RE help on regulations to stop unqualified diy'ers

[defrag2blue]

If the gas work is domestic,commercial the person must have a gas safe card, on the back will have the qualified registration numbers. The person ordering the work needs to check the card to make sure the person carrying out the work is qualified.

 

[Marvo]

.....It is only when the person is conducting the work for remuneration, that they must be registered with Gas Safe.

So if a sparky hypothetically had a customer who needed his boiler piping up and wanted a new light switch in the bedroom there would be nothing stopping him charging 300 quid for the new light switch and piping the boiler for 'free' even if he's not gas safe registered????

 

[IanHug]

Norfolk and chance.

 

[whitestu]

Norfolk and chance.

Aren't they a firm of solicitors?

 

[trev]

So if a sparky hypothetically had a customer who needed his boiler piping up and wanted a new light switch in the bedroom there would be nothing stopping him charging 300 quid for the new light switch and piping the boiler for 'free' even if he's not gas safe registered????

A similar thing, when VAT was put on hot takeaway food like fish and chips years ago there were a few places that were giving away the food but charging for salt and vinegar, packaging etc to get round it.

 

[amlu]

yeah for gas you can report the dodgy ones to gas safe, there is a number for it on their website.

for electrics you can do nothing, unless you got the money and time for private solicitors.

london is the land of cowboys, building control is there only to make moneys, same with all part Pee providers and regulators.

:83::cowboy::cowboy::cowboy:

 

[Elmer BeFuddled]

Norfolk and chance.

Company had a secretary once, she was sacked because she couldn't spell Norfolk.

 

[IanHug]

Company had a secretary once, she was sacked because she couldn't spell Norfolk.

Suffolk & good?

 

[malcolmsanford]

Aren't they a firm of solicitors?

I think you will find that the actual name of that fine legal organisation is Hadaway & Sh1te, they have always served me well

 

[defrag2blue]

yeah for gas you can report the dodgy ones to gas safe, there is a number for it on their website.

for electrics you can do nothing, unless you got the money and time for private solicitors.

london is the land of cowboys, building control is there only to make moneys, same with all part Pee providers and regulators.

:83::cowboy::cowboy::cowboy:

part p a money making machine! Can't be policed, why not issue a qualified card to the qualified spark, in order ta get materials he needs ta show his card wiv reg number, No more cowboys an DIYers! Problem solve!

 

[Brendan976]

The problem with as you say, a qualified spark to produce his card with reg no, now what card would that be. Some might say a jib card, alright by me,as i have one,but, looking at the threads on here a huge number do not have the card and in this climate it's becoming more difficult for people to evidence their work.

Ben

 

[whitestu]

part p a money making machine! Can't be policed, why not issue a qualified card to the qualified spark, in order ta get materials he needs ta show his card wiv reg number, No more cowboys an DIYers! Problem solve!

How do you define a qualified spark, and do you want an equal system across all trades where there is an element of danger? I certainly wouldn't like being forced to take my car to the dealers every time I want to change the oil.

 

[Engineer54]

part p a money making machine! Can't be policed, why not issue a qualified card to the qualified spark, in order ta get materials he needs ta show his card wiv reg number, No more cowboys an DIYers! Problem solve![/QUOTE]

And then just watch those material prices rise and rise , ...along with many of the self employed electricians claiming the dole!!

Sort your own industry out, and leave the DIYers alone, they have been around since time began, and are a valuable source of an electricians work!! ...lol!!

 

[Deleted member 26818]

part p a money making machine! Can't be policed, why not issue a qualified card to the qualified spark, in order ta get materials he needs ta show his card wiv reg number, No more cowboys an DIYers! Problem solve!

Sounds like a good idea, however in countries where such schemes operate, it has been shown that it is detrimental to safety.
Prohibiting joe public and DIYers rom obtaining electrical equipment means that often dodgey and substandandard meterials and pratices are conducted.
New Zealand who along with Australia are one of the few countries who have had such a scheme, recently abondoned it, to improve safety.
Australia has a very strong electrican's union, and so far has blocked any attempt to abandon their scheme.
Unfortunately it appears in Australia, the electricians and their union are more concerned with profit than safety.