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No, was drilling for a sink waste. The cable ran diagonally in the cavity.

Yeah Ive also read this on another forum. The chap who posted it continued to say "There is also a requirement in the Building Regulations 2000, Approved Document C, 2004 Edition, Section 5: Walls, paragraph 5.13 b and NHBC Standards state that no cables other than electricity meter tails...

The issue here is: i'm a kitchen fitter and hit the cable hidden in the wall while using a core drill. The electrical firm want to charge me for replacing the cable, and i'd like to have some defence....... :?

The cable has no protection whatsoever.........

After Identifying that an existing 6mm T&E cable for a hob supply is running through an external cavity wall, Is it an electricians duty to replace this cable so that it is within compliance with current regulations- before replacing the hob? Cheers in advance...... :)