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Chri5 here are loads of light fittings that are metal and do not require an earth http://www.double-insulated-lighting.co.uk/ and this is the first website i've looked at. Also a label on the consumer unit explaining the circuit does not have an earth is what the ESC suggests and it...

Having read the best practice guide, am i right in saying that if i fit class 2 light fittings and accessories then get it tested by my electrician and labeled saying that the circuit has no earth, i am ok.

Thanks for the quick reply However, the rest of house wiring is also 40 years old and we are not replacing that. Also If the house was built with an earth wire 5 years later it would not be replaced in 5 years time just because it is 40 years old, would it?

I have just found that my new house built in 1960's doesn't have an earth in the lighting circuit. The rest of the wiring is fine and has been tested. The house currently has plastic ceiling roses throughout and the switches are old rocker types with the screws hidden. If i update the...