£320 to move one twin socket

[paulh53]

A friend of a friend has just been quoted £320 to resite one twin socket from one side of his lounge to the opersit wall, The electrician was asked if the quote included a test certificate, but the reply was "You have to organise that yourself" (putting Part P requirements in to the customers lap) Most people I know would rather pay the normal tradesmans prices than the "Part P" Inflated prices, lots of cowboys are now charging double their normal "rip off"prices since "Part P" came into force,
I think this country has completely lost it
Especially when "Part P" allows anyone to change a socket without testing & inspection by "Certified" persons,
I went to a job in an electrical wholesalers, I had to fit skirting trunking all around a managers board room, which included replacing an existing ring final circuit (which had only been installed two months previously) One of the sockets had been wired wrongly (Phase to Earth Terminal) making the socket mounting screws Live) and there was no certification,
I also worked for an "ECA" registered contractor who told me it was ok to run multiple sockets from a non fused spur fed from a 32a ring circuit?
What is going on in the world? Have I Been asleep for 52 years?

 

[Spark123]

I didn't think re-siting a socket in a lounge was notifiable under part p anyway?

 

[pdcelec]

A friend of a friend has just been quoted £320 to resite one twin socket from one side of his lounge to the opersit wall

How big is the room?, how much furniture needs moving?, what are the restrictions on times worked?, what obstacles are in the way? what is opersit?

The electrician was asked if the quote included a test certificate

what type of certificate? EIC or Minor Works?

but the reply was "You have to organise that yourself" (putting Part P requirements in to the customers lap)

What has Part P got to do with this scenario?

Most people I know would rather pay the normal tradesmans prices than the "Part P" Inflated prices,

It is up to the individual whether they want to break the law or not

lots of cowboys are now charging double their normal "rip off"prices since "Part P" came into force,

Report them to LABC if you know who they are. Do you know many?

I think this country has completely lost it ,

I totally agree

Especially when "Part P" allows anyone to change a socket without testing & inspection by "Certified" persons,

All work to BS7671 requires testing. Do not fully understand what you are saying?

I went to a job in an electrical wholesalers, I had to fit skirting trunking all around a managers board room, which included replacing an existing ring final circuit (which had only been installed two months previously)

Why did it need replacing so soon?

One of the sockets had been wired wrongly (Phase to Earth Terminal) making the socket mounting screws Live) and there was no certification)

How was that discovered?

I also worked for an "ECA" registered contractor who told me it was ok to run multiple sockets from a non fused spur fed from a 32a ring circuit?)

And did you tell them otherwise?

What is going on in the world? Have I Been asleep for 52 years?

You tell us.

 

[Big_Spark]

Seems pdelec beat me to it..