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there is a very good reason..COST.. for those of us on a budget (which is why I'm doing it to start with), single pole outlets are 40% cheaper and if I don't have to worry whether or not the neutral is isolated that's a good enough reason for me.

that's fine but.. why use a more expensive 13A double pole switched socket? under what circumstances would you do so? if I were to plug in a washing machine or TV would that need a double pole socket? if I were to plug in a standard lamp would that only need a single pole switched socket...

I'm just adding a couple of new double switched sockets and have the choice of either single pole or double pole. The question is why or when should I use a double pole switched socket rather than a single pole one?