Woolwich man jailed for dangerous gas fitting in Croydon

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Israel Jackson, from Sandbach Place in London, installed a boiler at the home of a 90-year-old man in Croydon in May 2022 despite not being registered or qualified to do so. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to contravening gas safety regulations.

Woolwich man jailed for installing illegal boiler in Croydon pensioner’s home

Unregistered gas fitter Israel Jackson jailed for 12 months at Croydon Crown Court for illegal boiler installation in Croydon, endangering…

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Yup, when it's a non qualified individual doing gas work then it's an out and out criminal offence. Just unfortunate that it takes something that's unsafe and no doubt obvious, like a gas leak etc for these shysters to be found out.

 

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Alan 483256 said:

Israel Jackson, from Sandbach Place in London, installed a boiler at the home of a 90-year-old man in Croydon in May 2022 despite not being registered or qualified to do so. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to contravening gas safety regulations.

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He was working subby, to a company, which took his word on it, that he was qualified, without even checking. So very easy to set a company up, too easy - and it can be made to appear much more substantial, than it actually is, with an impressive website, and impressive claims on the site. That appears to be the case here.

 

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Worryingly, if he hadn't left a smell of gas he'd probably be still fitting them.