Hi all, I've been lurking a while and enjoyed reading all your posts. I've been in the trade since 1994, did a full apprenticeship, Nvq3, 2391, 17th edition, and have always worked for companies, never self employed. Been with the same company for over 10yrs now, which specialise in pretty much anything domestic/commercial/industrial.
As all electricians do, we get asked by mates, mates of mates to do jobs on the side to save them a bit of cash. What is the proper way of going about this? Obviously there's the not paying tax issue, but asides from that what about from an electrical point of view.
Obviously I carry out work to as high a standard privately as I would working for my firm. I've even give out certificates( the ones you can get from the wholesalers). I know they have no legal backing but surely a set of results is better than no results?
From my interpretation of the rules I shouldn't really be carrying out alterations in my own house without getting someone with Part P to sign it off for me, who may be less skilled than myself.
As all electricians do, we get asked by mates, mates of mates to do jobs on the side to save them a bit of cash. What is the proper way of going about this? Obviously there's the not paying tax issue, but asides from that what about from an electrical point of view.
Obviously I carry out work to as high a standard privately as I would working for my firm. I've even give out certificates( the ones you can get from the wholesalers). I know they have no legal backing but surely a set of results is better than no results?
From my interpretation of the rules I shouldn't really be carrying out alterations in my own house without getting someone with Part P to sign it off for me, who may be less skilled than myself.