I can't see a problem. If you're competent to do that job, how can it be illegal? Whether the owner of the gas meter is agreeable is another matter, but that's not a criminal matter. And talking of double standards, paying a Transco guy to do a foreigner (for which he won't have Corgi registration) is surely even worse.corgiman said:
Moving gas meter
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AntJMcD said:
Good call Agile - this person oozes competence.Agile said:
Don't be too surprised cm - Agile only changes the water connection side of a ball valve when he thinks the client will inspect his work afterwards.corgiman said:
I take the client's expectations into account and do what the client expects!
There is nothing criminal about a registered person moving the meter when he has Met I.
I do see that there is something criminal when a TRANSCO man takes some cash to do an unauthorised job.
Tony
There is nothing criminal about a registered person moving the meter when he has Met I.
I do see that there is something criminal when a TRANSCO man takes some cash to do an unauthorised job.
Tony
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Softus...maybe it`s time to give `Agile` a break, contrary to your belief, we`re not friends...You seem to be Trolling where Agile is concerned..
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No there isn`t...I thought that we agreed not to make it personal...I have a great respect for `Agile` in his field because he knows a helluva lot more than me, as do most of the`residents` here..I think that I started out as a bit of a d*ck head in my earlier postings but I am trying to accept this forum as a community & would like to be part of it..this will take time ..I know nothing compared to many on here...I am only too willing to listen & learn....( Golden Globe for brown noser of the millenium)..By the way..you`re not really qualified to voice an opinion on this subject ...but then again.. you weren`t voicing an opinion.you were just trolling through Agile`s statements...
Brown Nose That reminds me of my apprentice days @ college..one of the craics was a group of us would chant" brown nose "in a round like Westminster chimes on a clock.........end ing with Bong ....and pointing at the unfortunate I must admit the craic is quite good here but there`s no substitute for being there
That reminds me of my apprentice days @ college..one of the craics was a group of us would chant" brown nose "in a round like Westminster chimes on a clock.........end ing with Bong ....and pointing at the unfortunate I must admit the craic is quite good here but there`s no substitute for being there
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Why in my minds eye do I keep seeing you as about 15 yrs old...must be the moniker..can`t you change it to `Bert` or `Alf` or something...( cue paedophile references etc)..
An individual is not allowed to adapt, change or extend the supply side pipework to a meter owned by the gas transporter without their permission. CORGI registration and 'meters' module does not imply permission to do this. Therefore I imagine Agile must have received consent.
In my case, at a previous house I owned, I wanted to move the meter 15m to another position. Transco wanted a fortune and a huge leadtime. Whilst my company could have done the work, it would have been illegal without Transco permission - which would not have been granted. And just as importantly, some of the plastics/metal components Transco use for distribution pipework aren't easily obtainable, so I chose to use their own qualified people using their own proper materials and (questionable) good working practices.
This resulted in a quick job expertly executed using all the right componentry, so my builders could get on. Under whose CORGI card the work was done I neither know nor care; these chaps do the same job day in day out, just bashing meters in. They hold the relevant qualifications for Transco work, that is good enough for my own house gas main.
I do not have any problems with my own chaps doing their own boiler installs on weekends; indeed, we commission and gas work notify their occasional PJs on the company registration if they want.
In my case, at a previous house I owned, I wanted to move the meter 15m to another position. Transco wanted a fortune and a huge leadtime. Whilst my company could have done the work, it would have been illegal without Transco permission - which would not have been granted. And just as importantly, some of the plastics/metal components Transco use for distribution pipework aren't easily obtainable, so I chose to use their own qualified people using their own proper materials and (questionable) good working practices.
This resulted in a quick job expertly executed using all the right componentry, so my builders could get on. Under whose CORGI card the work was done I neither know nor care; these chaps do the same job day in day out, just bashing meters in. They hold the relevant qualifications for Transco work, that is good enough for my own house gas main.
I do not have any problems with my own chaps doing their own boiler installs on weekends; indeed, we commission and gas work notify their occasional PJs on the company registration if they want.
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simond said:
From the Horses mouth...it would seem .....
But that's not the same as it being illegal. Transco may have grounds for some sort of civil claim against you if you moved their meter without their permission, but surely no criminal offence would have been committed.simond said:
On the other hand, it is definitely illegal for Transco operatives, who are not Corgi Reg. in their own right, to carry out gas work on a self-employed basis. Anyone asking them to do so, knowing full well that this was illegal, might arguably also be guilty of a criminal offence.
chrishutt said:
but it raises that old chestnut of registration as part of competentcy dont it, if your getting paid and you are not registered to change/move meters then it is a criminal offence (GSIU regs 1999)
nd i did not say to get a transco geezer to do it as a homer did i?
chrishutt said:
how is a transco bloke doing it as a self employed person different from a RGI not registered for such work to do the same?
Not being argumentative I genuinally want to know as it would be great for our clients if we could do this work for them as it save them a pretty penny.
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