Gas Cooker bayonet fitting Horizontal or Vertical

[WSB]

I have a horizontal bayonet fitting for my gas cooker.
Was told that these things are supposed to be vertical.
Is that correct?
Considering having the piping changed to make it vertical.
Thanks

 

[cross thread]

The flex should hang down

 

[CBW]

Do you mean the back/wall plate?

 

[Elkato531]

Some cooker hoses have a right angle on the bayonet end and these should have the bayonet fitting horizontal. Standard hoses should have the bayonet vertical.

 

[WSB]

Do you mean the back/wall plate?

No, the piping bayonet connector

 

[WSB]

This is what it looks like.
Don't think it's illegal but probably not good practice.
What do you reckon folks?
Should I get it changed to vertical?

 

[ianmcd]

That needs completely ripped out and installed properly, what a mess

 

[WSB]

That needs completely ripped out and installed properly, what a mess

Yep, couldn't agree more.
I'm not a gas engineer but seems fair to me.
The usual gas engineer that does the yearly service and checks and fitted a cooker recently has never said a thing.
Only got picked up yesterday by another gas safe engineer.