Rogue Traders

[D Skelton]

I'm not quite sure what it's about yet but it looks like we have a rogue sparks on tonights Rogue Traders/Watchdog. Could be interesting.

 

[SBTEAM]

Well ok....elecs see it like that so i may have to eat some humble pie here...lol....but i dont see why they wouldn`t accept that. If not then its a poor do now isn`t it....

Thinking back Glennspark your absolutely correct thats what happen on my very first assesment, there you go TREV1 it will only cost you about £500
now lol.

 

[Ponty Massive]

I do understand it can be hard to start up and could argue till i'm blue in the
face about the benifits of being in the NICEIC.
Unfortunatley throughout the trade elecsa is seemed to be the underdog and
for electricians that aint good inof to get in the nic, now i know saying that
aint going to make me popular but it's the thoughts of alot of sparky's i'm
affraid.

Unbelievable !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[D Skelton]

My thoughts exactly Ponty!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I think it may be better for new to part p sparkys to go elecsa but after a while you can transfer to maybe the NIC....so you use one provider as a springboard....onto another.........

 

[GLENNSPARK]

The point i am making is you can move around from 1 part p provider to another....you are not obliged to just stick with 1....its a bit like shopping int it....

 

[D Skelton]

I'm not a kitchen fitter, that's why I'll never pay the NIC to be classed as one! When they drop the extra £400 for approved contractor status I might spend a micro second thinking about it, but until then, the NIC can eat my shoes!

 

[Ponty Massive]

Couldn't have put it better myself !!!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I'm not a kitchen fitter, that's why I'll never pay the NIC to be classed as one! When they drop the extra £400 for approved contractor status I might spend a micro second thinking about it, but until then, the NIC can eat my shoes!

After trudging about in em all day?...lol......

 

[SBTEAM]

I'm not a kitchen fitter, that's why I'll never pay the NIC to be classed as one! When they drop the extra £400 for approved contractor status I might spend a micro second thinking about it, but until then, the NIC can eat my shoes!

LOL, i knew my statement would upset people but its true, more sparky's
would rather be nic than elecsa if they where truthfull, and the majority of
people who are going to disagree with me wont be nic hence your come back
Skelton.

 

[D Skelton]

Well, if you're happy to be classed as a kitchen fitter, my hat off to you sir. I however am not, and neither are two of my friends who both left the NIC for ELECSA. Seems NIC aren't that bullet proof afterall.

 

[Ponty Massive]

SB, your well off the mark mate. Infact my renewal is up next month with elecsa so maybe I should join the NIC? When starting out I spoke with NIC and Elecsa. NIC were bad mannered blunt and very unhelpful, didn't really want to know me. I thought to myself (remembering I am a potential customer of their's) If they want to speak to me and be this unhelpful to begin with, why should I part with my hard earned coin to them.

I spoke with Elecsa and it was the complete oppersite. They answered all my question, gave good details of what they could and couldn't do for me and most importantly, seemed to respect me as a potential customer.

As I've said before NIC can KMA !!

 

[topquark]

LOL, i knew my statement would upset people but its true, more sparky's
would rather be nic than elecsa if they where truthfull, and the majority of
people who are going to disagree with me wont be nic hence your come back
Skelton.

Then please justify that statement, how many sparky's have you asked?

 

[SBTEAM]

I'm not a kitchen fitter, that's why I'll never pay the NIC to be classed as one! When they drop the extra £400 for approved contractor status I might spend a micro second thinking about it, but until then, the NIC can eat my shoes!

Also Domestic installer is only £450.00 you dont need approved contractor
status if you don't want, and funny you should mention kitchen fitter i know
one who tried for nic could'nt get in so join Elecsa !!!!!

 

[D Skelton]

After trudging about in em all day?...lol......

Especially when I've been trudging about in 'em all day! On the farms I regularly work at too! "Mmmmm, yum yum!!!" groans Tony Cable whilst gleefully chowing down on those cow excrement soaked steels!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Especially when I've been trudging about in 'em all day! On the farms I regularly work at too! "Mmmmm, yum yum!!!" groans Tony Cable whilst gleefully chowing down on those cow excrement soaked steels!

one for the learning lounge ..that one...lol......

 

[D Skelton]

Also Domestic installer is only £450.00 you dont need approved contractor
status if you don't want, and funny you should mention kitchen fitter i know
one who tried for nic could'nt get in so join Elecsa !!!!!

Domestic Installer was the original category of kitchen fitters! That's all I think when I see a domestic installer logo touted on a van. And when I see an Approved contractor logo all I get is an overwhelming feeling of symathy for them. £850 to be approved by the NIC!!! Jog on boy! I payed £375 to be approved by ELECSA (or the ECA as some may know them), a far bigger fish than those NIC rip off merchants!

 

[SBTEAM]

Domestic Installer was the original category of kitchen fitters! That's all I think when I see a domestic installer logo touted on a van. And when I see an Approved contractor logo all I get is an overwhelming feeling of symathy for them. £850 to be approved by the NIC!!! Jog on boy! I payed £375 to be approved by ELECSA (or the ECA as some may know them), a far bigger fish than those NIC rip off merchants!

NOW NOW i cant Jog i've got bad knees, and i think youll find ELECSA is owned
by the ECA and are not the ECA as you would wish. As i'm a member of that as well, looking at your web site you could do with catching some big fish, but i suppose you better leave it to us big companys to do the real jobs eh !!!!

 

[SBTEAM]

One last thing as im bored now, who do schools, councils, police service, fire service, and all the major contracts ask for, elecsa i don't think so.

 

[topquark]

NOW NOW i cant Jog i've got bad knees, and i think youll find ELECSA is owned
by the ECA and are not the ECA as you would wish. As i'm a member of that as well, looking at your web site you could do with catching some big fish, but i suppose you better leave it to us big companys to do the real jobs eh !!!!

So why don't you let us have a link to your website so we can see what a brilliant company you are?

 

[topquark]

One last thing as im bored now, who do schools, councils, police service, fire service, and all the major contracts ask for, elecsa i don't think so.

As they don't know any better. Most people call vacuum cleaners hoovers for the same reason. It certainly doesn't mean hoover are the best !