEIC is widely known and something as easy as a logo on the van or ID is the easy thing- the problem is people dont check!
If you made that statement over ten years ago.it would have a smidgen of truth about it
Nicholas,do you honestly believe that scheme membership gives assurance to anybody that the person is competent or even an electrician in the first place
Surely you are aware that there are as many competent and unregistered electricians,(either not wanting, or employed, and not requiring registration) as there are charlatons posing as electricians,kitted out with pretty Niceic logos and the all important incompetence to boot for this part p fiasco