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If there is a fire and it goes to court and the court says "BS7671 recommend that you use Arc Fault Detection Devices. Why didn't you fit them?" Where would you stand from a legal point of view?
I think if you could demonstrate you'd suggested it to the customer and that they'd nearly choked on their tea when told the price, you'd be fairly safe as you would have done your part.
Sure it could be argued that by continuing without insisting you've been negligent but at the end of the day it is only a recommendation at the moment and you recommended it... the customer chose not to take up the recommendation.
But it is yet another thing that Dangerous Dave won't give a t055 about meaning he'll be even cheaper than the rest of us. It's like the earth rod for TN earthing systems... if that becomes mandatory (I haven't got the big sky blue book yet) and is required to be applied retrospectively to existing installations (ala earthing and bonding up to snuff), customers will think you're just trying to fleece them.
This is part of the problem with the regs... they don't make it publicly known what homes should have and what people should expect, so the cowboys can get away without providing it. If they made more of an effort to educate householders it may help.