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I use a digital multimeter between earth and the other conductors to find the live

To me it appears that you have an unswitched socket with a double pole light swith unit. What make is the unit ( I have my French, and English certificates and have worked all over the world as an Electrical Engineer

It depends where you are! In London the callout charges are anything from £65 - £100 for the first hours work, then after that the average is £40/hour. Remember there are now THOUSANDS of eastern Europeans around who can always do you a cheap job, and when it all goes wrong...

The regulations state that no socket/spurswitch can be within 60 Cm radius fom a wet zone